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Mexican subway trains collide, killing 1 and injuring 41
Date: 2020-03-11 20:51:41 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:77 - ID:8350046
MEXICO CITY, March 11 (MENA) – Two subway trains collided, killing at least one person and injuring another 41 in Mexico City, Fox News reported Wednesday. An official said the crash took place Tuesday night at the Tacubaya station in the western ....
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US probably already in recession over coronavirus fears: US economist
Date: 2020-03-11 19:01:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:8349980
WASHINGTON, March 11 (MENA) - The US is probably already in recession thanks to the fear-induced slowdown from the coronavirus, economist Alan Blinder said Wednesday. “I wouldn’t be one bit surprised if when we look back at the data, it is ....
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World Health Organization declares coronavirus pandemic
Date: 2020-03-11 18:07:19 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:64 - ID:8349854
GENEVA, March 11 (MENA) - The World Health Organization just declared the novel coronavirus outbreak to be a pandemic, CNN reported. The novel coronavirus outbreak is the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom ....
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Britain unveils $39 billion spending package as it tries to tackle coronavirus slowdown
Date: 2020-03-11 18:03:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:63 - ID:8349764
LONDON, March 11 (MENA) - The UK government will spend billions of pounds in an effort to limit the impact of the coronavirus on the UK economy, the country’s finance chief said Wednesday. The virus outbreak, which emerged in China in late 2019, ....
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Russian top election official hopes coronavirus won’t affect April’s nationwide vote
Date: 2020-03-11 17:00:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:8349733
MOSCOW, March 11 (MENA) - Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairperson Ella Pamfilova is hopeful that the coronavirus situation won’t disrupt a nationwide vote on constitutional amendments, TASS news agency reported Wednesday. "I expect ....
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Lufthansa Group cancels another 23,000 flights over coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-11 16:32:32 GMT - Germany - World - SN:55 - ID:8349749
BERLIN, March 11 (MENA) - German airline group Lufthansa said it would cancel 23,000 flights from March 29 to April 24 due to the coronavirus outbreak, US News reported Wednesday. "Further cancellations are expected in the coming weeks," ....
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1st person dies of COVID-19 in Indonesia, gov't says
Date: 2020-03-11 09:09:52 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:23 - ID:8348805
JAKARTA, March 11 (MENA) - Indonesia reported its first death from coronavirus; a 53-year-old COVID-19 patient and foreign citizen, The Jakarta Post reported. The Health Ministry’s disease control and prevention director general Achmad Yurianto ....
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Afghan president orders release of 1,500 Taliban prisoners
Date: 2020-03-11 08:40:39 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:20 - ID:8348697
KABUL, March 11 (MENA) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has issued a decree to release Taliban prisoners ahead of talks between the insurgents and the Afghan government, his spokesman said. “President Ghani has signed the decree that would ....
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Number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Switzerland rises to 476
Date: 2020-03-11 08:38:12 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:19 - ID:8348704
BERN, March 11 (MENA) - The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Switzerland rose to 476, according to SwissInfo Radio. A third death due to the virus was announced on Tuesday, when an 80-year-old woman with pre-existing health ....
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Coronavirus outbreak: India temporarily closes door on nationals of France, Germany & Spain
Date: 2020-03-11 08:37:00 GMT - India - World - SN:18 - ID:8348699
NEW DELHI, March 11 (MENA) - Amid the rising cases of coronavirus affliction, India on Tuesday barred entry of the nationals of three more countries, France, Germany, and Spain, suspending the regular as well as e-Visas granted to them till date, if ....
