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Britons to be tested for coronavirus
Date: 2020-02-26 09:55:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:24 - ID:8328352
LONDON, Feb 26 (MENA) - Public Health England have refused to rule locking down British towns and public transport networks if it fails to contain the coronavirus, The Telegraph newspaper reported Wednesday. Thousands of Britons will be tested ....
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Crews battle large fire at Los Angeles-area refinery after explosion
Date: 2020-02-26 09:34:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:8328297
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (MENA) - An explosion and a large fire erupted at a Los Angeles-area refinery late Tuesday, according to NBC news. The blaze at a Marathon refinery in the city of Carson happened about 11 p.m. Tuesday. The Los Angeles County ....
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24 dead as bus falls off bridge in western India
Date: 2020-02-26 08:36:48 GMT - India - World - SN:15 - ID:8328253
New Delhi, Feb 26 (MENA) - At least 24 have been reported dead as a bus in Rajasthan's Boondi in western India fell in a river, India TV news channel reported. The bus was reportedly carrying over 40 members of the family and friends of a groom ....
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China: Death toll of coronavirus rises to 2,718
Date: 2020-02-26 06:32:51 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:8328105
BEIJING, Feb 26 (MENA) - A total of 406 new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed on the Chinese mainland and 52 new deaths were reported Tuesday night, according to China's National Health Commission. The total number of confirmed cases ....
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France confirms 2 new cases of coronavirus
Date: 2020-02-25 21:32:30 GMT - France - World - SN:93 - ID:8327888
PARIS, Feb 25 (MENA) - Two more people in France have been diagnosed with coronavirus, CNN reported. "We have two new cases tonight. Case No. 13 is the case of a young Chinese woman who returned from China on February 7 and was hospitalized in ....
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Coronavirus death toll in Italy jumps to 10
Date: 2020-02-25 19:30:46 GMT - Italy - World - SN:87 - ID:8327938
ROME, Feb 25 (MENA) - The number of people in Italy infected with the new coronavirus from China increased 45% in the last day and the number of deaths grew to 10, officials said Tuesday. Italian civil protection officials reported 322 confirmed ....
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Wali to inaugurate 63th session of international committee on drugs next week
Date: 2020-02-25 12:29:30 GMT - Austria - World - SN:37 - ID:8326856
VIENNA, Feb 25 (MENA) - Director-General of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Wali will inugurate the international committee on drugs meetings, due to be held on March 2 and run for four days. A statement released by UN ....
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Coronovirus death toll soars to 15 in Iran
Date: 2020-02-25 11:51:40 GMT - Iran - World - SN:34 - ID:8326945
TEHRAN, Feb 25 (MENA) - Iran's government said Tuesday that 15 people had died nationwide from the new coronavirus, according to ABC News. The new death toll came from Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour during an interview with Iranian ....
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Greek, French defense ministers denounce Turkish illegal actions in Eastern Mediterranean
Date: 2020-02-25 11:32:23 GMT - Greece - World - SN:28 - ID:8326860
ATHENS, Feb 25 (MENA) - Greek and French Defense Ministers, Nikos Panagiotopoulos and Florence Parly, respectively, denounced Turkey’s illegal actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA)on Tuesday. This came ....
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Trump administration seeks $2.5 bn in funds to fight coronavirus
Date: 2020-02-25 10:39:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:8326712
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (MENA) - The Trump administration is asking Congress for 2.5 billion U.S. dollars to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus, including more than 1 billion dollars for vaccines, China Global Television Network quoted the White House ....
