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France to extend coronavirus lockdown beyond April 15
Date: 2020-04-08 20:50:08 GMT - France - World - SN:85 - ID:8388176
PARIS, April 8 (MENA) - France will extend its nationwide lockdown, put in place to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, beyond April 15, the French Presidential Palace said on Wednesday. In a statement carried by France 24 news network, ....
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New York reports 779 deaths from coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-08 19:47:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:8388148
NEW YORK, April 8 (MENA) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New York state had a single-day high of 779 deaths over the last 24 hours. That’s up 48 from the previous high set Tuesday. He emphasized the science behind hospitalization-to-death ratio, echoing ....
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Italy reports 542 new deaths as daily rate slows
Date: 2020-04-08 18:16:42 GMT - Italy - World - SN:71 - ID:8388063
ROME, April 8 (MENA) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 542 on Wednesday, a lower tally than the 604 the day before, but the number of new cases pushed higher to 3,836 compared with a previous 3,039, ABC news reported. The total ....
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WHO director calls for not politicizing coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-08 17:47:53 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:65 - ID:8388026
GENEVA, April 8 (MENA) - The director-general of the World Health Organization Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned world leaders not to politicize the response to COVID-19, saying doing so will lead to more deaths. Tedros made the comments at a ....
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Bernie Sanders suspends presidential campaign
Date: 2020-04-08 16:43:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:8387954
WASHINGTON, April 8 (MENA) - Senator Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign to become US president, ABC news reported. The development clears the way for former vice-president Joe Biden to become the Democratic party's nominee. Mr Sanders, ....
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EIB Group contributes € 5.2 billion to EU response to Covid-19 outside European Union
Date: 2020-04-08 14:32:22 GMT - Luxembourg - World - SN:43 - ID:8387737
LUXEMBOURG, April 8 (MENA) - The European Investment Bank Group, the bank of the European Union, today announced details of a comprehensive response to the coronavirus pandemic outside the EU that will provide up to € 5.2 billion in the coming ....
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48 people recovered from coronavirus in Moscow
Date: 2020-04-08 14:08:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:41 - ID:8387680
MOSCOW, April 8 (MENA) - The number of coronavirus cases in Moscow has grown by 660 to 5,841, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Wednesday. Over the past day, 48 people have been discharged from hospitals in Moscow, TASS news ....
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Boris Johnson is 'stable', in intensive care but has not been put on a ventilator and does not have pneumonia, Downing St says
Date: 2020-04-08 10:39:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:24 - ID:8387235
LONDON, April 8 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in a stable condition, has not been put on a ventilator and does not have pneumonia but was still in intensive care, Downing Street confirmed on night. The prime minister was ....
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Taliban militants kill 8 civilians after abducting them in Balkh province
Date: 2020-04-08 10:38:52 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:23 - ID:8387231
KABUL, April 8 (MENA) - The Taliban militants killed eight civilians after abducting them in northern Balkh province, Khaama Press quoted the local officials as saying. Sources in Balkh Police Headquarters confirmed that the Taliban militants ....
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Coronavirus cases in Japan hit 1,339
Date: 2020-04-08 09:52:45 GMT - Japan - World - SN:21 - ID:8387228
TOKYO, April 8 (MENA) - The Japanese capital registered on Wednesday a record number in coronavirus cases reaching 144 cases in one day following the announcement of the state of emergency in the country on Tuesday. According to Japan Times ....
