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No of COVID-19 cases passes 200,000 in Italy
Date: 2020-04-28 19:10:36 GMT - Italy - World - SN:56 - ID:8413422
ROME, April 28 (MENA) - The Civil Protection Department said Tuesday that the total number of coronavirus cases in Italy has passed the 200,000 mark, ANSA news agency reported. It said 105,205 people are currently infected with COVID-19 in Italy, ....
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UK coronavirus hospital death toll increases by 586
Date: 2020-04-28 19:03:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:8413371
LONDON, April 28 (MENA) - A further 586 deaths have been recorded in UK hospitals of patients who tested positive for coronavirus, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced, bringing the total to 21,678. The 24-hour deaths figure is up ....
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Brazil's Bolsonaro appoints new justice minister
Date: 2020-04-28 19:00:05 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:54 - ID:8413379
BRASILIA, April 28 (MENA) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has appointed André Mendonça as the new Justice Minister, replacing Sergio Moro who resigned last Friday after accusing his boss of wrongdoing, according to The New York Times on ....
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Shortfall threatens critical aid for nearly 1 million displaced Yemenis, refugees: UNHCR
Date: 2020-04-28 17:55:34 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:47 - ID:8413094
GENEVA, April 28 (MENA) - Nearly one million vulnerable displaced people and refugees in Yemen are at risk of losing their shelter, vital cash assistance for essentials like food and medicine, and much more, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned ....
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Gavi gives UNICEF $40 mln to help low-income countries fight COVID-19
Date: 2020-04-28 15:30:06 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:34 - ID:8413004
GENEVA, April 28 (MENA) - The Gavi Vaccine Alliance has urgently made US$ 40 million available to UNICEF to secure personal protective equipment (PPE), diagnostic tests and other vital supplies on behalf of 58 low and lower-middle-income countries ....
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Chinese military warns US warship in South China Sea
Date: 2020-04-28 15:23:17 GMT - China - World - SN:31 - ID:8412917
BEIJING, April 28 (MENA) - Chinese military is monitoring a US warship, which entered Chinese territorial waters off the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea without permission, and has warned it to leave, CGTN network reported, quoting a spokesman ....
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Scandinavian Airlines to lay off 5,000 employees due to COVID-19 outbreak
Date: 2020-04-28 11:30:40 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:15 - ID:8412512
STOCKHOLM, April 28 (MENA) - Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) said it is laying off up to 5,000 employees because of the coronavirus lowering demand for air travel, CNN reported on Tuesday. "As a result of COVID-19, demand is expected to be ....
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Russia confirms 44 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2020-04-27 22:05:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:8412162
MOSCOW, April 27 (MENA) - As many as 44 new coronavirus deaths were reported in Russia over the past 24 hours, the country's emergency operations center for preventing the spread of Covid-19 announced on Monday. In a statement reported by RT, the ....
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French Covid-19 death toll tops 23,000, but hospitalizations continue to fall
Date: 2020-04-27 21:56:20 GMT - France - World - SN:65 - ID:8412181
PARIS, April 27 (MENA) – The number of people who have died from coronavirus infection in France rose by 437 to 23,293 on Monday, the health ministry said in a statement. The latest figures from the Health Ministry come a day before Prime ....
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Loose social distancing looms large as new virus cases stay low in S. Korea
Date: 2020-04-27 21:29:54 GMT - south korea - World - SN:64 - ID:8412161
SEOUL, April 27 (MENA) - In a sign of the containment of the new coronavirus, South Korea reported just 10 new cases Monday, but health authorities remain vigilant over the upcoming holidays, which could potentially lead to cluster infections. It ....
