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Apple temporarily shuts stores outside Greater China
Date: 2020-03-14 11:58:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:8353088
WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - Apple will temporarily close all stores outside of Greater China until March 27, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Saturday. The company will also commit $15 million to help with the worldwide recovery of the virus, CNN quoted ....
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Trump says he will 'likely' receive coronavirus test
Date: 2020-03-14 11:53:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:8353087
WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said he would "likely" receive a coronavirus test "fairly soon," CNN reported. This comes as he minimized the prospects of having contracted the virus from a Brazilian press aide who later ....
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Vietnam suspends entry for travelers coming from 26 European countries
Date: 2020-03-14 09:31:08 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:15 - ID:8352872
HANOI, March 14 (MENA) - Vietnam is suspending travel from certain European countries, CNN quoted a government statement as saying on Saturday. The ban will apply to travelers who have been in 26 European countries, known as the Schengen Area, ....
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Russia bans Upper House lawmakers from travelling abroad
Date: 2020-03-14 09:18:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:8352850
MOSCOW, March 14 (MENA) - Russia's Upper House senators are prohibited from travelling abroad since the coronavirus outbreak has been declared a pandemic, Speaker of the House Valentina Matvienko said on Saturday. According to Matvienko, visits ....
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All travelers to New Zealand to self-isolate
Date: 2020-03-14 07:20:07 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:11 - ID:8352747
WELLINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced new restrictions requiring travelers to be quarantined for 14 days upon entry into the country in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus, ABC News reported ....
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Coronavirus cases soar to 8,086 in S. Korea
Date: 2020-03-14 07:10:46 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:8352733
SEOUL, March 14 (MENA) - South Korea reported 107 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the nation's total infections to 8,086, Yonhap news agency quoted the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) as saying on Saturday. The number of ....
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Merkel: Coronavirus common challenge for Europe, world
Date: 2020-03-14 06:57:38 GMT - Germany - World - SN:8 - ID:8352732
BERLIN, March 14 (MENA) - The novel coronavirus situation is a common challenge for all countries that requires joint efforts, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a meeting with German business people, which focused on the economic aftermath of ....
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Gates steps down from Microsoft's board to focus on his charities
Date: 2020-03-14 06:56:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:8352734
WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - Bill Gates is leaving the board of Microsoft, the company announced Friday. The Microsoft co-founder, 64, is to dedicate more of his time to his charity, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Daily Mail reported, ....
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Brazilian president denies he tests positive for coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-13 20:26:00 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:65 - ID:8352416
BRASILIA, March 13 (MENA) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has denied he is infected with coronavirus after reports he tested positive during an initial test reportedly sent the White House into an emergency meeting about President Trump’s ....
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Trump declares national emergency to deal with coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-13 19:54:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:8352616
WASHINGTON, March 13 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump announced Friday he's declaring a national emergency to deal with the coronavirus crisis as cases increase alarmingly and criticism mounts over how he's responding to the situation, ABC News ....
