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Coronavirus: 3rd batch of China’s aid arrives in Cyprus
Date: 2020-04-17 10:55:22 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:23 - ID:8399129
NICOSIA, April 17 (MENA) - The third batch of China’s aid is expected to arrive on Thursday night in Cyprus, according to Chinese Ambassador, Huang Xingyuan, Cyprus Mail reported. "China's official aid to Cyprus, including 5,000 protective ....
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Russia detects 4,069 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2020-04-17 09:04:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:8398911
MOSCOW, April 17 (MENA) - Russia identified 4,069 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total Covid-19 cases to 32,007, Interfax news agency quoted Alexander Myasnikov, a representative of the information center monitoring the ....
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Gunmen kill 6 workers of US-run Bagram airfield in Afghanistan
Date: 2020-04-17 08:58:29 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8398908
KABUL, April 17 (MENA) - Armed men killed six workers of the US-run Bagram airfield in the northern Afghan province of Parwan on Thursday night, Khaama Press news agency quoted local officials as saying on Friday. Waheeda Shahkar, a spokesperson ....
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US coronavirus death toll climbs to over 33,000
Date: 2020-04-17 08:49:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8398827
WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) - US coronavirus deaths rose above 33,000 on Thursday, even as President Donald Trump laid out White House guidelines for reopening the economy, US News reported. The United States is the world's worst-affected country ....
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S. Korea reports 22 new coronavirus cases, total 10,635
Date: 2020-04-17 08:45:16 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:8398829
SEOUL, April 17 (MENA) - South Korea on Friday reported 22 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the nation's total infections to 10,635, according to Yonhap news agency. The nation's death toll from the new coronavirus, which emerged in ....
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Thailand reports 28 new coronavirus cases, one more death
Date: 2020-04-17 08:33:20 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:8 - ID:8398826
BANGKOK, April 17 (MENA) - Thailand on Friday reported 28 new coronavirus cases and one more death, an 85-year-old woman who had other health complications, The New York Times reported. Of the new cases, 16 were linked to previous cases, five had ....
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Germany sees highest number of new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-04-17 08:31:51 GMT - Germany - World - SN:7 - ID:8398824
BERLIN, April 17 (MENA) - Germany has recorded its second-deadliest day of the coronavirus crisis, as the number of new infections also jumped, Daily Mail newspaper quoted the Robert Koch Institute as saying on Friday. Health officials announced ....
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UN chief calls for greater protection for children caught up in COVID-19 crisis
Date: 2020-04-16 22:58:40 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:99 - ID:8398657
NEW YORK, April 16 (MENA) - The looming global recession resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could cause hundreds of thousands of additional child deaths this year, effectively reversing recent gains in reducing infant mortality, a new UN report ....
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Merkel defends WHO during call with international leaders
Date: 2020-04-16 22:37:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:8398656
WASHINGTON, April 16 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended the World Health Organization (WHO) during a leaders call of the Group of Seven (G-7) on Thursday, two days after President Trump's decision to freeze U.S. funding for the global ....
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Italy's death toll rises by 525, new cases jump higher
Date: 2020-04-16 21:58:27 GMT - Italy - World - SN:92 - ID:8398645
ROME, April 16 (MENA) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy increased by 525 on Thursday, down from 578 the day before, but the number of new cases accelerated sharply to 3,786 from a previous 2,667. The daily death toll was the lowest ....
