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US cancels military drills with Philippines over coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-27 08:51:55 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:14 - ID:8371617
MANILA, March 27 (MENA) - The United States has canceled annual military exercises with treaty ally the Philippines, it said on Friday, as a precaution against a coronavirus pandemic. The exercises, set to run from May 4 to May 15, have taken ....
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Thailand reports 91 new coronavirus cases and one death
Date: 2020-03-27 08:39:24 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:13 - ID:8371616
BANGKOK, March 27 (MENA) - Thailand reported 91 new coronavirus cases and one fatality, bringing the total to 1,136 cases and five deaths, a health official said on Friday. The latest death was of a patient in Narathiwat province bordering ....
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Number of coronavirus cases in Germany rises to 42,288
Date: 2020-03-27 08:23:56 GMT - Germany - World - SN:12 - ID:8371560
BERLIN, March 27 (MENA) - The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Germany has risen to 42,288 and 253 people have died of the disease, statistics from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed on Friday, according to The New ....
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South Africa announces its first two coronavirus deaths
Date: 2020-03-27 08:22:57 GMT - South Africa - World - SN:11 - ID:8371575
JOHANNESBURG, March 27 (MENA) - South Africa has announced its first two deaths from the coronavirus as the country's cases rise above 1,000, The New York Times reported Friday. The health minister says in a statement that the deaths occurred in ....
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Number of coronavirus cases in South Korea hits 9,332
Date: 2020-03-27 08:12:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:8371564
SEOUL, March 27 (MENA) - South Korea once again urged people to stay home, avoid mass gatherings over the weekend and comply with self-isolation rules if they returned from abroad, as COVID-19 clusters continued to emerge amid a rise in imported ....
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China's Xi urges US to take substantive action in improving ties
Date: 2020-03-27 08:00:51 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:8371559
BEIJING, March 27 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on the United States to take substantive action in improving bilateral relations. In a phone conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump, Xi suggested that the two ....
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UN chief asks for wartime plan for coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-26 22:33:05 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:104 - ID:8371457
NEW YORK, March 26 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday asked the Group of 20 (G20) largest economies of the world for a "wartime plan" to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, ABC News reported. "We are at war with a virus -- and ....
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US coronavirus cases hit 81,000
Date: 2020-03-26 21:48:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:100 - ID:8371446
WASHINGTON, March 26 (MENA) - With at least 81,321 confirmed cases and more than 1,000 deaths, the US now appears to have more cases than any other country, according to a tally by the New York Times. The US is the world’s third most populous ....
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Japan to impose entry ban on 21 European countries, Iran
Date: 2020-03-26 20:12:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:89 - ID:8371392
TOKYO, March 26 (MENA) - Japan will impose an entry ban on foreign travelers coming from 21 European countries and Iran as part of stronger measures to contain the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday. Starting midnight ....
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Red Cross seeks $825 mn to fight coronavirus pandemic
Date: 2020-03-26 19:56:25 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:88 - ID:8371307
GENEVA, March 26 (MENA) - The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement on Thursday launched a revised emergency appeal for 800 million Swiss francs (823 million US dollars) to help the world's most vulnerable communities halt the spread of ....
