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Ukraine's coronavirus cases top 20,000 with 442 new infections
Date: 2020-05-22 15:34:37 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:44 - ID:8442595
KIEV, May 22 (MENA) - Ukraine has so far reported 20,148 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to Health Minister Maksym Stepanov. "Some 442 persons have fallen ill over the past day. During the entire period of the pandemic, ....
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Economic hit from coronavirus will be limited - Top Chinese official says
Date: 2020-05-22 14:45:48 GMT - China - World - SN:42 - ID:8442478
BEIJING, May 22 (MENA) - China has the ability to cope with the various risks and challenges amid the COVID-19 outbreak, and the Chinese economy is poised for steady, healthy and sustainable development, according to the country's top economic ....
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WHO chief: Dlrs 800m pledged for Covid-19 response
Date: 2020-05-22 14:44:00 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:40 - ID:8442536
GENEVA, May 22 (MENA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said almost dlrs 800 million has been pledged to help pay for its response to the coronavirus pandemic this year, CNN reported on Friday. That leaves a ....
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France reports 83 coronavirus deaths
Date: 2020-05-21 20:41:44 GMT - France - World - SN:78 - ID:8441694
PARIS, May 21 (MENA) – France has recorded 83 additional coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 28,215 since the start of the epidemic, the Directorate General of Health (DGS) said on Thursday (21 May) in a ....
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Malaysia reports 50 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths
Date: 2020-05-21 19:35:23 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:73 - ID:8441671
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (MENA) - Malaysian health authorities on Thursday reported 50 new coronavirus cases, raising the cumulative total to 7,059 cases. The health ministry also reported no new deaths, keeping total fatalities at 114.(MENA) M H ....
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Head of Chechen Republic ‘hospitalised’ with suspected coronavirus
Date: 2020-05-21 18:43:37 GMT - Chechnya - World - SN:71 - ID:8441594
GROZNY, May 21 (MENA) – Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has reportedly been taken ill with Covid-19. Rumors of the iracund strongman's evacuation to Moscow on private jet have been circling in anonymous social media channels since Wednesday. But ....
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Preparations for test flights of Russia's Sarmat missile go on amid pandemic - Official
Date: 2020-05-21 08:32:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:8440706
MOSCOW, May 21 (MENA) - Preparations for the test flights of Russia's new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile have not been interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov has said in an interview with ....
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Over 3 million jobs could be lost in Japan due to coronavirus
Date: 2020-05-20 21:54:40 GMT - Japan - World - SN:80 - ID:8440550
TOKYO, May 20 (MENA) - Up to 3.01 million jobs in Japan could be lost due to the new coronavirus pandemic in the year through next March, an impact more serious than the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, a research institute said Wednesday. In ....
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Greece says no coronavirus tests, no quarantine for tourists this summer
Date: 2020-05-20 21:16:16 GMT - Greece - World - SN:76 - ID:8440537
ATHENS, May 20 (MENA) – Tourists will be allowed to enter Greece without taking a coronavirus test or remaining in quarantine when international flights restart on July 1, but health officials will conduct spot tests when required, Tourism Minister ....
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WHO reports 106,000 new COVID-19 cases worldwide
Date: 2020-05-20 20:02:34 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:68 - ID:8440498
GENEVA, May 20 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern on Wednesday about the rising number of new coronavirus cases in poor countries, even as many rich nations have begun emerging from lockdown. The global health body ....
