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WHO director general says school closure over coronavirus should be last resort
Date: 2020-09-15 20:12:40 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:69 - ID:8589454
GENEVA, Sept 15 (MENA) - WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the risk of reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic will be determined by each community's ability to bring the virus under control through proven public ....
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World still at beginning of Covid-19 pandemic: WHO expert
Date: 2020-09-15 19:58:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:67 - ID:8589513
LONDON, Sept 15 (MENA) - The world is still "at the beginning" of the coronavirus pandemic, which can be expected to get nastier as the second wave develops in Europe, a medical expert has told British MPs on Tuesday. David Nabarro, who is one of ....
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Trump hails dawn of a new Middle East with UAE-Bahrain-Israel peace accords
Date: 2020-09-15 19:58:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8589472
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (MENA) - After decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new Middle East, US President Donald Trump said while hosting the signing ceremony of US-brokered peace deals to normalize diplomatic ties between Israel, the ....
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UK confirms 3,105 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2020-09-15 18:53:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:62 - ID:8589429
LONDON, Sept 15 (MENA) - The UK Government said that there had been a further 3,105 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the kingdom over the past 24 hours. Overall, 374,228 cases have been confirmed since the start of the outbreak, the ....
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Germany expects vaccine by mid-2021, insisting 'no risky short-cuts'
Date: 2020-09-15 17:31:29 GMT - Germany - World - SN:56 - ID:8589340
BERLIN, Sept 15 (MENA) - Germany expects no coronavirus vaccine to be available to the wider population before the middle of next year as the government insists Europe will refuse to bow to any pressure to hurry research through, Financial Times ....
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Greece: Force maybe used to move homeless migrants to new tent city
Date: 2020-09-15 13:17:17 GMT - Greece - World - SN:35 - ID:8588895
ATHENS, Sept 15 (MENA) - Greece’s migration minister said the government will use force, if necessary, to move homeless migrants to the new tent city, ABC news reported on Tuesday. Notis Mitarachi said efforts to relocate migrants on a voluntary ....
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Amazon hiring 100,000 workers in U.S. and Canada to meet surge in lockdown shopping
Date: 2020-09-15 08:47:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:8588322
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (MENA) - Amazon stepped up its hiring spree on Monday, saying it would recruit 100,000 more workers to meet the growing demand for online shopping, which has spiked during the coronavirus pandemic, FOX News reported. The ....
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Greece: 3 migrants dead, 56 saved after boat sinks off Crete
Date: 2020-09-15 07:45:32 GMT - Greece - World - SN:13 - ID:8588255
ATHENS, Sept 15 (MENA) - A smuggling boat sank off the southern Greek island of Crete Monday, leaving three dead, while a large rescue operation managed to save 56 others from the sea, The Washington Post reported. The Greek coast guard said ....
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EU sets specific timetable for de-escalation in East Med
Date: 2020-09-14 17:59:51 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:74 - ID:8587505
BRUSSELS, Sept 14 (MENA) - The EU is monitoring Turkey’s moves and announcements in relation to the Eastern Mediterranean and reiterates that it has set a very specific timetable for achieving de-escalation, Commission and European External Action ....
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US envoy in Islamabad to discuss Afghan peace talks with Pakistani leadership
Date: 2020-09-14 13:54:03 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:59 - ID:8587426
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14 (MENA) - US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Islamabad to discuss matters related to Afghan peace talks with the Pakistan leadership, Geo News reported Monday. According to ....
