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Global initiative launched to keep top sports events safe from terrorism
Date: 2020-02-04 11:11:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:8297405
NEW YORK, Feb 4 (MENA) - Representatives from international sporting federations and the private sector joined with ambassadors at the UN Headquarters in New York to launch a global program aimed at safeguarding major sporting events from ....
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Germany reports 12 cases of new Coronavirus
Date: 2020-02-04 07:15:10 GMT - Germany - World - SN:7 - ID:8297157
BERLIN, Feb 4 (MENA) - Health officials in the southeastern German state of Bavaria confirmed another case of coronavirus, bringing the country's infection total to 12 cases, Deutsche Welle reported. Ten of the cases are located in Bavaria. ....
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Death toll from coronavirus rises to 426
Date: 2020-02-04 06:45:23 GMT - China - World - SN:6 - ID:8297099
BEIJING, Feb 4 (MENA) - The death toll in mainland China from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 426, with the total number of cases worldwide now standing at 20,626, officials said on Tuesday. It comes after the country opened a new hospital ....
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Russia postpones annual investment forum over coronavirus fears
Date: 2020-02-04 06:05:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:1 - ID:8297085
MOSCOW, Feb 4 (MENA) - Russia is postponing an annual investment forum in the Black Sea city of Sochi that had been scheduled to take place next week due to coronavirus concerns, a government order said on Monday night. The Russian Investment ....
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Special flight to carry Malaysians back from Wuhan
Date: 2020-02-03 15:33:08 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:57 - ID:8296605
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (MENA) - The special aircraft sent by the Malaysian government on a mission to bring back 141 citizens from Wuhan left for China on Monday afternoon, The Star Online reported. Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Wan Azizah Wan ....
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UK gov't donates £20 mn to boost coronavirus vaccine search
Date: 2020-02-03 12:26:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:39 - ID:8296181
LONDON, Feb 3 (MENA) - UK's government has pledged £20 million to develop new vaccines to combat the world’s deadliest diseases, amid concerns over the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak in China. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the new ....
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Russia to send humanitarian aid to China to fight coronavirus
Date: 2020-02-03 10:26:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:8296014
MOSCOW, Feb 3 (MENA) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has announced the decision to provide humanitarian aid to China at a briefing with his deputies. "It was decided to send humanitarian aid to China to fight the infection," he said as ....
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China reports 361 dead from coronavirus, total of 17,238 cases
Date: 2020-02-03 08:48:47 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:8295751
BEIJING, Feb 3 (MENA) - China's National Health Commission on Monday reported that 361 have died on the mainland from the new virus, with an additional 2,829 new cases over the last 24 hours bringing the Chinese total to 17,238. The latest ....
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Canadian evacuees from Wuhan to be quarantined for two weeks at Trenton
Date: 2020-02-03 06:25:56 GMT - Canada - World - SN:6 - ID:8295606
OTTAWA, Feb 3 (MENA) - Canadian evacuees from the Chinese province afflicted with the novel coronavirus will be quarantined for two weeks upon their arrival at an Ontario military base, the government announced. But Ottawa did not provide a ....
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Russia to suspend all rail passenger services with China over coronavirus outbreak
Date: 2020-02-03 06:25:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:5 - ID:8295611
MOSCOW, Feb 3 (MENA) - All passenger trains between China and Russia, including a direct Moscow-Beijing link, will stop running from Monday due to the coronavirus outbreak, Russian Railways has announced as quoted by Sputnik news agency. It’s ....
