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1,177 coronavirus cases confirmed among Russian servicemen
Date: 2020-05-02 19:41:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:8418213
MOSCOW, May 2 (MENA) - More than 1,177 novel coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Russian armed forces, TASS quoted the country's Defense Ministry as saying Saturday. "In the course of large-scale testing in the Russian armed forces in a ....
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UK coronavirus death toll nears 28,000
Date: 2020-05-02 18:54:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:47 - ID:8418180
LONDON, May 2 (MENA) - The UK's coronavirus death toll has risen to at least 27, 975 after 465 more people died in hospitals, Metro reported Saturday. The toll was updated after England recorded another 370 deaths in hospitals, Scotland another ....
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UK's coronavirus death toll rises by 621 to 28,131
Date: 2020-05-02 17:30:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:8418076
LONDON, May 2 (MENA) - The number of people who have died with coronavirus in hospitals, care homes and the wider community in the UK has risen by 621 to 28,131, Sky News reported Saturday. The number of people who have tested positive for ....
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5.9-magnitude tremor hits near Greek island
Date: 2020-05-02 16:11:58 GMT - Greece - World - SN:34 - ID:8418050
ATHENS, May 2 (MENA) - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has struck the Mediterranean south of the Greek island of Crete, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) has said. The earthquake hit at a depth of 10km on Saturday afternoon, ....
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Masks mandatory on public transport as Spain eases strict lockdown
Date: 2020-05-02 15:44:45 GMT - Spain - World - SN:32 - ID:8418009
Madrid, May 2 (MENA) - Spain will make masks mandatory on public transport from Monday to prevent a new wave of coronavirus infections as it starts lifting strict lockdown measures, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday. The ....
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Russia’s coronavirus situation unfolding according to European scenario, says mayor
Date: 2020-05-02 14:37:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:8417978
MOSCOW, May 2 (MENA) - Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said that the coronavirus situation in Russia as a whole is unfolding according to the European scenario rather than the Chinese one, TASS reported. "Over the past month and a half, more ....
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Japanese government prods schools to partially reopen as pandemic eases
Date: 2020-05-02 12:15:17 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:8417788
TOKYO, May 2 (MENA) - The Japanese education ministry has presented the option for schools to reopen for some grades only amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Japan Times reported The proposal was made to local education boards on Friday. Most ....
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Moody’s affirms Saudi Arabia’s rating at A1, modifies outlook
Date: 2020-05-02 10:08:37 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:13 - ID:8417437
NEW YORK, May 2 (MENA) - Moody’s Investors Service, one of the world's leading rating agencies, affirmed Saudi Arabia’s sovereign credit rating at “A1”, however, it modified the Kingdom’s outlook to “negative” from “stable”, Saudi Gazette reported ....
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Germany: COVID-19 cases rise to 161,703
Date: 2020-05-02 09:47:15 GMT - Germany - World - SN:11 - ID:8417436
BERLIN, May 2 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose by 945 to 161,703, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The death toll rose by 94 to 6,575, according to the Star ....
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India records highest single-day coronavirus increase
Date: 2020-05-02 09:46:19 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:8417435
NEW DELHI, May 2 (MENA) - India recorded the biggest single-day jump of 2,293 coronavirus cases, taking the total to 37,336, Indian NDTV channel quoted the Union Health Ministry as saying on Saturday. As many as 1,218 deaths linked to the highly ....
