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  • Israel registers 286 new cases, 2.3% of tests positive

    Date: 2020-11-15 06:10:46 GMT - Israel - World - SN:5 - ID:8672377

    GAZA CITY, Nov 15 (MENA) - Some 286 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Saturday, with 2.3% of tests returning positive, according to a Sunday morning update by the Health Ministry. Out of those infected, 288 were in ....

  • South Korea reports 208 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2020-11-15 05:33:30 GMT - south korea - World - SN:3 - ID:8672348

    SEOUL, Nov 5 (MENA) - South Korea reported 208 new coronavirus cases as of Saturday midnight, marking the eight straight day of triple-digit increases, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Sunday as quoted by Yonhap news ....

  • 2 killed, one seriously injured in western France

    Date: 2020-11-14 21:32:00 GMT - France - World - SN:56 - ID:8672291

    PARIS, Nov 14 (MENA) - Two people were killed and a third seriously injured in two attacks in the city of Chole, western France, according to Le Figaro. In the first attack, an assailant with a sharp object attacked two elderly people; one was ....

  • WHO reports record single-day global increase in coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-11-14 20:29:21 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:54 - ID:8672252

    GENEVA, Nov 14 (MENA) - The number of new cases of coronavirus rose by almost 675,000 in 24 hours - the largest single-day increase since the pandemic began, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. According to the WHO, this is the ....

  • US secretary of state arrives in France on 7-nation tour

    Date: 2020-11-14 17:15:25 GMT - France - World - SN:46 - ID:8672144

    PARIS, Nov 14 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Saturday in Paris, at the start of a seven-country tour of Europe and the Middle East. The trip is aimed at shoring up the priorities of President Donald Trump's administration. ....

  • Singapore reports zero local, 2 imported coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-11-14 17:00:44 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:43 - ID:8672129

    SINGAPORE, Nov 14 (MENA) - Singapore reported two new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, both of which were imported, the local Today online reported. Both were asymptomatic and had all been placed on stay-home notices upon arrival in Singapore and ....

  • Covid-19 cases in US could be near zero in 6 months, UBS economists say

    Date: 2020-11-14 11:16:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:8671490

    WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (MENA) - Nov 14 (MENA) - The latest coronavirus vaccine developments have brightened the outlook for the US economy, with UBS economists boosting their GDP forecasts for the country. Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their ....

  • Russia reports 22,702 coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-11-14 09:00:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:8671371

    MOSCOW, Nov 14 (MENA) - The Russian health authorities said 22,702 coronavirus cases and 391 deaths were recorded in Russia during the past 24 hours, according to Russia Today news channel. The total number of patients tested positive for the ....

  • New coronavirus cases in S. Korea exceed 200

    Date: 2020-11-14 08:46:20 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:8671327

    SEOUL, Nov 14 (MENA) - South Korea's new coronavirus cases exceeded 200 for the first time in 73 days on Saturday amid lingering cluster infections across the nation, with health authorities considering raising the social distancing scheme, ....

  • Tokyo reports 352 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-11-14 08:27:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:8671326

    TOKYO, Nov 14 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says officials confirmed 352 new coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital on Saturday. It is the fourth straight day that the daily tally has exceeded 300. The number of patients in ....

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