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Trump hails acquittal, lashes out at opponents
Date: 2020-02-06 19:51:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:8301204
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump on Thursday denounced the “evil” and “corrupt” Democrats who impeached him as he claimed vindication following his acquittal in a Senate trial and expressed deep resentment at the investigations ....
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North Korea bars new foreign diplomats to block virus
Date: 2020-02-06 19:18:03 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:78 - ID:8301173
PYONGYANG, Feb 6 (MENA) – North Korea barred new foreign diplomats from entering the country as it intensified efforts to contain the coronavirus, VOA reported Thursday. Pyongyang informed foreign embassies of the measure in a diplomatic letter, ....
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WHO: 250,000 test samples sent to 70 laboratories around the world to speed up nCoV detection
Date: 2020-02-06 18:43:55 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:76 - ID:8301104
GENEVA, Feb 6 (MENA) - WHO Health Emergencies Programme Executive Director Dr Michael Ryan said the agency has also sent some 250,000 test samples to more than 70 laboratories around the world to speed up virus detection. This came in a press ....
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OIC celebrates Azerbaijan's Gabala as OIC City of Tourism 2020
Date: 2020-02-06 12:32:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:38 - ID:8300426
RIYADH, Feb 6 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in coordination with the Republic of Azerbaijan and the OIC institutions, is developing a program full of tourism, culture, arts, heritage festivals and ....
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Coronavirus death toll climbs to 564: China
Date: 2020-02-06 09:36:33 GMT - China - World - SN:21 - ID:8300058
BEIJING, Feb 6 (MENA) - The death toll and number of people infected by the novel coronavirus continues to grow, with no signs of slowing despite severe quarantine and population control methods put in place in central China, according to ....
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China starts using antiviral drug Remdesivir in clinical trials against Wuhan virus
Date: 2020-02-06 09:00:23 GMT - China - World - SN:18 - ID:8300077
BEIJING, Feb 6 (MENA) - The registration for clinical trials on the antiviral drug Remdesivir has been approved, and the first batch of pneumonia patients infected by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) are expected to start taking the drug on ....
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10 new coronavirus cases reported on Japanese cruise ship
Date: 2020-02-06 08:31:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:8300014
TOKYO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Another 10 people on a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama have tested positive for a new coronavirus originating in China's Wuhan, Japanese news agency Kyodo news quoted the country's health ministry as saying on ....
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High-speed train derails in Italy; 2 railway workers killed
Date: 2020-02-06 08:29:58 GMT - Italy - World - SN:16 - ID:8300054
ROME, Feb 6 (MENA) - Italian authorities say a high-speed passenger train has derailed in northern Italy, killing two railway workers and injuring 27 people, ABC News reported. Civil Protection chief Angelo Borrelli has told state radio that the ....
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S. Korea toughens up entry procedure of Chinese
Date: 2020-02-06 08:14:54 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:8300013
SEOUL, Feb 6 (MENA) - South Korea's Foreign Ministry affirmed that the government prioritizes the safety of its citizens, saying that entry procedures of the Chinese to the country have been toughened up. The government fully assesses the ....
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N. Korea to examine drinking water sources to ward off coronavirus
Date: 2020-02-06 08:12:38 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:8300032
SEOUL, Feb 6 (MENA) - North Korea is preparing to examine drinking water sources, such as rivers and lakes, to make sure that the new coronavirus won't flow into the country, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. The move is the latest in a ....
