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  • Russia registers 41 new coronavirus deaths, bringing total to 366

    Date: 2020-04-24 21:02:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:62 - ID:8408766

    MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - As many as 41 coronavirus-positive patients have died in Moscow over the past day, with the overall number of fatalities reaching 366, the city's anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday. "Forty-one ....

  • Former US diplomat: Washington may join Normandy format

    Date: 2020-04-24 20:07:43 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:57 - ID:8408747

    KIEV, April 24 (MENA) - The so-called Normandy format (Ukraine, Germany, France, Russia) could be expanded to include the United States, said William Taylor, the former US ambassador to Ukraine and Vice President of the American Peace Institute, ....

  • Italy backs UN call for Ramadan truce in Libya

    Date: 2020-04-24 19:07:13 GMT - Italy - World - SN:54 - ID:8408648

    ROME, April 24 (MENA) - Italy on Friday expressed support for a United Nations call for a ceasefire in war-wracked Libya during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Italian news agency AKI reported. "On the occasion of the beginning of Ramadan, ....

  • European Union aims to raise $8 billion for coronavirus response

    Date: 2020-04-24 19:03:19 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:53 - ID:8408661

    BRUSSELS, April 24 (MENA) - The European Union plans to raise 7.5 billion euros — or about $8.1 billion USD — from a global pledging effort to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said ....

  • US hits 50,000 deaths from coronavirus

    Date: 2020-04-24 18:42:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:51 - ID:8408673

    WASHINGTON, April 24 (MENA) - The US passed 50,000 coronavirus deaths on Friday and is closing in on nearly 1 million infections as several states around the nation begin implementing plans for reopening businesses and easing social distancing, USA ....

  • Trump signs $484 billion measure to aid employers, hospitals

    Date: 2020-04-24 18:23:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:8408659

    WASHINGTON, April 24 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump signed a $484 billion bill Friday to aid employers and hospitals under stress from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 50,000 Americans and devastated broad swaths of the ....

  • AT&T names new CEO as Trump gloats over changes at CNN owner

    Date: 2020-04-24 18:09:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:8408610

    WASHINGTON, April 24 (MENA) - Veteran John Stankey will take over as AT&T chief executive officer, the company said on Friday, as the US telecommunications and media giant grapples with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and its late entrance ....

  • UK coronavirus deaths leap past 19,000 ending hopes of falling figures

    Date: 2020-04-24 17:58:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:46 - ID:8408609

    LONDON, April 24 (MENA) - The number of people in UK hospitals who have died from coronavirus has surpassed 19,000 after 776 more fatalities, ending hopes of falling figures, the Mirror reported Friday. England's hospital death toll increased by ....

  • Taliban rejects Afghan president's call for Ramadan ceasefire

    Date: 2020-04-24 13:03:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:24 - ID:8408125

    KABUL, April 24 (MENA) - The Taliban has turned down calls for a cease-fire in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins Friday. The Afghan government and others had hoped to enable health officials to better respond to the ....

  • IATA: Potential revenue loss by European carriers in 2020 up to $89 bn

    Date: 2020-04-24 09:07:21 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:12 - ID:8407842

    CAIRO, April 24 (MENA) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an analysis showing that the potential revenue loss by European carriers in 2020 has grown to $89 billion and passenger demand (measured in Revenue Passenger ....

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