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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 ....
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Thousands of migrants flee massive fire at Lesbos camp in Greece
Date: 2020-09-09 09:01:52 GMT - Greece - World - SN:15 - ID:8580085
ATHENS, Sept 9 (MENA) - Thousands of migrants fled a camp under COVID-19 lockdown after multiple fires gutted much of the site on the Greek island of Lesbos, Euronews quoted authorities as saying Wednesday. Some 12,500 people were living at the ....
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No Putin-Trump contacts planned before US elections — Kremlin spokesman
Date: 2020-09-09 08:59:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:8580224
MOSCOW, Sept 9 (MENA) - No contacts between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are planned before the November elections in the United States, but a phone call may take place if necessary, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry ....
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Afghan VP unharmed in terror attack, 10 killed
Date: 2020-09-09 07:01:01 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8579996
KABUL, Sept 9 (MENA) - Vice President Amrullah Saleh escaped an assassination attempt on Wednesday when his convoy was targeted in the capital. Reports indicate at least 10 people have been killed and 12 others were wounded, Khaama press news ....
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Guterres warns: Cooperate on climate now or we’re doomed
Date: 2020-09-08 20:45:35 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:73 - ID:8579814
NEW YORK, Sept 8 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged world powers to cooperate on climate now, saying otherwise "we’re doomed", Al Arabiya news channel reported. "We are facing a dramatic challenge with COVID-19," Guterres ....
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Japan says Tokyo Olympic Games should be held "at any cost":
Date: 2020-09-08 09:19:14 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:8578715
TOKYO, Sept 8 (MENA) - Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto said Tuesday she believes the postponed Tokyo Games should be held next year "at any cost" in consideration of the preparations being made by athletes and others involved with the ....
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Russia expresses concern over events in eastern Mediterranean
Date: 2020-09-08 09:03:09 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:16 - ID:8578700
NICOSIA, Sept 8 (MENA) - Russia is ready to mediate between Nicosia and Ankara but only if both sides request it, the country’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has said just ahead of a visit to Cyprus. Lavrov paid a visit to Cyprus late Monday, ....
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WHO urges to be well-prepared for next pandemic
Date: 2020-09-07 17:35:29 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:63 - ID:8578094
GENEVA, Sept 7 (MENA) – World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom has urged the world to boost their health preparedness for any possible pandemics in the future, CGTN reported. “This will not be the last pandemic. History teaches ....
