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  • Japan ups travel advisory for Russia, 13 other nations over coronavirus

    Date: 2020-04-24 07:51:55 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:8407743

    TOKYO, April 24 (MENA) - Japan on Friday raised its travel advisory for Russia and 13 other nations to Level 3, the foreign minister said, warning against any trips to these areas as the new coronavirus continues to spread globally, Kyodo News ....

  • Canadian PM greets Muslims on Ramadan

    Date: 2020-04-24 06:40:29 GMT - Canada - World - SN:3 - ID:8407706

    OTTAWA, April 24 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau has extended his greetings to Muslims in Canada and around the world on Ramadan. "Traditionally, Ramadan is a time of collective gathering. Families and friends observe Ramadan by ....

  • Afghanistan reports 50 new cases of coronavirus

    Date: 2020-04-23 22:52:39 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:103 - ID:8407676

    KABUL, April 23 (MENA) - Another 50 individuals have tested positive for coronavirus in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, taking the nation’s tally to 1,226, Khaama Press reported quoting the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) as saying on Thursday. ....

  • EU leaders meet by video amid fears coronavirus could destroy European unity

    Date: 2020-04-23 22:45:38 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:102 - ID:8407667

    BRUSSELS, April 23 (MENA) - EU leaders are heading back into their fourth video call summit tasked with continuing to build the bloc’s response to the coronavirus crisis, Euronews reported. Eurozone finance ministers already penned a €540 billion ....

  • India reports more than 21,000 coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-04-23 21:54:55 GMT - India - World - SN:99 - ID:8407660

    NEW DELHI, April 23 (MENA) - At least 21,393 coronavirus cases have now been recorded in India, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The tally includes 681 deaths, the CNN reported Thursday. The Indian Council of Medical ....

  • Germany's death toll passes 5,000

    Date: 2020-04-23 21:34:31 GMT - Germany - World - SN:95 - ID:8407608

    BERLIN, April 23 (MENA) - Germany’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 5,094, the country’s center for disease control, the Robert Koch Institute, said on Thursday. That’s an increase of 215 deaths in the past 24 hours, CNN reported. Meanwhile, ....

  • Pompeo greets Muslims worldwide on Ramadan

    Date: 2020-04-23 18:31:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:8407392

    WASHINGTON, April 23 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greeted Muslims in the United States and across the world on the holy fasting month of Ramadan, which starts on Friday. "On this blessed occasion for Muslims around the world, may ....

  • Trump greets Muslims on Ramadan

    Date: 2020-04-23 18:21:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:8407292

    WASHINGTON, April 23 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday wished all Muslims, both in the United States and across the world, a blessed and peaceful Ramadan. "For millions around the globe, this holy month is an opportunity to renew and ....

  • Scotland: Lockdown measures could last 'beyond end of the year'

    Date: 2020-04-23 16:39:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:70 - ID:8407214

    EDINBURGH, April 23 (MENA) - Lockdown measures could last until 2021 with social distancing expected to be "a fact of life for a long time to come", the Scottish First Minister has warned, the Evening Standard reported. Nicola Sturgeon said the ....

  • EU FMs express concern over Turkey's activity in Eastern Mediterranean

    Date: 2020-04-23 12:05:49 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:37 - ID:8406761

    NICOSIA, April 23 (MENA) - EU27 Foreign Ministers of Foreign Affairs expressed, during a teleconference Wednesday, concern over Turkey's activity in the Eastern Mediterranean. In statements carried out by Cyprus News Agency (CNA), the EU High ....

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