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  • Dutch researchers find Corona virus antibody

    Date: 2020-03-14 22:35:22 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:53 - ID:8353777

    AMSTERDAM, March 14 (MENA) - Researchers from Erasmus MC and Utrecht University have discovered an antibody against COVID-19, Innovation Origins reported Saturday. The scientific paper from the group of ten scientists is now ready for peer ....

  • WH checking temperatures of people close to Trump, VP

    Date: 2020-03-14 17:12:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:41 - ID:8353626

    WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - The White House announced Saturday it is now conducting temperature checks on anyone who is in close contact with US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, Alhurra reported. The move is being taken out ....

  • Apple temporarily shuts stores outside Greater China

    Date: 2020-03-14 11:58:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:8353088

    WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - Apple will temporarily close all stores outside of Greater China until March 27, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Saturday. The company will also commit $15 million to help with the worldwide recovery of the virus, CNN quoted ....

  • Trump says he will 'likely' receive coronavirus test

    Date: 2020-03-14 11:53:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:8353087

    WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said he would "likely" receive a coronavirus test "fairly soon," CNN reported. This comes as he minimized the prospects of having contracted the virus from a Brazilian press aide who later ....

  • Vietnam suspends entry for travelers coming from 26 European countries

    Date: 2020-03-14 09:31:08 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:15 - ID:8352872

    HANOI, March 14 (MENA) - Vietnam is suspending travel from certain European countries, CNN quoted a government statement as saying on Saturday. The ban will apply to travelers who have been in 26 European countries, known as the Schengen Area, ....

  • Russia bans Upper House lawmakers from travelling abroad

    Date: 2020-03-14 09:18:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:8352850

    MOSCOW, March 14 (MENA) - Russia's Upper House senators are prohibited from travelling abroad since the coronavirus outbreak has been declared a pandemic, Speaker of the House Valentina Matvienko said on Saturday. According to Matvienko, visits ....

  • All travelers to New Zealand to self-isolate

    Date: 2020-03-14 07:20:07 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:11 - ID:8352747

    WELLINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced new restrictions requiring travelers to be quarantined for 14 days upon entry into the country in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus, ABC News reported ....

  • Coronavirus cases soar to 8,086 in S. Korea

    Date: 2020-03-14 07:10:46 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:8352733

    SEOUL, March 14 (MENA) - South Korea reported 107 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the nation's total infections to 8,086, Yonhap news agency quoted the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) as saying on Saturday. The number of ....

  • Merkel: Coronavirus common challenge for Europe, world

    Date: 2020-03-14 06:57:38 GMT - Germany - World - SN:8 - ID:8352732

    BERLIN, March 14 (MENA) - The novel coronavirus situation is a common challenge for all countries that requires joint efforts, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a meeting with German business people, which focused on the economic aftermath of ....

  • Gates steps down from Microsoft's board to focus on his charities

    Date: 2020-03-14 06:56:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:8352734

    WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - Bill Gates is leaving the board of Microsoft, the company announced Friday. The Microsoft co-founder, 64, is to dedicate more of his time to his charity, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Daily Mail reported, ....

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