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Beijing sets stringent new quarantine rules as coronavirus outbreak worsens
Date: 2020-02-14 18:05:06 GMT - China - World - SN:38 - ID:8312195
BEIJING, Feb 14 (MENA) - Chinese state-run television announced on its website on Friday evening that everyone returning to Beijing would be required to isolate themselves for 14 days, The New York Times reported. Anyone who does not comply ....
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Global novel coronavirus death toll reaches 1,383 in China
Date: 2020-02-14 17:33:12 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:35 - ID:8312153
GENEVA, Feb 14 (MENA) - The number of novel coronavirus cases has risen to more than 64,000 worldwide, after China reported another major increase at the epicenter of the outbreak following a change in how authorities there diagnose cases, CNN ....
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Putin, Zelensky discuss settling conflict in Ukraine over phone
Date: 2020-02-14 17:09:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:34 - ID:8312110
MOSCOW, Feb 14 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked his Ukrainian counterpart, Vladimir Zelensky, point-blank whether Kiev is going to ultimately implement the Minsk agreements, the Kremlin press service said on Friday after their ....
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Canadian, Iranian FMs meet on sidelines of Munich Security Conference
Date: 2020-02-14 16:34:39 GMT - Canada - World - SN:32 - ID:8312082
OTTAWA, Feb 14 (MENA) – Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minster François-Philippe Champagne met Friday with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference, the Canadian Foreign Ministry posted on its ....
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Singapore confirms 9 new cases of coronavirus
Date: 2020-02-14 15:47:14 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:30 - ID:8312080
SINGAPORE, Feb 14 (MENA) - Health officials in Singapore have confirmed nine additional cases of coronavirus, bringing the citywide total to 67 cases, CNN reported. None of the nine new cases had traveled to China recently, according to a ....
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Two more Japanese virus cases make seven Friday
Date: 2020-02-14 15:22:21 GMT - Japan - World - SN:27 - ID:8312050
TOKYO, Feb 14 (MENA) - Two more Japanese people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, CNN quoted Japan's health ministry as saying. One is a man in his 60s from Aicha Prefecture, the other a man in his 50s from Hokkaido. Neither has a ....
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Scottish Conservatives name Jackson Carlaw as new leader
Date: 2020-02-14 14:01:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:25 - ID:8311791
EDINBURGH, Feb 14 (MENA) - The Scottish Conservative party named Jackson Carlaw as its new leader, replacing Ruth Davidson, who stepped down from the role in August, Bloomberg reported Friday. Carlaw, 60, has been acting as interim leader and was ....
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One killed, two injured in Pakistan firing
Date: 2020-02-14 14:00:49 GMT - India - World - SN:24 - ID:8311916
NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (MENA) - One person was killed and two others were injured in Pakistani firing in Shahpur near the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch sector, India TV reported. The injured have been rushed to the district hospital. According ....
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3rd Indian tests positive for coronavirus on board quarantined Japan cruise ship
Date: 2020-02-14 13:54:22 GMT - India - World - SN:23 - ID:8311792
NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (MENA) - A third Indian crew member has tested positive for the novel coronavirus aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess, NDTV quoted the Indian embassy in Tokyo as saying. Embassy officials, who claim to be in touch with all ....
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Baby born on migrant boat rescued near Canary Islands
Date: 2020-02-14 13:25:48 GMT - Spain - World - SN:21 - ID:8311915
MADRID, Feb 14 (MENA) - Spanish authorities said Friday that they have rescued a group of 86 migrants that included a baby who was born during the perilous journey in the open sea to reach Europe, ABC News reported. Emergency services for the ....
