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Greece: Three more COVID-19 deaths bring total to 86
Date: 2020-04-09 18:34:45 GMT - Greece - World - SN:74 - ID:8389421
ATHENS, April 9 (MENA) - Greece’s Health Ministry said on Thursday three more people died in the past 24 hours from the new coronavirus, which raised the total number to 86 since the start of the outbreak, the Greek daily Ekathimerini ....
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Pakistan's army says it shot down Indian drone in Kashmir
Date: 2020-04-09 18:24:41 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:72 - ID:8389386
ISLAMABAD, April 9 (MENA) - Pakistan's military said Thursday its troops shot down a small Indian spy drone after it violated the country's airspace in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, the New York Times reported. In a statement, it said ....
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No return to ‘normality’ until coronavirus vaccine is available: Canada's PM
Date: 2020-04-09 16:38:33 GMT - Canada - World - SN:63 - ID:8389297
OTTAWA, April 9 (MENA) - Canadians won’t be able to return to life as they knew it before the novel coronavirus pandemic until a vaccine is available, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. “Normality as it was before will not come back ....
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African oil producers back OPEC, non-OPEC ministerial meeting amid COVID-19 pandemic
Date: 2020-04-09 15:58:27 GMT - Austria - World - SN:58 - ID:8389214
VIENNA, April 9 (MENA) - Members of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization (APPO) have spoken in favor of a much anticipated 9th OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting in light of the deteriorating global oil situation, distinguished by huge ....
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Italy: 100 doctors killed by coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-09 15:27:55 GMT - Italy - World - SN:53 - ID:8389158
ROME, April 9 (MENA) - One hundred Italian doctors have died of the novel coronavirus since the pandemic reached the country in February, Italy's main doctors' association said on Thursday, with analysts estimating that 10 percent of those infected ....
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UK: No easing of lockdown this Easter weekend
Date: 2020-04-09 15:24:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:8389161
LONDON, April 9 (MENA) - Downing Street has warned that there must be no easing up of coronavirus restrictions over the Easter weekend, the Telegraph reported Thursday. The UK government is due to carry out the first review next week of the ....
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IMF boosts emergency lending capacity to $100bn
Date: 2020-04-09 14:06:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:8389024
WASHINGTON, April 9 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund has doubled its emergency lending capacity, raising it to $100bn to meet demand from countries needing financial aid as they grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, Financial Times ....
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Combating COVID-19 requires global solidarity: OHCHR
Date: 2020-04-09 13:47:02 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:37 - ID:8388898
GENEVA, April 9 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Thursday said COVID-19 pandemic is generating suffering and damage in every region and poses a far-reaching threat to not only development, but also enhanced ....
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OIC holds emergency virtual meeting on combating coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-09 13:19:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:34 - ID:8388896
RIYADH, April 9 (MENA) - The Steering Committee on Health (SCH) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held here Thursday an emergency virtual meeting at the level of health ministers on novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, according to ....
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Russia ready to cut oil production by around 1.6 million bpd
Date: 2020-04-09 08:47:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:8388366
MOSCOW, April 9 (MENA) - Russia is ready to participate in the OPEC+ deal in line with its share in oil production of countries involved in the deal, Interfax news agency has reported. A Russian energy ministry source has said that Russia was ....
