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US Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 170,000
Date: 2020-08-17 21:04:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:8551258
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (MENA) - The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic passed 170,000, while the number of new cases declined, reaching the lowest daily level since June 29. The U.S. reported just over 42,000 new cases for Sunday, a sharp ....
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Lira’s retreat reveals Turkey's ineffective fiscal policies: Expert
Date: 2020-08-17 17:09:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8550925
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (MENA) - The lira weakened for a fourth day in a sign to traders that the central bank’s efforts to stem its declines by raising the average cost of borrowing are falling short. The Turkish currency slid almost 0.4% versus the ....
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Merkel says corona numbers worrying
Date: 2020-08-17 12:34:02 GMT - Germany - World - SN:41 - ID:8550444
BERLIN, Aug 17 (MENA) – German Chancellor Merkel described the increasing number of corona infections in Germany as worrying, but still manageable, Deutschlandfunk Kultur reported on Monday. Accordingly, Merkel said there could be no further ....
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2nd round of US-Russia disarmament talks to start in Vienna
Date: 2020-08-17 11:03:52 GMT - Austria - World - SN:35 - ID:8550284
VIENNA, Aug 17 (MENA) - The United States and Russia will start the second round of nuclear disarmament talks here on Monday, Xinhua reported. US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister ....
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Magnitude 5 earthquake felt in southern Greece
Date: 2020-08-17 09:59:47 GMT - Greece - World - SN:25 - ID:8550112
ATHENS, Aug 17 (MENA) - A relatively deep (92 km) magnitude 5 earthquake occurred this morning in the Aegean Sea between Attika and Milos Island, according to media reports. Its epicenter was located 119 km S of the capital Athens or 55 km SE of ....
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 561 to 224,014: RKI
Date: 2020-08-17 08:12:13 GMT - Germany - World - SN:20 - ID:8549989
BERLIN, Aug 17 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 561 to 224,014, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The reported death toll rose by one to 9,232, the tally ....
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China grants 1st COVID-19 vaccine patent to domestic candidate
Date: 2020-08-17 07:34:30 GMT - China - World - SN:15 - ID:8549913
BEIJING, Aug 17 (MENA) - Chinese authorities have granted the first invention patent to a domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which experts said demonstrates the vaccine's originality and creativity and would enhance the international ....
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S. Korea reports 197 new virus infections amid fears of resurgence in greater capital
Date: 2020-08-17 07:32:39 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:8549915
SEOUL, Aug 17 (MENA) - South Korea reported 197 more cases of the new coronavirus on Monday as it battles sporadic outbreaks in Seoul and its neighboring area amid growing fears of resurgence in the greater Seoul area, Yonhap reported. The ....
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Taliban IED experts blown up by own bomb in a mosque in North of Afghanistan
Date: 2020-08-17 07:08:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:8549886
KABUL, Aug 17 (MENA) - A group of Taliban elements sustained casualties as they were busy manufacturing an improvised explosive device, roadside bomb, in a mosque in North of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. The 209th Shaheen Corps in a ....
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Trump now has a profile on TikTok rival Triller
Date: 2020-08-17 07:00:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:8549894
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has joined Triller, a rival to the video sharing app TikTok that he wants to ban in the US, Al Hurra TV reported First noted by New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz, Trump’s Triller account ....
