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Coronavirus cases exceed 700,000 across the globe
Date: 2020-03-29 22:45:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:8374940
WASHINGTON, March 29 (MENA) – Coronavirus infections and deaths continue to creep up as the virus makes its way around the world, VOA reported. There were over 700,000 confirmed cases worldwide Sunday. The United States, the current ....
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Italy suffers another 756 coronavirus deaths in one day
Date: 2020-03-29 19:14:09 GMT - Italy - World - SN:70 - ID:8374788
ROME, March 29 (MENA) - Italy's coronavirus death toll has skyrocketed by 756 in one day, bringing the country's total fatalities to 10,779, the Daily Mail reported Sunday. The death toll in Italy alone - the highest in the world - accounts for ....
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US official warns coronavirus could kill over 100,000 Americans
Date: 2020-03-29 19:12:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:8374785
WASHINGTON, March 29 (MENA) – Director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci said Sunday he anticipates the coronavirus could kill between 100,000 and 200,000 Americans while infecting "millions," NBC News ....
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UK coronavirus death toll climbs to 1,228
Date: 2020-03-29 19:09:11 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:68 - ID:8374802
LONDON, March 29 (MENA) - The UK death toll from coronavirus increased by 209 people over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number to 1,228 so far. The figure was lower than Saturday's record rise of 260, which may bring some hope that the ....
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Over $3 trillion urgently needed to fight coronavirus in developing countries: UN
Date: 2020-03-29 14:19:16 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:49 - ID:8374381
WASHINGTON, March 29 (MENA) - The coronavirus crisis has officially pushed the world economy into a recession, Special UN Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Mahmoud Mohieldin said Sunday. Based on economic growth ....
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Pope Francis appeals for global ceasefire amid COVID-19 pandemic
Date: 2020-03-29 14:14:06 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:48 - ID:8374414
VATICAN CITY, March 29 (MENA) - Pope Francis Sunday highlighted an appeal launched by the Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres this week calling for an 'immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world', amidst the current ....
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Spain coronavirus death toll rises by 838
Date: 2020-03-29 13:34:53 GMT - Spain - World - SN:46 - ID:8374415
MADRID, March 29 (MENA) - Spanish authorities have said that a further 838 people have died from coronavirus, bringing the country's death toll to 6,528, The Independent reported on Sunday. The country's health ministry also announced more than ....
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Iran reports 123 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, toll rises to 2,640
Date: 2020-03-29 13:01:16 GMT - Iran - World - SN:45 - ID:8374323
TEHRAN, March 29 (MENA) - The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak, officially known as COVID-19, in Iran has risen to 2,640 with 38,309 confirmed cases, according to the latest reports by Iran’s health ministry. Unfortunately, 123 ....
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Tokyo confirms 68 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-03-29 13:00:29 GMT - Japan - World - SN:44 - ID:8374326
TOKYO, March 29 (MENA) - At least 68 new coronavirus infections were confirmed in Tokyo on Sunday, its biggest daily increase, a metropolitan government official said, as the capital struggles with a recent surge in the number of cases, Kyodo news ....
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COVID 19: ILO head urges global expansionary fiscal, monetary policies
Date: 2020-03-29 12:13:21 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:37 - ID:8374259
GENEVA, March 29 (MENA) - International Labour Organization Director General Guy Ryder Sunday said adopting unprecedented, expansionary fiscal and monetary policies is essential to prevent the current headlong downturn from becoming a prolonged ....
