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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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, ....
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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 ....
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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 ....