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  • Inbound passenger, commercial flights temporarily suspended

    Date: 2020-05-03 07:34:01 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:13 - ID:8418385

    MANILA, May 3 (MENA) - The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has suspended inbound international flights for a week starting 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 3, CNN reported. In a statement on Sunday, the CAAP said that it has already ....

  • China: No new deaths, 2 new infections

    Date: 2020-05-03 07:27:51 GMT - China - World - SN:11 - ID:8418375

    BEIJING, May 3 (MENA) - Chinese health authorities said two new coronavirus cases were confirmed Saturday, continuing a downward trend since the government took steps to cut the number of people arriving from overseas. One new case was in the ....

  • US coronavirus deaths climb by 1,435 in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

    Date: 2020-05-03 07:16:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8418358

    WASHINGTON, May 3 (MENA) - Coronavirus deaths in the United States climbed by 1,435 in the past 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities to more than 66,000, Hurra channel ....

  • 7 killed, injured in explosion near prison in eastern Afghanistan

    Date: 2020-05-02 20:13:29 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:53 - ID:8418238

    KABUL, May 2 (MENA) - Three civilians were killed, four others wounded in an explosion, which took place close to a prison in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. Asadullah Dawlatzai, a spokesperson for the provincial ....

  • 1,177 coronavirus cases confirmed among Russian servicemen

    Date: 2020-05-02 19:41:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:8418213

    MOSCOW, May 2 (MENA) - More than 1,177 novel coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Russian armed forces, TASS quoted the country's Defense Ministry as saying Saturday. "In the course of large-scale testing in the Russian armed forces in a ....

  • UK coronavirus death toll nears 28,000

    Date: 2020-05-02 18:54:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:47 - ID:8418180

    LONDON, May 2 (MENA) - The UK's coronavirus death toll has risen to at least 27, 975 after 465 more people died in hospitals, Metro reported Saturday. The toll was updated after England recorded another 370 deaths in hospitals, Scotland another ....

  • UK's coronavirus death toll rises by 621 to 28,131

    Date: 2020-05-02 17:30:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:8418076

    LONDON, May 2 (MENA) - The number of people who have died with coronavirus in hospitals, care homes and the wider community in the UK has risen by 621 to 28,131, Sky News reported Saturday. The number of people who have tested positive for ....

  • 5.9-magnitude tremor hits near Greek island

    Date: 2020-05-02 16:11:58 GMT - Greece - World - SN:34 - ID:8418050

    ATHENS, May 2 (MENA) - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has struck the Mediterranean south of the Greek island of Crete, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) has said. The earthquake hit at a depth of 10km on Saturday afternoon, ....

  • Masks mandatory on public transport as Spain eases strict lockdown

    Date: 2020-05-02 15:44:45 GMT - Spain - World - SN:32 - ID:8418009

    Madrid, May 2 (MENA) - Spain will make masks mandatory on public transport from Monday to prevent a new wave of coronavirus infections as it starts lifting strict lockdown measures, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday. The ....

  • Russia’s coronavirus situation unfolding according to European scenario, says mayor

    Date: 2020-05-02 14:37:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:8417978

    MOSCOW, May 2 (MENA) - Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said that the coronavirus situation in Russia as a whole is unfolding according to the European scenario rather than the Chinese one, TASS reported. "Over the past month and a half, more ....

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