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Russia to resume flights with Britain, Turkey, Tanzania from Aug 1
Date: 2020-07-27 07:39:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:8 - ID:8523390
MOSCOW, July 27 (MENA) - Russia plans to restart international flights to Britain, Turkey and Tanzania on Aug. 1 more than four months after closing its borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Moscow Times reported Monday. Russia grounded ....
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Mexican minister dies of coronavirus
Date: 2020-07-26 20:16:18 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:64 - ID:8523201
MEXICO CITY, July 26 (MENA) - The health minister of the Mexican state of Chihuahua Jesus Grajeda has died, Chihuahua’s governor said on Sunday, nearly two weeks after Grajeda was hospitalized with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the ....
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Coronavirus cases breach 80,000 in Philippines with 2,110 new patients
Date: 2020-07-26 18:47:14 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:56 - ID:8523023
MANILA, July 26 (MENA) - Filipino health authorities reported 2,110 coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the national caseload to 80,448. Along with the recent cases were 382 recoveries and 39 deaths, which bring their totals to 26,110 and 1,932 ....
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Over 6,000 anti-Pakistan militants hide in Afghanistan: UN
Date: 2020-07-26 16:27:48 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:50 - ID:8522904
ISLAMABAD, July 26 (MENA) - A UN report says more than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents are hiding in Afghanistan, most belonging to the outlawed Pakistani Taliban group responsible for attacking Pakistani military and civilian targets. The report ....
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Malaysia searches for 24 Rohingya feared drowned off island
Date: 2020-07-26 15:50:57 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:45 - ID:8522902
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (MENA) - Malaysian authorities said Sunday that they were searching for two dozen Rohingya refugees who are feared to have drowned after jumping off their boat off the northern resort island of Langkawi, The New York Times ....
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Iran confirms 2,333 new cases of COVID-19
Date: 2020-07-26 12:22:24 GMT - Iran - World - SN:32 - ID:8522545
TEHRAN, July 26 (MENA) - Iran's confirmed novel coronavirus cases rose to 291,172 on Sunday after an overnight registration of 2,333 new infections, the official IRNA news agency reported. Sima Sadat Lari, the spokeswoman for Iran's Ministry of ....
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WHO: More than 15mn confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide
Date: 2020-07-26 11:56:47 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:27 - ID:8522445
GENEVA, July 26 (MENA) - Globally, as of Sunday morning there have been 15,745,102 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 639,317 deaths, reported WHO. In Africa, some 679,962 cases have been reported, while in North and South America a total of ....
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UN Chief: Protection should be provided for human trafficking victims
Date: 2020-07-26 11:55:57 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:26 - ID:8522441
CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) - The world this year will mark the Global Day Against Trafficking in Persons amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus that made victims more vulnerable for exploitation by human traffickers. The United Nations Office on ....
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South Africa’s Trade Minister tests positive for Covid-19
Date: 2020-07-26 09:14:38 GMT - South Africa - World - SN:16 - ID:8522327
JOHANNESBURG, July 26 (MENA) - South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel tested positive for Covid-19, the presidency said as quoted by Bloomberg. Patel is quarantining and will work from home. Those who’ve had ....
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Rio de Janeiro cancels New Year's Eve festivities over virus
Date: 2020-07-26 07:47:52 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:12 - ID:8522205
BRASILIA, July 26 (MENA) - The annual New Year's Eve celebrations which traditionally see millions of people gathered on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro have been canceled this year as Brazil grapples with surging coronavirus infections, France ....
