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  • S. Korea reports 19 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2020-05-26 06:29:12 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:8445620

    SEOUL, May 26 (MENA) -The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday that a total of 11,225 people have contracted the coronavirus virus so far, including 19 cases tallied throughout the previous day, Yonhap news agency ....

  • Military helicopter makes hard landing in Russia's Anadyr with casualties -- media

    Date: 2020-05-26 06:27:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:7 - ID:8445618

    MOSCOW, May 26 (MENA) - An Mi-8 military helicopter made on Tuesday an emergency landing at Anadyr airport in Russia's Far East with casualties, Sputnik news agency cited local authorities as saying. Earlier, Sputnik cited a source saying that ....

  • 76 more coronavirus patients die in Moscow in past day

    Date: 2020-05-25 22:35:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:72 - ID:8445586

    MOSCOW, May 25 (MENA) - Seventy-six more coronavirus-positive patients died in Moscow in the past day, the Russian news agency Tass reported, quoting the anti-coronavirus crisis center. "Seventy-six coronavirus-positive patients diagnosed with ....

  • Britain announces 121 Covid-19 daily deaths, bringing total to 36,914

    Date: 2020-05-25 22:00:35 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:70 - ID:8445579

    LONDON, May 25 (MENA) - Britain today announced 121 more coronavirus deaths across all settings, taking the official death toll to almost 37,000 as sun-worshippers descended on parks and beaches to enjoy the 79F heatwave. It marks the lowest ....

  • Bournemouth and Southend beaches packed with hundreds of Brits during scorching bank holiday

    Date: 2020-05-25 18:25:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:61 - ID:8445467

    LONDON, May 25 (MENA) - Hundreds of sunseekers have flocked to Bournemouth beach amid scorching bank holiday Monday temperatures, Evening Standard reported. The Dorset seafront is packed out during lunchtime as Britons flocked outdoors after ....

  • WHO suspends clinical trial of Hydroxychloroquine drug over safety fears

    Date: 2020-05-25 18:07:49 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:59 - ID:8445443

    GENEVA, May 25 (MENA) - A clinical trial of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine has been suspended by the World Health Organization amid safety concerns, the body's chief has confirmed. "The executive group has implemented a temporary pause of the ....

  • Pompeo welcomes Ghani's release of 2,000 Taliban prisoners

    Date: 2020-05-25 14:20:08 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:35 - ID:8445214

    KABUL, May 25 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hailed President Ashraf Ghani’s announcement to free up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners, Afghan news agency Pajhwok reported on Monday. Pompeo telephoned President Ghani and Reconciliatory ....

  • Abe declares coronavirus emergency over in Japan

    Date: 2020-05-25 12:07:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:8445050

    TOKYO, May 25 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Monday that the state of emergency declared over the novel coronavirus crisis is over in Japan, ending curbs on economic activity in Tokyo and four other prefectures as experts ....

  • Paper: Richest nations face $17tn government debt burden from coronavirus

    Date: 2020-05-25 12:07:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:8445046

    WASHINGTON, May 25 (MENA) - Rich countries are set to take on at least $17tn of extra public debt as they battle the economic consequences of the pandemic, according to the OECD, as sharp drops in tax revenues are expected to dwarf the stimulus ....

  • Russia records 8,946 new COVID-19 infection cases

    Date: 2020-05-25 09:20:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:8444832

    MOSCOW, May 25 (MENA) - The number of COVID-19 cases in Russia rose by 8,946 in the past day to 353,427 in all regions, Tass quoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as having said. For the tenth day in a row, the daily number of new confirmed ....

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