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  • Gunfire erupts at Kabul University as police surround campus

    Date: 2020-11-02 07:36:12 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:15 - ID:8653900

    KABUL, Nov 2 (MENA) - Gunfire erupted at Kabul University in the Afghan capital early Monday and police have surrounded the sprawling campus, ABC News reported. There were no immediate reports of injuries, but Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq ....

  • Germany records over 12,000 coronavirus cases within 24 hours

    Date: 2020-11-02 07:16:34 GMT - Germany - World - SN:14 - ID:8653813

    BERLIN, Nov 2 (MENA) - Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases Monday announced a drop in coronavirus cases in Germany, with just over 12,000 new infections. Also, the institute recorded 49 new deaths within the past 24 hours taking the ....

  • More than 6,000 new coronavirus infections reported in Czech Republic

    Date: 2020-11-02 07:07:48 GMT - Czech - World - SN:13 - ID:8653857

    PRAGUE, Nov 2 (MENA) - Some 6,542 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in the Czech Republic on Sunday. This represents a fall of around 760 from the previous Sunday and continues a small decline in new cases seen over recent days, Radio Prague ....

  • 2 people wounded in Kabul blast

    Date: 2020-11-02 06:37:54 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8653826

    KABUL, Nov 2 (MENA) - An Afghan security force member and a civilian were wounded in a magnetic IED blast in Kabul city on Monday morning, Tolo News reported. The blast happened about 07:35 am local time in Khwaja Sabz Posh area in PD16 of Kabul ....

  • Suspect arrested after sword attack in Quebec City leaves 2 dead, 5 injured

    Date: 2020-11-01 14:20:37 GMT - Canada - World - SN:44 - ID:8653147

    QUEBEC, Nov 1 (MENA) – A suspect was arrested early Sunday morning in the historic district of Quebec City after two people were stabbed to death and five were injured by a man police say was dressed in a medieval outfit and brandishing a sword, CBC ....

  • Turkey earthquake death toll rises to over 50

    Date: 2020-11-01 10:28:51 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:22 - ID:8652728

    ANKARA, Nov 1 (MENA) – The death toll from an earthquake which toppled buildings in Turkey's third-largest city and triggered a small tsunami has continued to rise as crews work to rescue people from underneath rubble, ABC News reported. The ....

  • Tens of thousands of NHS staff off sick because of Covid-19, data reveals

    Date: 2020-11-01 10:10:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:8652717

    LONDON, Nov 1 (MENA) - Tens of thousands of NHS staff are off sick or self-isolating because of coronavirus, according to data shared with The Independent as the second wave grows. In some parts of northern England, more than 40 per cent – in ....

  • Australia records zero local coronavirus cases for first time since June

    Date: 2020-11-01 10:05:16 GMT - Australia - World - SN:20 - ID:8652691

    CANBERRA, Nov 1 (MENA) - Australia registered no new local Covid-19 cases on Saturday for the first time since June 9, marking a major milestone in the country's battle against the deadly virus, CNN reported. The apparent turning point comes just ....

  • Georgia reports 1,791 new covid-19 cases, 2,413 recoveries, 28 deaths

    Date: 2020-11-01 09:41:32 GMT - Georgia - World - SN:18 - ID:8652637

    TBILISI, Nov 1 (MENA) – Georgia has reported 1,791 new cases of coronavirus, of which 532 were registered in the capital city of Tbilisi, Georgia Today reported on Sunday. As for recoveries, 2,413 people recovered in the past 24 hours while the ....

  • 4 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, all imported

    Date: 2020-11-01 09:25:17 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:16 - ID:8652640

    SINGAPORE, Nov 1 (MENA) - Four new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore as of noon on Sunday, CNA reported quoting the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its preliminary daily update. All four cases were imported, and all were placed on stay-home ....

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