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COVID-19: 3,144 new cases recorded in Ukraine over past 24 hours
Date: 2020-09-11 07:23:27 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:8583001
KIEV, Sept 11 (MENA) - Ukraine has confirmed 3,144 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 148,756, according to the coronavirus epidemic monitoring system of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. Ukraine ....
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South Korea: 176 new COVID-19 cases recorded over past 24 hours
Date: 2020-09-11 06:58:24 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:8582967
SEOUL, Sept 11 (MENA) - South Korea's new virus cases stayed below 200 for the ninth consecutive day Friday, but the country is still undecided over whether to extend enhanced virus measures in the greater Seoul area due to sporadic cluster ....
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COVID-19: India reports record daily jump of 96,551 cases
Date: 2020-09-11 06:54:36 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:8582966
NEW DELHI, Sept 11 (MENA) - India reported a record 96,551 cases of the coronavirus and 1,209 deaths between Thursday and Friday morning, taking the country’s tally over 4.5 million, Indian newspaper Hindustan Times quoted the Union health ministry ....
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UN chief: $35B needed for WHO coronavirus program
Date: 2020-09-10 19:21:23 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:68 - ID:8582622
NEW YORK, Sept 10 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday called for $35 billion in additional funding for the World Health Organization's Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator program, designed to develop and equitably ....
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More than 900,000 people die from Covid-19 worldwide
Date: 2020-09-10 08:04:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:8581614
WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (MENA) - The global death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 900,000 this evening, CNN quoted Johns Hopkins University's tally. There have been 900,079 deaths worldwide. The United States has accounted for 190,649 ....
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Detainees swap hinders peace talks: Taliban
Date: 2020-09-10 08:00:19 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8581615
KABUL, Sept 10 (MENA) - At least 100 Taliban members are still held in prison by the Afghan government, the Taliban claimed, which hinders the implementation of peace talks, Khaama Press reported. While the group blames Afghan government for ....
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Malaysia records 24 coronavirus cases; no deaths reported- ministry
Date: 2020-09-09 17:32:46 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:71 - ID:8581112
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (MENA) - Malaysia recorded 24 new Covid-19 cases Wednesday, and no deaths from the highly infectious virus, Malay Mail reported. In a statement, director-general of the Malaysian Ministry of Health Tan Sri Noor Hisham Abdullah ....
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Portugal reports 646 new coronavirus cases, record since April 20
Date: 2020-09-09 17:18:17 GMT - Portugal - World - SN:66 - ID:8581168
LISBON, Sept 9 (MENA) – Portugal reported 646 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest daily toll since April 20, with transmission primarily occurring in family households, health secretary of state Jamila Madeira told a news ....
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Netherlands' new coronavirus cases spike to 1,140, most since April
Date: 2020-09-09 16:41:29 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:62 - ID:8581151
AMSTERDAM, Sept 9 (MENA) – The number of new coronavirus cases registered in the Netherlands surged to 1,140 in the past 24 hours, the health minister said on Wednesday, the highest daily total since April. Hugo de Jonge announced the figures ....
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AstraZeneca pauses Covid-19 vaccine trial after unexplained illness
Date: 2020-09-09 10:51:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:8580421
LONDON, Sept 9 (MENA) - Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said it had "voluntarily paused" a randomized clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine in what it called a routine action after a volunteer developed an unexplained illness, the ....