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Ivory Coast premier, presidential hopeful passed away
Date: 2020-07-08 22:14:20 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - World - SN:76 - ID:8501119
YAMOUSSOUKRO, July 8 (MENA) - Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the presidential candidate of Ivory Coast's ruling party, died Wednesday at 61. Coulibaly's death was announced Wednesday on national television, ABC News reported. Meanwhile, ....
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Canadian deficit to hit 254 bln USD this year: minister
Date: 2020-07-08 21:57:52 GMT - Canada - World - SN:75 - ID:8501120
OTTAWA, July 8 (MENA) - The Canadian deficit is expected to hit 343.2 billion Canadian dollars (about 254 billion U.S. dollars) this fiscal year due to massive economic aid and stimulus plans against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian Finance ....
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Mauritania to lift lock-down, resume domestic flights Friday
Date: 2020-07-08 21:39:03 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:73 - ID:8501097
NOUAKCHOTT, July 8 (MENA) - The Mauritanian government will lift the curfew, which was imposed to stem the spread of COVID-19, allowing citizens to move freely between cities and provinces as of Friday. Domestic flights will also be resumed on ....
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United Airlines warns it may furlough 36,000 staff
Date: 2020-07-08 21:31:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:8501106
WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) - United Airlines Holdings Inc. said it is exploring the possibility of shedding almost half its U.S. workforce, the first major domestic carrier to detail how deep the industry might have to retrench amid the ....
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Italy reports 193 new cases, 15 more deaths
Date: 2020-07-08 19:25:23 GMT - Italy - World - SN:62 - ID:8501022
ROME, July 8 (MENA) - New coronavirus infections in Italy have started rising again, the health ministry said Wednesday, reporting a rise of 193 cases in the last 24 hours, compared to 138 Tuesday. Four regions have no new cases: Umbria, ....
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Bolsonaro says he's taking hydroxychloroquine after positive coronavirus test
Date: 2020-07-08 17:57:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:55 - ID:8500908
WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that he is taking hydroxychloroquine to treat his coronavirus infection and that it was making him feel “a lot better,” The Hill reported Bolsonaro, a right-wing populist with ....
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Senegal reports 110 new Covid 19 infections
Date: 2020-07-08 16:55:04 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:46 - ID:8500855
DAKAR, July 8 (MENA) - Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action on Wednesday reported 110 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 7,657 in Senegal. According to the ministry's director of prevention ....
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US notifies UN of withdrawal from WHO
Date: 2020-07-07 22:41:12 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:77 - ID:8499802
GENEVA, July 7 (MENA) - The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO). The withdrawal notice, sent to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, will take effect ....
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Corruption threatens states' ability to recover from COVID-19: Ghada Waly
Date: 2020-07-07 22:20:39 GMT - Austria - World - SN:75 - ID:8499778
VIENNA, July 7 (MENA) - Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly took part in a high-level virtual conference on "Good Governance and the Fight Against Corruption in the Digital Era." The two-day conference, which ....
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Cyprus: EU partners aim to rein in Turkey's 'expansionism'
Date: 2020-07-07 14:11:47 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:45 - ID:8499188
NICOSIA, July 7 (MENA) - Cyprus and its European Union partners are working to rein in Turkey’s “expansionist policy” in the eastern Mediterranean amid heightened tensions over an offshore search for hydrocarbons, Cypriot president Nicos ....
