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UN food chief urges rich to help keep millions from starving
Date: 2020-09-18 09:06:45 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:13 - ID:8592908
GENEVA, Sept 18 (MENA) - The World Food Program chief warned Thursday that millions of people are closer to starvation because of the deadly combination of conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic and he urged donor nations and ....
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Russia registers 5,905 coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-09-18 08:31:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:8592834
MOSCOW, Sept 18 (MENA) - Russia recorded 5,905 coronavirus cases in the past day, the highest number since July 20, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday. According to the crisis center, the overall number of infections in the country ....
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UNICEF: 150 million additional children plunged into poverty due to COVID-19
Date: 2020-09-18 08:15:06 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:11 - ID:8592836
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (MENA) - The number of children living in multidimensional poverty has soared to approximately 1.2 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UNICEF and Save the Children analysis published Thursday. This is a 15 ....
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Bulgaria reports 154 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths
Date: 2020-09-18 07:41:29 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:10 - ID:8592795
SOFIA, Sept 18 (MENA) - Some 154 people in Bulgaria have been infected with the coronavirus and 10 have died over the past 24 hours, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal. According to Sofia News Agency, 5,856 PCR tests were ....
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Tokyo confirms 220 new cases of coronavirus
Date: 2020-09-18 07:31:29 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:8592794
TOKYO, Sept 18 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has confirmed 220 new coronavirus cases on Friday, NHK News reported. The preliminary figure, brings the total number of confirmed infections in the capital to 23,828. Tokyo's daily ....
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US reports more than 44,000 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2020-09-18 07:24:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:8592780
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - The US reported 44,360 new Covid-19 infections and 870 virus-related deaths on Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University. At least 6,674,458 cases, including 197,633 fatalities, have now been recorded in the US, ....
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Coronavirus: South Korea registers 126 new cases
Date: 2020-09-18 06:58:13 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:8592746
SEOUL, Sept 18 (MENA) - South Korea registered 126 more COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, including 109 local infections, raising the total caseload to 22,783, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Five more ....
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Ukraine reports 3,228 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-09-18 06:52:23 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:8592745
KIEV, Sept 18 (MENA) - Ukraine has registered 3,228 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 169,472, according to the interactive map of the National Security and Defense Council of ....
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US reports more than 6,650 mn coronavirus cases, deaths up to 197,244
Date: 2020-09-17 22:05:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:8592666
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (MENA) - The total number of coronavirus cases reported in the US reached 6,650,570 and at least 197,244 people have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. U.S. health officials continue to monitor for ....
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Romania's military gets first U.S. Patriot missile shipment
Date: 2020-09-17 19:47:03 GMT - Romania - World - SN:75 - ID:8592606
BUCHAREST, Sept 17 (MENA) - Romania’s armed forces received their first shipment of U.S. Patriot surface-to-air missiles on Thursday, part of efforts to upgrade the country’s military capabilities, ABC News reported. The missiles made by defense ....