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Brazil passes Italy, Spain in confirmed coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-05-17 07:18:16 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:10 - ID:8435443
BRASILIA, May 17 (MENA) - Brazil's confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus rose on Saturday past those of Spain and Italy, which was once the epicenter of the pandemic, making Brazil's outbreak the fourth largest in the world, according to official ....
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China reports no deaths from COVID-19, 5 new cases
Date: 2020-05-17 06:48:35 GMT - China - World - SN:6 - ID:8435428
BEIJING, May 17 (MENA) - Mainland China reported five new confirmed COVID-19 cases for Saturday, down from eight the previous day, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement on Sunday. Two of the five confirmed cases are so-called ....
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US records 1,000 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2020-05-17 06:47:25 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:5 - ID:8435424
WASHINGTON, May 17 (MENA) - The United States recorded 1,200 coronavirus deaths in the span of just 24 hours, according to the latest real-time tally reported by Johns Hopkins University Saturday. The death toll in the US now stands at ....
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11 firefighters injured in downtown Los Angeles fire
Date: 2020-05-17 06:47:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:8435418
WASHINGTON, May 17 (MENA) - At least 11 firefighters were injured while responding to a downtown Los Angeles fire, Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott said as quoted by Hurra Channel. More than 230 firefighters responded to the scene ....
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Iran reports 1,757 new COVID-19 cases, 35 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2020-05-16 19:46:21 GMT - Iran - World - SN:53 - ID:8435260
TEHRAN, May 16 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry announced Saturday that some 35 more Iranians died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's death toll to 6,937. In a statement carried by IRNA news agency, Head of Iran's ....
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Italy reports 875 new coronavirus cases, 153 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2020-05-16 19:11:39 GMT - Italy - World - SN:49 - ID:8435182
ROME, May 16 (MENA) - Italy's Civil Protection Department said that 875 new coronavirus cases have been detected in the country over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 224,760. The daily death toll from the COVID-19 ....
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Canada reports 175 new coronavirus cases, 96 deaths
Date: 2020-05-16 18:42:18 GMT - Canada - World - SN:45 - ID:8435181
OTTAWA, May 16 (MENA) - Canada registered on Saturday 175 new coronavirus cases, upping the total infections from 73,818 to 74,993. The death toll jumped to 5,595, after confirming 96 new fatalities, according to the Guardian. It is worth ....
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Spanish PM to request one last extension of one-month state of emergency
Date: 2020-05-16 18:40:42 GMT - Spain - World - SN:44 - ID:8435183
MADRID, May 16 (MENA) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the government would request to extend the state of emergency for another month as the country continues to phase out restrictions on movement amid the coronavirus pandemic. The ....
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UK coronavirus death toll increases by 468 bringing total to 34,466
Date: 2020-05-16 16:37:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:33 - ID:8435082
CAIRO, May 16 (MENA) – A further 468 people have died across the UK after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 34,466, ITV quoted the British Department of Health as saying on Saturday. The Government met its daily target ....
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Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga arrested in Paris region
Date: 2020-05-16 12:58:00 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:8434850
PARIS, LONDON, May 16 (MENA) - Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, who is accused of funding militias that massacred about 800,000 people, was arrested on Saturday near Paris after 25 years on the run, France 24 quoted the French justice ....
