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Austria lifts travel restrictions for 31 European countries
Date: 2020-06-16 10:54:52 GMT - Austria - World - SN:26 - ID:8471210
VIENNA, June 16 (MENA) - The Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced further relaxation of the COVID19-related travel restrictions as of Tuesday, describing the move as a big step towards a new travel normality. After it became possible to ....
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John Hopkins: Worldwide cases soar past 8 million as global death toll tops 436,000
Date: 2020-06-16 09:07:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:8471025
WASHINGTON, June 16 (MENA) - The worldwide number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases eclipsed 8 million late Monday and has resulted in at least 436,322 deaths, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally. More than one-quarter of the ....
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Chinese president presides over Afro-Chinese summit on fighting coronavirus
Date: 2020-06-16 06:34:50 GMT - China - World - SN:7 - ID:8470885
BEIJING, June 16 (MENA) - President Xi Jinping will chair on Wednesday an extraordinary Afro-Chinese summit on solidarity for fighting coronavirus. According to Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying, the summit will be held via video ....
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WHO: Covid-19 not transmitted by blood transfusion
Date: 2020-06-15 20:49:37 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:52 - ID:8470788
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - A senior WHO official said on Monday that the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) is not transmitted by blood transfusion. Regional Advisor on Essential Medicines and their Techniques at the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern ....
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Gov't officials in China sacked over new Covid-19 cases in Beijing
Date: 2020-06-15 07:22:50 GMT - China - World - SN:10 - ID:8469509
BEIJING, June 15 (MENA) - Several government officials have been sacked in China after new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in the capital Beijing after 56 days of not recording any infection cases. Zhou Yuqing, deputy head of southern ....
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Italy reports 44 new coronavirus deaths
Date: 2020-06-14 21:41:13 GMT - Italy - World - SN:75 - ID:8469418
ROME, June 14 (MENA) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 44 on Sunday, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the tally of new cases increased by 338, The New York Times reported. The total death toll since the outbreak came ....
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Putin: President relinquishes some powers to parliament in new constitution
Date: 2020-06-14 20:15:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:68 - ID:8469200
MOSCOW, June 14 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that adopting amendments to the Russian constitution is a step towards the democratization of the society as they envisage transferring some presidential powers to the parliament, ....
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Trade adviser says the White House wants $2 trillion manufacturing stimulus
Date: 2020-06-14 08:56:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:8468473
WASHINGTON, June 14 (MENA) - White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said the White House is targeting a phase four stimulus package focusing on American manufacturing that will be "at least $2 trillion dollars." "We are facing significant ....
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Germany: confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 247 to 186,269
Date: 2020-06-14 07:45:13 GMT - Germany - World - SN:13 - ID:8468378
BERLIN, June 14 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 247 to 186,269, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reported death toll rose by six to 8,787, according ....
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US reports 734 coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours
Date: 2020-06-14 07:23:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:8468357
WASHINGTON, June 14 (MENA) - The United States has reported 734 coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours bringing the total death toll to 115,436, Al-Hurra TV Channel said Sunday quoting a John Hopkins University report. US continues to report ....
