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Ukraine reports record daily high of 1,967 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-08-19 07:51:46 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:8553110
KYIV, Aug 19 (MENA) - Ukraine registered 1,967 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday, a new daily record for infections in the country, the National Post reported. The data given by the national council of ....
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Brazil reports 47,784 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-08-19 07:33:04 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:10 - ID:8553084
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) - Brazil reported 47,784 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,352 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said. Brazil has now registered 3,407,354 cases of the virus ....
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US reports more than 44,000 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-08-19 06:29:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8553028
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (MENA) - The United States reported 44,091 new coronavirus cases and 1,324 virus-related deaths, CNN reported Wednesday quoting data from Johns Hopkins University. That raises the national totals to at least 5,482,416 cases and ....
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Canadian PM names Chrystia Freeland named as finance min., suspends parl't
Date: 2020-08-18 22:38:08 GMT - Canada - World - SN:95 - ID:8552919
OTTAWA, Aug 18 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Chrystia Freeland as Canada’s new finance minister and is expected to suspend parliament in an attempt to reset his government’s agenda, Bloomberg reported. Freeland, 52, was ....
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Kabul under rocket attacks on its 101st Independence eve
Date: 2020-08-18 08:44:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:8551510
KABUL, Aug 18 (MENA) - Explosion sounds and rocket attacks disturbed Kabul as citizens were celebrating its 101st independence eve, Khaama press reported Tuesday. Several rockets landed in Shash Darak, near the Ministry of Defense where the ....
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Afghanistan halts release of Taliban prisoners
Date: 2020-08-18 08:00:17 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:8551504
KABUL, Aug 18 (MENA) - The Taliban prisoners’ release process has been halted, the Presidential Palace announced on Monday. Seddiq Seddiqi, the spokesperson for the Presidential Palace was quoted by Khaama Press Tuesday as saying that the Taliban ....
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Russian energy minister tests positive for coronavirus
Date: 2020-08-18 07:00:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:8551399
MOSCOW, Aug 18 (MENA) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has tested positive for the coronavirus, TASS reported Tuesday quoting Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. "Unfortunately, Alexander Novak has contracted the coronavirus. Let’s wish ....
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US reports more than 35,000 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2020-08-18 06:56:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8551397
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (MENA) - The United States reported 35,112 new cases of Covid-19 and 445 virus-related deaths on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. These figures raise the national total to at least 5,438,325 cases and ....
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Canada's finance minister resigns
Date: 2020-08-18 06:08:48 GMT - Canada - World - SN:7 - ID:8551314
OTTAWA, Aug 17 (MENA) - Canada's embattled finance minister resigned from the cabinet and from Parliament on Monday, following reports of clashes with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and amid an ethics controversy involving a charity with ties to him ....
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Anti-government protesters defy virus measures in Argentina
Date: 2020-08-18 05:50:12 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:2 - ID:8551325
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 18 (MENA) - Thousands of opposition demonstrators took to the streets in cities across Argentina to protest against President Alberto Fernandez and his plans to extend confinement measures against the coronavirus, France 24 ....
