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  • Muhyiddin takes oath as 8th PM before King

    Date: 2020-03-01 08:10:44 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:14 - ID:8333471

    KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (MEAN) - Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin took his oath of office as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, at Istana Negara, the ....

  • American Airlines suspends flights to Milan after U.S. raises travel warning to most serious level amid coronavirus crisis

    Date: 2020-03-01 07:52:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:8333481

    WASHINGTON, March 1 (MENA) - American Airlines is suspending flights to Milan after the US State Department announced on Saturday that it was raising its travel warning for parts of Italy amid the coronavirus crisis, Daily Mail reported. The ....

  • Ireland confirms first coronavirus case as global outbreak escalates outside China

    Date: 2020-03-01 06:59:36 GMT - Ireland - World - SN:11 - ID:8333443

    DUBLIN, March 1 (MENA) - Ireland has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, Evening Standard reported. A man has tested positive for the Covid-19 pathogen in the east of the Irish Republic, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan​ announced on ....

  • South Korea reports 376 new virus cases, total exceeds 3,500

    Date: 2020-03-01 06:21:57 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:8333396

    SEOUL, March 1 (MENA) - South Korea reported 376 additional cases of the new coronavirus Sunday, bringing the total number of infections here to 3,526, Yonhap News Agency reported. The country's COVID-19 death toll remained unchanged at 17. Of ....

  • Australia reports first Corona virus death

    Date: 2020-03-01 06:02:17 GMT - Australia - World - SN:5 - ID:8333395

    CANBERRA, March 1 (MENA) - An elderly Perth man who spent time on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship has become the first Australian to die after contracting coronavirus — which the AMA has likened to the deadly Spanish flu, CNBS news ....

  • China reports 573 new confirmed cases of coronavirus

    Date: 2020-03-01 05:50:05 GMT - China - World - SN:3 - ID:8333388

    BEIJING, March 1 (MENA) - The Chinese health authority said Sunday it received reports of 573 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 35 deaths on Saturday on the Chinese mainland. Among the deaths, 34 were in Hubei Province and ....

  • Trump urges US people to remain calm in face of coronavirus outbreak

    Date: 2020-02-29 21:11:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:8333329

    WASHINGTON, Feb 29 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged the nation to remain calm in the face of the novel coronavirus outbreak, saying additional cases in United States were "likely" as his administration announced new travel ....

  • US confirms 1st coronavirus death in Washington

    Date: 2020-02-29 21:03:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:8333237

    WASHINGTON, Feb 29 (MENA) - Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee releases a statement on the death of an individual in the state from coronavirus. "It is a sad day in our state as we learn that a Washingtonian has died from COVID-19," Inslee was ....

  • US, Taliban sign historic agreement

    Date: 2020-02-29 14:29:35 GMT - Qatar - World - SN:27 - ID:8332953

    WASHINGTON, Feb 29 (MENA) - After a week-long "reduction in violence," the US and Taliban have signed a historic agreement Saturday, which would set into motion the drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan and potentially pave the way to ending ....

  • Malaysia King names Muhyiddin as Premier to succeed Mahathir

    Date: 2020-02-29 10:11:39 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:18 - ID:8332549

    KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 (MENA) - Malaysia’s leadership tussle ended on Saturday with the country’s monarch picking former home minister Muhyiddin Yassin as the nation’s next prime minister. Muhyiddin, who won the backing of opposition parties, will ....

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