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Johns Hopkins University: Global coronavirus deaths exceed 150,000
Date: 2020-04-17 23:07:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:8399871
WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) - The number of people known to have died worldwide since the outbreak began has passed the 150,000 mark, according to Johns Hopkins University, the Guardian reported. The university has said the figure has been ....
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Coronavirus vaccine taskforce launched by UK government
Date: 2020-04-17 23:06:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:71 - ID:8399867
LONDON, April 17 (MENA) - A UK Government taskforce has been launched to speed up the hunt for a coronavirus vaccination, The Telegraph reported on Friday. The taskforce, led by chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance and deputy chief ....
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Italy reports 575 new coronavirus deaths, bringing total to 22,745
Date: 2020-04-17 20:41:56 GMT - Italy - World - SN:65 - ID:8399804
ROME, April 17 (MENA) - Italy has seen its number of daily coronavirus deaths rise by 50 to 575 as its descent from the outbreak's peak continues to stall despite a six-week lockdown, the Daily Mail reported. The country had recorded 525 deaths ....
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Lavrov, Pompeo discuss coronavirus, oil market crisis
Date: 2020-04-17 20:29:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:8399808
MOSCOW, April 17 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed their readiness to continue Russian-US coordination in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic and to overcome the crisis in ....
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New 630 deaths recorded in New York
Date: 2020-04-17 17:38:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:8399650
WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) - Another 630 people have died in New York due to the novel coronavirus, bringing the overall death toll to 12,822, Alhurra reported Friday. It's the second day day in a row new deaths were over 600. Single-day deaths ....
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Kremlin slams as unacceptable Google's move to block Russian media outlet accounts
Date: 2020-04-17 16:53:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:57 - ID:8399649
MOSCOW, April 17 (MENA) - The Kremlin believes that Google's move to block the accounts of Russian media outlets is unacceptable, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. When asked about the Kremlin's attitude towards such ....
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Afghan forces conduct preemptive raids against Taliban militants in Kandahar
Date: 2020-04-17 16:30:11 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:56 - ID:8399637
KABUL, April 17 (MENA) - The Afghan forces conducted preemptive raids against Taliban militants in southern Kandahar province, killing at least 4 militants, Khaama Press reported. In its statement, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said a group of ....
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Afghanistan extends curfew in Kabul to fight coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-17 16:29:22 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:55 - ID:8399563
KABUL, April 17 (MENA) - The Afghan government decided to extend curfew in Kabul city, while announcing an exemption for the employees of 30 governmental and non-governmental organizations, Khaama Press reported on Friday. Tariq Arian, a ....
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INCB encourages governments to counter drugs trafficking amid COVID-19
Date: 2020-04-17 16:14:29 GMT - Austria - World - SN:54 - ID:8399597
VIENNA, April 17 (MENA) - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is continuing to support governments worldwide to counter the illicit manufacture, marketing and trafficking of dangerous non-scheduled new psychoactive substances - such as ....
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Russia says ready to help Ukraine extinguish Chernobyl wildfires
Date: 2020-04-17 16:12:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:8399589
MOSCOW, April 17 (MENA) - Moscow is ready to assist Kyiv in containing wildfires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. According to spokeswoman for the Ministry, Maria Zakharova, Russia is ready to consider such an ....
