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India reports 62,212 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2020-10-17 06:50:47 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:8631164
NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (MENA) - India reported a spike of 62,212 new coronavirus cases on Saturday morning along with 837 deaths, India Today reported. India currently has 7,432,680 coronavirus cases and 112,998 deaths, according to the health ....
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Mexico reports 6,751 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2020-10-17 06:38:16 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:6 - ID:8631117
MEXICO CITY, Oct 17 (MENA) - Mexico's health ministry registered 6,751 new coronavirus infections and 419 additional fatalities during the past 24 hours, RT channel reported on Saturday. This brought the total number of coronavirus cases in the ....
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US budget deficit surges to $3.1 trillion after coronavirus crushes economy
Date: 2020-10-16 21:26:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:8631045
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (MENA) – The US budget deficit surged 218 percent to a record $3.1 trillion in the fiscal year ended September 30 due to a massive increase in spending to help the economy weather the coronavirus pandemic, the government announced ....
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8 million Covid-19 cases in US - Johns Hopkins University
Date: 2020-10-16 21:17:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:8631017
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (MENA) – The United States on Friday surpassed 8 million recorded Covid-19 cases -- a milestone that comes as daily infection rates are rising, which experts say is setting the country up for a very difficult winter, the CNN ....
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Armenian President: Excluding Turkey ‘key to peace’ in Caucasus
Date: 2020-10-16 17:56:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:8630976
MOSCOW, Oct 16 (MENA) – Excluding Turkey from Caucasus is the key to peace in the region, Sputnik quoted Armenian President Armen Sarkissian as saying on Friday. He said all international pressure has to be directed at Turkey with the message ....
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Boris Johnson urges Manchester politicians to show leadership over rise in cases
Date: 2020-10-16 16:49:28 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:54 - ID:8630906
LONDON, Oct 16 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is "concerned" over the rise in coronavirus cases in the Greater Manchester region, amid a bitter stand-off with local leaders over looming restrictions, Sky News reported. The ....
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Merkel: EU summit on China called off as virus resurges
Date: 2020-10-16 15:44:42 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:49 - ID:8630771
BRUSSELS, Oct 16 (MENA) - A planned European Union summit on the bloc's China policy that was to be held in Berlin next month has been called off because of the resurgent coronavirus pandemic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday. The ....
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Lockdown: Europe re-imposes painful curbs as infections surge
Date: 2020-10-16 15:22:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:46 - ID:8630665
LONDON, Oct 16 (MENA) - Countries across Europe are re-imposing painful restrictions on public life as a surge in coronavirus infections heightens fears the pandemic is tightening its grip, bringing another public health emergency closer just as ....
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Putin discusses New START, Nagorno-Karabakh with Security Council
Date: 2020-10-16 14:01:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:39 - ID:8630598
MOSCOW, Oct 16 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and permanent members of the Russian Security Council have discussed issues of the Russia-US dialogue on New START treaty as well as the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, TASS quoted Kremlin ....
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Kremlin alarmed by COVID-19 spread but says situation is under control
Date: 2020-10-16 12:49:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:8630441
MOSCOW, Oct 16 (MENA) - The Kremlin is alarmed by the active dynamics of the coronavirus spread but thinks that the situation remains under control so far, TASS cited spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Friday. "Indeed, the Kremlin is alarmed by ....