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  • Second coronavirus case confirmed in NZ

    Date: 2020-03-04 06:02:15 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:3 - ID:8338277

    WELLINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - A second case of coronavirus has been confirmed in New Zealand, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said as quoted by CNN. The patient is a woman in her 30s who recently returned to Auckland from northern ....

  • 1 million species at risk of extinct due to environmental violations: UN official

    Date: 2020-03-03 22:43:49 GMT - Austria - World - SN:88 - ID:8338159

    VIENNA, March 3 (MENA) - One million animal and plant species are at risk of going extinct if we do not stop destroying the ecosystems on which we depend, Director-General of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Wali warned ....

  • Tensions rise as US death toll from coronavirus reaches 9

    Date: 2020-03-03 22:41:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:8338169

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - Washington state reported additional coronavirus deaths Tuesday, bringing the total to nine, Voice of America reported on Tuesday. The state is now reporting 27 confirmed coronavirus infected cases. All the ....

  • Trump, senior Taliban leader speak by phone after historic deal

    Date: 2020-03-03 22:26:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:8338110

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump had a phone call with the leader of the Taliban, days after Washington signed a historic deal with the movement. The call, first announced on Twitter by Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid ....

  • Trump defends coronavirus response, warns Democrats against 'political attacks'

    Date: 2020-03-03 13:22:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:8337271

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - President Donald Trump defended his administration’s response to the coronavirus during a campaign rally and accused Democrats of trying to politicize the issue, The Hill reported. “Washington Democrats are trying to ....

  • Iran asks Russia for help in fighting Coronavirus - Iran amb

    Date: 2020-03-03 12:08:52 GMT - Iran - World - SN:36 - ID:8337246

    MOSCOW, March 3 (MENA) - Iran has requested assistance from Russia in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak which is underway on its territory, Iranian ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said on Tuesday, according to Sputnik. "Yes, there has ....

  • Russia voices readiness for meeting Iran's medical needs in fighting coronavirus

    Date: 2020-03-03 09:59:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:8336943

    MOSCOW, March 3 (MENA) - Head of Russia's consumer protection agency voiced her country's preparedness for helping Iran meet its pharmaceutical and medical equipment needs in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic, the Iranian news agency IRNA ....

  • Australia confirms 31st case of novel COVID-19

    Date: 2020-03-03 07:08:53 GMT - Australia - World - SN:8 - ID:8336764

    CANBERRA, March 3 (MENA) - Australia confirmed an additional case of coronavirus in Queensland Tuesday, bringing the country's total number of cases to 31, CNN reported quoting the Queensland Health as saying in a statement. The latest patient is ....

  • China's COVID-19 death toll reaches 2,946 since disease outbreak

    Date: 2020-03-03 06:16:52 GMT - China - World - SN:3 - ID:8336708

    BEIJING, March 3 (MENA) - Chinese health authority said Tuesday it received reports of 125 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 31 deaths on Monday on the Chinese mainland. All the deaths were in Hubei Province, according to the ....

  • S. Korea's novel coronavirus cases top 4,800

    Date: 2020-03-03 06:03:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:2 - ID:8336691

    SEOUL, March 3 (MENA) - South Korea's new coronavirus caseload rose above 4,800 on Tuesday, with an alarming cluster of infections continuing to swell in the southeastern city of Daegu. President Moon Jae-in declared a "war" on the fast-spreading ....

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