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7 Taliban militants killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan
Date: 2020-02-27 08:03:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:22 - ID:8329711
KABUL, Feb 27 (MENA) - An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion ripped through a vehicle in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan which killed at least seven militants, Khaama Press reported Thursday. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan ....
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Estonia confirms first coronavirus case
Date: 2020-02-27 07:45:12 GMT - Estonia - World - SN:20 - ID:8329637
TALLINN, Feb 27 (MENA) - The first coronavirus case has been confirmed in Estonia, Eesti Televisioon (ETV) quoted the country’s Minister of Social Affairs Tanel Kiik as saying on Thursday. "The patient is a permanent Estonian resident but not a ....
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Romania detects 1st coronavirus case
Date: 2020-02-27 07:09:22 GMT - Romania - World - SN:16 - ID:8329641
BUCHAREST, Feb 27 (MENA) - Romania's health minister has confirmed the first coronavirus infection in the Southeastern European country, Radio Liberty reported Thursday. Health Minister Victor Costache told a news briefing on February 26 that a ....
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Denmark gets 1st case of coronavirus from Italy traveler
Date: 2020-02-27 06:44:13 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:13 - ID:8329616
COPENHAGEN, Feb 27 (MENA) - Denmark has confirmed its first case of the coronavirus after a man who returned from a ski trip in northern Italy tested positive for the disease, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The man returned to Denmark on Monday and ....
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Virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship crew to start disembarking
Date: 2020-02-27 06:37:42 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:8329613
TOKYO, Feb 27 (MENA) - Crew members aboard the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship that was quarantined in the Japanese port of Yokohama due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus, will start disembarking later Thursday, Kyodo reported. The ....
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S. Korea, US decide to postpone upcoming combined exercises over coronavirus concerns
Date: 2020-02-27 06:30:23 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:8329608
SEOUL, Feb 27 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States decided to postpone their springtime joint military exercises over growing concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus, Yonhap reported Thursday quoting their combined command. The two ....
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China reports 433 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, 29 new deaths
Date: 2020-02-27 06:03:26 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:8329584
BEIJING, Feb 27 (MENA) - Chinese health authority said Thursday it received reports of 433 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 29 deaths on Wednesday from 31 provincial-level regions on the mainland, according to Xinhua. Among ....
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284 coronavirus cases confirmed in one day in S. Korea
Date: 2020-02-26 18:21:43 GMT - south korea - World - SN:78 - ID:8329318
SEOUL, Feb 26 (MENA) – South Korea's confirmed cases of the new coronavirus approached 1,300 on Wednesday as health authorities started testing about 210,000 followers of a religious sect at the center of rapid infections here, Yonhap news agency ....
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Pakistan confirms first coronavirus cases in Karachi
Date: 2020-02-26 18:15:18 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:77 - ID:8329315
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26 (MENA) - Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Pakistan's port city, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Zafar Mirza confirmed Wednesday. "I can confirm first two cases of coronavirus in Pakistan. Both ....
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4th Coronavirus case detected in Toronto
Date: 2020-02-26 16:39:47 GMT - Canada - World - SN:68 - ID:8329191
TORONTO, Feb 26 (MENA) - A new Coronavirus (COVID-19) case has been detected Wednesday morning in Toronto city, officials announced. Health officials said that a woman in her 60s who recently returned from Iran was admitted through Sunnybrook’s ....
