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Airstrikes kill, wound 13 Taliban militants in Afghanistan
Date: 2020-03-07 08:58:21 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8342908
KABUL, March 7 (MENA) - Airstrikes in the northern Afghan province of Balkh targeted two gatherings of Taliban militants, leaving at least 13 militants dead and injured, according to Khaama Press News Agency. The 209th Shaheen Corps in a ....
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Trump picks Mark Meadows to be new White House chief of staff
Date: 2020-03-07 08:57:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8342907
WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has selected Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) as his next White House chief of staff, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Meadows replaces acting White House chief of ....
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Costa Rica confirms its 1st coronavirus case
Date: 2020-03-07 08:23:01 GMT - Costa Rica - World - SN:9 - ID:8342852
SAN JOSE, March 7 (MENA) - Costa Rica has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, Al Hurra news channel reported Saturday. Costa Rica’s Health Minister Daniel said that a 49-year-old female tourist from the US tested positive for ....
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Coronavirus cases reach 80,813 in China
Date: 2020-03-07 08:17:44 GMT - China - World - SN:8 - ID:8342854
BEIJING, March 7 (MENA) - The number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) confirmed cases has reached 80,813 in China, China Global Television Network (CGTN) quoted the National Health Commission as saying on Saturday. The commission put the ....
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US: 21 people on California ship test positive for COVID-19
Date: 2020-03-07 06:50:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:8342780
WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - Twenty one people stranded on a cruise ship off the coast of California have tested positive for coronavirus, Sky News channel quoted the US vice president as saying on Saturday. Mike Pence confirmed the people ....
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S. Korea reports 483 new virus cases
Date: 2020-03-07 06:47:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:8342779
SEOUL, March 7 (MENA) - South Korea reported 483 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the nation's total number of infections to 6,767, with most new virus infections still in the southeastern city of Daegu, the epicenter of the virus ....
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US coronavirus death toll rises to 15
Date: 2020-03-06 22:50:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:8342728
WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) - Authorities across the United States reported more than 250 cases of coronavirus and 15 deaths as of Friday, with the West Coast bearing the brunt of the toll. Washington State has recorded the most cases, 84, and the ....
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Coronavirus death toll in Italy rises to 197
Date: 2020-03-06 22:16:01 GMT - Italy - World - SN:75 - ID:8342692
ROME, March 6 (MENA) - Some 3,916 people are infected with the coronavirus in Italy, 620 more than yesterday, and 197 dead, 49 up, emergency commissioner and civil protection chief Angelo Borrelli was quoted by ANSA as saying on Friday. Some 523 ....
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WHO chief warns some nations not grasping reality of coronavirus threat
Date: 2020-03-06 20:59:24 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:8342548
LONDON, March 6 (MENA) - The chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that some countries are not facing up to the reality of the threat posed by the coronavirus as the number of infected people worldwide neared the 100,000 mark, the ....
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Dutch coronavirus toll rises to 128 cases, one fatality - Health Authorities
Date: 2020-03-06 20:54:04 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:66 - ID:8342436
AMSTERDAM, March 6 (MENA) - The confirmed number of Dutch coronavirus cases rose to 128 on Friday, from 82 on Thursday, health authorities said, and the country reported its first death, US News reported. The National Institute for Public Health ....