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Italy: 100 doctors killed by coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-09 15:27:55 GMT - Italy - World - SN:53 - ID:8389158
ROME, April 9 (MENA) - One hundred Italian doctors have died of the novel coronavirus since the pandemic reached the country in February, Italy's main doctors' association said on Thursday, with analysts estimating that 10 percent of those infected ....
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UK: No easing of lockdown this Easter weekend
Date: 2020-04-09 15:24:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:8389161
LONDON, April 9 (MENA) - Downing Street has warned that there must be no easing up of coronavirus restrictions over the Easter weekend, the Telegraph reported Thursday. The UK government is due to carry out the first review next week of the ....
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IMF boosts emergency lending capacity to $100bn
Date: 2020-04-09 14:06:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:8389024
WASHINGTON, April 9 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund has doubled its emergency lending capacity, raising it to $100bn to meet demand from countries needing financial aid as they grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, Financial Times ....
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Combating COVID-19 requires global solidarity: OHCHR
Date: 2020-04-09 13:47:02 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:37 - ID:8388898
GENEVA, April 9 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Thursday said COVID-19 pandemic is generating suffering and damage in every region and poses a far-reaching threat to not only development, but also enhanced ....
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OIC holds emergency virtual meeting on combating coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-09 13:19:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:34 - ID:8388896
RIYADH, April 9 (MENA) - The Steering Committee on Health (SCH) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held here Thursday an emergency virtual meeting at the level of health ministers on novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, according to ....
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Russia ready to cut oil production by around 1.6 million bpd
Date: 2020-04-09 08:47:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:8388366
MOSCOW, April 9 (MENA) - Russia is ready to participate in the OPEC+ deal in line with its share in oil production of countries involved in the deal, Interfax news agency has reported. A Russian energy ministry source has said that Russia was ....
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Covid-19 could push half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam warns
Date: 2020-04-09 07:00:19 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:8 - ID:8388309
LONDON, April 9 (MENA) - The economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic could push half a billion more people into poverty unless action is taken to bail out developing countries, Oxfam has warned. The charity group is calling on world leaders ....
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Pompeo says not time for retribution against China over virus
Date: 2020-04-09 06:19:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8388315
WASHINGTON, April 9 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that it is too soon to talk about the consequences for China for what US officials believe is Beijing's slow reporting of the extent of the coronavirus crisis in China, US News ....
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US intelligence warned of China's spreading contagion in November
Date: 2020-04-08 22:25:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:8388240
WASHINGTON, April 8 (MENA) - US intelligence officials were warning as far back as late November that the novel coronavirus was spreading through China's Wuhan region and posing a threat to its people and daily life, according to ABC News. The US ....
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Italy closes ports to rescue ships
Date: 2020-04-08 21:35:45 GMT - Italy - World - SN:87 - ID:8388222
ROME, April 8 (MENA) - Non-national migrant rescue ships will no longer be able to dock in Italy, after the country declared its ports were not safe due to the coronavirus pandemic, Euro news reported. "Given the spread of Covid-19, Italian ports ....
