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China accuses US of trying to ‘shift the blame’ for coronavirus pandemic
Date: 2020-03-20 13:10:15 GMT - China - World - SN:35 - ID:8362411
BEIJING, March 20 (MENA) - Beijing accused US President Donald Trump on Friday of trying to "shift the blame" for the global coronavirus pandemic in an escalating row between the two powers, Channels Television reported. Trump charged Thursday ....
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Spanish coronavirus death toll passes 1,000
Date: 2020-03-20 13:06:43 GMT - Spain - World - SN:33 - ID:8362463
MADRID, March 20 (MENA) - The coronavirus death toll in Spain has surged to 1,002 – climbing by 235 deaths in the past day – as the country scrambles to contain an epidemic that has spiraled into one of the worst in Europe. The latest statistics ....
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7th coronavirus victim confirmed in Greece
Date: 2020-03-20 12:52:34 GMT - Greece - World - SN:32 - ID:8362473
ATHENS, March 20 (MENA) - The Greek Health Ministry announced on Friday the seventh victim of the coronavirus in the country, Tornos News International reported. The victim, an 85-year-old man with serious underlying health problems, died of ....
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Italy’s PM urges Brussels to unleash €500bn rescue fund
Date: 2020-03-20 11:59:45 GMT - Italy - World - SN:27 - ID:8362382
ROME, March 20 (MENA) - Italy’s prime minister has demanded the EU use "the full firepower" of its €500bn rescue fund to confront the continent’s economic crisis, as he warned against relying on monetary policy to counter a "global shock that has no ....
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India: Italian tourist cured of coronavirus, dies of heart attack
Date: 2020-03-20 11:55:14 GMT - India - World - SN:26 - ID:8362345
NEW DELHI, March 20 (MENA) - An Italian tourist, who was successfully treated after contracting coronavirus, has died at a private hospital in India's Jaipur city. Doctors said the 69-year-old man died of a heart attack on Friday morning. Health ....
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Coronavirus cases top 209,000 globally, death toll surpasses 8,700
Date: 2020-03-20 11:44:06 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:25 - ID:8362356
GENEVA, March 20 (MENA) - According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are at least 209,939 coronavirus cases in over 120 countries, with the death toll surpassing 8,700. WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told reporters in Geneva on ....
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S. Korea seeks to bring home citizens from virus-hit Italy
Date: 2020-03-20 10:41:17 GMT - south korea - World - SN:22 - ID:8362184
SEOUL, March 20 (MENA) - South Korea is seeking to arrange two chartered flights to bring home hundreds of its citizens from Italy, which has been hit hard by the new coronavirus, Yonhap News Agency quoted a senior foreign ministry official as ....
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Philippines reports 13 new coronavirus infections, one new death
Date: 2020-03-20 09:37:05 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:21 - ID:8362168
MANILA, March 20 (MENA) - The Philippines health ministry on Friday recorded 13 new coronavirus cases and one death as the country's main island is under strict quarantine measures, The New York Times reported. The new coronavirus has infected ....
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Pakistani PM orders border opening for truck crossing to Afghanistan
Date: 2020-03-20 09:36:16 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:8362155
ISLAMABAD, March 20 (MENA) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday directed opening the border with Afghanistan to allow the crossover of trucks “to support Afghan brothers and sisters” amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Associated Press of ....
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Thailand reports 50 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-03-20 08:05:24 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:17 - ID:8361999
BANGKOK, March 20 (MENA) - Thailand on Friday announced new 50 coronavirus cases in the country taking the total number of cases in the country to 322. According to Bangkok Post newspaper, the health ministry announced that 41 of the reported ....
