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  • S. Korea reports 146 new virus cases, total now at 9,478

    Date: 2020-03-28 07:08:58 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:8372730

    SEOUL, March 28 (MENA) - South Korea reported 146 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, bringing the nation's total infections to 9,478, the official Yonhap news agency quoted the public health agency as saying. The death toll rose by five ....

  • Over 500 members of the NYPD have coronavirus

    Date: 2020-03-28 06:38:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8372722

    NEW YORK, March 28 (MENA) - Nearly 200 more NYPD cops tested positive for the coronavirus in less than a day — causing the number of infected department members to soar above 550. According to a spokesman for the NYPD, 486 uniformed officers and ....

  • NATO forces intercept Russian aircraft, track Russian ships

    Date: 2020-03-27 22:40:29 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:79 - ID:8372658

    BRUSSELS, March 27 (MENA) - Belgian Air Force jets which are part of NATO air policing in the Baltic Sea region intercepted a Russian military aircraft flying close to Allied airspace after it failed to respect international safety norms, the ....

  • Trump signs into law $2 trillion coronavirus bailout

    Date: 2020-03-27 22:35:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:8372656

    WASHINGTON, March 27 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a historic $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package, the largest stimulus deal in United States history, as the pandemic devastates the nation's economy and sickens ....

  • Italy has deadliest day from coronavirus with 969 fatalities

    Date: 2020-03-27 18:16:41 GMT - Italy - World - SN:66 - ID:8372432

    ROME, March 27 (MENA) - The Italian civil protection agency said Friday that 9,134 people have died with the coronavirus in Italy, 969 up on the number given on Thursday. It is the highest daily rise in deaths anywhere in the world since the ....

  • North Macedonia officially joins NATO

    Date: 2020-03-27 18:12:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:8372489

    WASHINGTON, March 27 (MENA) - North Macedonia has officially become NATO's 30th member, the alliance announced Friday. North Macedonia became NATO's newest member with the presentation of its "instrument of accession" to the US State Department ....

  • Coronavirus: UK death toll rises to 759

    Date: 2020-03-27 17:03:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:64 - ID:8372372

    LONDON, March 27 (MENA) - A total of 759 people who tested positive for coronavirus have now died in the UK, according to health officials, marking a 181 rise in deaths from Thursday’s figures, The Independent reported. The Department of Health ....

  • Russia suspends int'l flights

    Date: 2020-03-27 15:38:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:8372316

    MOSCOW, March 27 (MENA) - Russia suspended regular international flights due to the coronavirus outbreak, its air carriers will only evacuate passengers from abroad, TASS news agency reported. About 53,000 people have returned to Russia from ....

  • S. Korea calls in Chinese amb. over Beijing's decision to ban entry of foreigners

    Date: 2020-03-27 15:17:46 GMT - south korea - World - SN:55 - ID:8372258

    SEOUL, March 27 (MENA) - The foreign ministry called in Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming on Friday over Beijing's banning of the entry of foreigners without prior notice, which a senior Seoul official called "regrettable.", according ....

  • Coronavirus cases rise to 1298 in Pakistan

    Date: 2020-03-27 14:55:16 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:53 - ID:8372090

    ISLAMABAD, March 27 (MENA) - The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Pakistan rose to 1,298 on Friday after more people tested positive in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad Capital Territory, Geo News reported. Sindh ....

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