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Over 3,400 students, teachers suffer food poisoning near Tokyo
Date: 2020-07-02 23:00:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:79 - ID:8493366
TOKYO, July 2 (MENA) - More than 3,400 elementary and junior high school students and teachers have contracted food poisoning at 15 schools near Tokyo due to school lunches, Japanese local authorities said Thursday. Students started to complain ....
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US supreme court declines to hear bid by Iraqis to avoid deportation
Date: 2020-07-02 19:30:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8493242
WASHINGTON, July 2 (MENA) – The US Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear a bid by a large group of Iraqis convicted of crimes in the United States to prevent imminent deportation to their home country where they say they could face persecution ....
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Taking EU helm, Germany's Merkel calls on Europe to show resolve
Date: 2020-07-02 19:04:00 GMT - Germany - World - SN:63 - ID:8493219
BERLIN, July 2 (MENA) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged European Union leaders to reach agreement on a multi-billion euro coronavirus recovery fund, calling for resolve and saying Europe was facing the most difficult situation in its ....
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US, Mexican presidents to meet on July 8
Date: 2020-07-01 22:59:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:8492051
WASHINGTON, July 1 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump plans to meet with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House next Wednesday to mark the implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), The Hill ....
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UK summons Chinese ambassador over 'deep concern' for new security law
Date: 2020-07-01 21:25:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:8492040
LONDON, July 1 (MENA) - The Foreign Office has summoned the Chinese ambassador to make clear the UK's "deep concern" over the new Hong Kong national security law. Liu Xiaoming was called to a meeting with the Foreign Office's permanent ....
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US surpasses 2.6 million coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-07-01 19:30:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:8491948
WASHINGTON, July 1 (MENA) – Confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed 2.6 million throughout the country. Johns Hopkins University reported that 2,921 new infection cases and 68 deaths were reported on Wednesday. (MENA) K F ....
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Americans urged to curb Independence Day plans
Date: 2020-07-01 19:26:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8491923
NEW YORK, July 1 (MENA) – US health officials are urging Americans to scale back Independence Day plans as virus case levels reach disheartening new highs, with eight states setting single-day reporting records on Tuesday, The New York Times ....
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New York postpones indoor dining as record-breaking COVID surge swallows U.S.
Date: 2020-07-01 19:14:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:8491961
NEW YORK, July 1 (MENA) - New York City will postpone indoor dining indefinitely, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday, citing soaring infection rates tied to bars and restaurants in a growing number of U.S. states. New Jersey made the same ....
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US delegation wraps up Israel visit following failed talks over annexation plan
Date: 2020-07-01 14:54:25 GMT - palestine - World - SN:43 - ID:8491484
RAMALLAH, July 1 (MENA) - A US delegation returned home last night following the failure of talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the controversial West Bank annexation plan, Ynet reported. Netanyahu said Tuesday that ....
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WHO: 10 m COVID-19 cases detected globally
Date: 2020-07-01 14:18:10 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:37 - ID:8491290
CAIRO, July 1 (MENA) - Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, said about 10 million cases of COVID-19 have now been reported globally and about 500 000 deaths. During a virtual ....
