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U.S. ambassador's tweet on Global Hawk sparks controversy over publicity of sensitive military assets
Date: 2020-04-20 22:49:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:65 - ID:8403422
SEOUL, April 20 (MENA) - U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris' recent tweet about the arrival of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft in South Korea has sparked controversy over whether it is appropriate to reveal developments regarding sensitive military assets ....
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Covid-19 deaths in France surpass 20,000 as hospitalisations continue to fall
Date: 2020-04-20 21:20:53 GMT - France - World - SN:61 - ID:8403400
PARIS, April 20 (MENA) - France – which on Monday became the fourth country to record more than 20,000 deaths as a result of the pandemic and has the fourth-highest toll in the world – has been in virtual lockdown for nearly five weeks and is due to ....
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Branson says Virgin Atlantic will need UK government help to survive
Date: 2020-04-20 21:04:11 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:59 - ID:8403386
LONDON, April 20 (MENA) - Virgin Atlantic will collapse unless it receives the UK government support, Metro reported, quoting the airline's boss Sir Richard Branson. The Virgin Group boss said the airline needs taxpayer support in the form of a ....
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Russian embassy in Czech Republic refutes allegations about Russia’s involvement in cyberattacks
Date: 2020-04-20 20:56:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:8403392
PRAGUE, April 20 (MENA) - Russia’s embassy in the Czech Republic has slammed as provocation Czech media reports alleging that the recent hacker attack on medical institutions in that country were allegedly engineered by Russia, the Russian news ....
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US oil benchmark crashes below $3 a barrel, on track for lowest close
Date: 2020-04-20 18:57:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:51 - ID:8403259
NEW YORK, April 20 (MENA) - The soon-to-expire May contract for the US oil benchmark was on track Monday to finish in single digits for the lowest close and biggest one-day plunge on record for a front-month contract, reflecting a growing glut of ....
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At least 17 people killed in Canada's deadliest mass shooting
Date: 2020-04-20 14:55:20 GMT - Canada - World - SN:41 - ID:8402950
OTTAWA, April 19 (MENA) – At least 17 people have been killed in a mass shooting in Nova Scotia - the deadliest such attack in Canada's history, Sky News reported Monday. The suspected gunman, Gabriel Wortman, a 51-year-old, was dressed as a ....
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WHO chief calls on G20 to remove trade barriers impeding fight against coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-20 14:49:48 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:39 - ID:8403042
GENEVA, April 20 (MENA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for the removal of trade barriers that impede the fight against the novel coronavirus, TASS reported. In an address to a virtual ....
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Swiss coronavirus cases near 28,000
Date: 2020-04-20 14:15:23 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:36 - ID:8402855
BERN, April 20 (MENA) - Swiss health authorities reported 204 more coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of people who tested positive in Switzerland to 27,944 on Monday. The number of deaths rose to 1,142, the Federal Office of ....
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Belgium reaches 39,983 confirmed coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-04-20 13:50:41 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:33 - ID:8402851
BRUSSELS, April 19 (MENA) – As many as 1,487 new people have tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19) in Belgium, confirmed the Federal Public Health Service during a press conference on Monday. This brings the total number of cases in ....
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Pope Francis urges politicians to put aside disputes to overcome COVID-19
Date: 2020-04-20 13:34:04 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:31 - ID:8402725
VATICAN, April 20 (MENA) - Pope Francis urged politicians on Monday to put aside differences in order to deal with the coronavirus crisis in a united way. At Mass on Easter Monday at Casa Santa Marta, he urged prayers that governments, scientists ....
