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  • Vatican Pope reiterates appeal for global ceasefire to combat COVID 19

    Date: 2020-07-20 07:44:58 GMT - Italy - World - SN:9 - ID:8514400

    ROME, July 20 (MENA) - Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for a global ceasefire to combat the coronavirus pandemic that continues to claim lives and wreak havoc on the economy, Vatican News reported. Speaking during the Angelus in St. Peter’s ....

  • Russian university completes clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccine

    Date: 2020-07-20 06:54:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:7 - ID:8514310

    MOSCOW, July 20 (MENA) - Russia has become the first country to have completed clinical trials of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate, after Sechenov University said that it had concluded its study, Sputnik news agency. According to Sechenov University ....

  • Global coronavirus cases hit over 13.8 million - WHO

    Date: 2020-07-19 17:11:56 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:67 - ID:8513650

    GENEVA, July 19 (MENA) - There are now over 13.8 million confirmed COVID-19 cases globally, with over 593,087 fatalities and nearly eight million recoveries, according to the latest tally from the World Health Organization on Saturday. The ....

  • Austria registers 82 new coronavirus cases within past 24 hours

    Date: 2020-07-19 10:45:01 GMT - Austria - World - SN:24 - ID:8513366

    VIENNA, July 19 (MENA) - The Health Ministry registered 82 new coronavirus infections within the past 24 hours. A statement issued by the ministry Sunday said, the new infections bring the caseloads in the country to 19, 655, adding that 17, 599 ....

  • Only 23.9% in Japan look forward to Tokyo Olympics next summer: poll

    Date: 2020-07-19 10:20:40 GMT - Japan - World - SN:23 - ID:8513372

    TOKYO, July 19 (MENA) - Only 23.9 percent of people in Japan are in favor of holding next summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as scheduled, while more than half of the country's populace have been dissatisfied with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ....

  • Russia reports 6,109 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2020-07-19 09:31:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:8513312

    MOSCOW, July 19 (MENA) - Russia on Sunday reported 6,109 new cases and 95 more deaths from the coronavirus. The nationwide tally of infections has risen to 771,546 cases, Russia’s coronavirus crisis response center said. The death toll now ....

  • South Korea registers 34 coronavirus cases within past 24 hours

    Date: 2020-07-19 06:45:15 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:8513155

    SEOUL, July 19 (MENA) - South Korea identified 34 new coronavirus cases, raising the total caseload to 13,745, of the newly reported cases, 21 were locally transmitted, reported Yonhap News Agency Sunday quoting Korea Centers for Disease Control and ....

  • China reports 16 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-07-19 06:21:18 GMT - China - World - SN:5 - ID:8513160

    BEIJING, July 19 (MENA) - China reported 16 new COVID-19 cases as of the end of Saturday, up from 22 reported a day earlier, the Chinese national health authority said on Sunday. Of the new infections, 13 were found in Urumqi, the capital of ....

  • Mexico reports 7,615 new cases of coronavirus, 578 more deaths

    Date: 2020-07-19 05:34:42 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:3 - ID:8513138

    MEXICO CITY, July 19 (MENA) - Mexico’s Health Ministry on Saturday reported 7,615 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 578 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 338,913 cases and 38,888 deaths, Russia Today channel ....

  • Spain urges Barcelonians to stay home amid rise in COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2020-07-18 16:39:22 GMT - Spain - World - SN:33 - ID:8512806

    MADRID, July 18 (MENA) - Spanish authorities urged some four million people, including residents of Barcelona, to stay home, in a major toughening of its response to an increase in coronavirus cases, The New York Times reported. European leaders ....

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