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Death toll rises to 56, confirmed suspected cases 2684 so far
Date: 2020-01-26 06:02:30 GMT - China - World - SN:3 - ID:8284552
BEIJING, Jan 26 (MENA) - The death toll in the deadly new coronavirus in China has risen to 56, according to China National Health Commission. The confirmed cases of viral affliction have reached 1,975 and 324 of them are in critical condition. ....
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Canada’s 1st ‘presumptive’ case of new coronavirus discovered in Toronto
Date: 2020-01-26 05:44:23 GMT - Canada - World - SN:1 - ID:8284542
OTTAWA, Jan 26 (MENA) - Ontario health officials have announced that a “presumptive” case of a new coronavirus has been discovered in Toronto, which, if confirmed, would mark the first instance of the illness in Canada. In an evening press ....
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Controlling outbreak of corona-virus is China's primary task -- Xi Jinping
Date: 2020-01-25 19:28:01 GMT - China - World - SN:42 - ID:8284184
BEIJING, Jan 25 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday that controlling the spread of the novel corona-virus (nCoV) infection is the primary task at the current stage. Xi made his remarks during a meeting of the Central Politburo of ....
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Afghan army chopper downed, 4 soldiers wounded
Date: 2020-01-25 18:32:30 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:38 - ID:8284185
KABUL, Jan 25 (MENA) - At least 4 soldiers were injured after an Afghan army helicopter crashed in Kajaki district of southern Helman province on Saturday. According to the 215 Maiwand Corps of the National Army, the helicopter was shot down ....
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Iranian FM: Tehran still willing to negotiate with US
Date: 2020-01-25 16:05:51 GMT - Iran - World - SN:30 - ID:8284188
TEHRAN, Jan 25 (MENA) - Iran is not ruling out negotiations with the United States even after an American drone strike killed a top Iranian general, ABC News reported. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif told Germany's Der Spiegel ....
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Pakistan denies discovering its first coronavirus case
Date: 2020-01-25 15:23:02 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:28 - ID:8284081
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (MENA)- The Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Zafar Mirza, has dismissed media reports alleging that Pakistan may have diagnosed its first case of ....
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Death toll stands at 22 in Turkish earthquake; 1,000 hurt
Date: 2020-01-25 13:29:40 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:24 - ID:8283989
ANKARA, Jan 25 (MENA) - The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 22 Saturday, with more than 1,000 people injured, ABC News reported. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, speaking at a televised news ....
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Australia just confirmed 3 more Wuhan coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-01-25 09:47:13 GMT - Australia - World - SN:17 - ID:8283730
CANBERRA, Jan 25 (MENA) - Australia has just confirmed a total of four Wuhan coronavirus cases, CNN reported on Saturday. Three men who traveled from China to Sydney, Australia, have tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus, health authorities ....
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Nepal confirms its first case of Wuhan coronavirus
Date: 2020-01-25 09:15:31 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:15 - ID:8283665
KATHMANDU, Jan 25 (MENA) - Nepal has confirmed its first case of the Wuhan coronavirus, CNN reported on Saturday. The patient is a 31-year-old Nepali man studying for his PhD in Wuhan, said spokesman for the country's Health Ministry, Mahendra ....
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Australia reports first coronavirus case
Date: 2020-01-25 06:56:09 GMT - Australia - World - SN:10 - ID:8283575
CANBERRA, Jan 25 (MENA) - Australia on Saturday confirmed its first case of the Wuhan coronavirus in its second-largest city. The man, a patient in his 50s, had been in Wuhan before returning on January 19 to Melbourne, Health Minister Jenny ....
