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Pentagon halts service member travel to countries most affected by coronavirus for 60 days
Date: 2020-03-12 10:17:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:8350454
WASHINGTON, March 12 (MENA) - The US Defense Department (DOD) will implement a 60-day travel ban for service members, DOD civilians and their families to and from countries whose populations have been the most stricken by coronavirus, the Pentagon ....
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Congressional staffer tests positive for coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-12 09:33:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:8350439
WASHINGTON, March 12 (MENA) - An employee in Sen. Maria Cantwell's office has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the first publicly known case of a congressional staffer with the disease, CNN reported. A statement from Cantwell's ....
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US State Department raises global travel advisory, urges US citizens to reconsider travel abroad
Date: 2020-03-12 09:30:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:8350299
WASHINGTON, March 12 (MENA) - The US State Department raised the worldwide travel advisory to Level 3: Reconsider Travel, urging US citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic, CNN reported Thursday. "The Department of ....
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Coronavirus count touches 73 in India
Date: 2020-03-12 09:28:48 GMT - India - World - SN:16 - ID:8350425
NEW DELHI, March 12 (MENA) - In India, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases reached 73, The Times of India reported. The government has formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) to monitor the situation and take measures to curtail the rise in ....
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US Congress passes war powers resolution limiting Trump's military action against Iran
Date: 2020-03-12 09:15:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8350355
WASHINGTON, March 12 (MENA) - The US House of Representatives passed a resolution on Wednesday that would limit US President Donald Trump's power to make war against Iran. The House passed a nonbinding version earlier this year, but the US ....
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EU Council President warns of economic disruption after Trump announces travel ban
Date: 2020-03-12 08:43:31 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:13 - ID:8350298
BRUSSELS, March 12 (MENA) - European Union's council president Charles Michel tweeted that the EU would "assess the situation today" after President Donald Trump's earlier announcement banning travel from 26 European countries to the US, CNN ....
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Kazakhstan suspends all public events over coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-12 08:30:43 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:12 - ID:8350345
NOURSULTAN, March 12 (MENA) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev wrote on Twitter on Thursday that Kazakhstan is suspending all public events and taking special preventive measures due to the global spread of the coronavirus, The New York Times ....
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US has 1,272 coronavirus cases, 38 deaths
Date: 2020-03-12 07:54:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8350270
WASHINGTON, March 12 (MENA) - The United States has at least 1,272 cases of the coronavirus and 38 deaths, according to state and local health agencies and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CNN reported that 70 cases are ....
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Malaysia launches special fund to help those affected in coronavirus outbreak
Date: 2020-03-12 07:49:46 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:9 - ID:8350226
PUTRAJAYA, March 12 (MENA) - Malaysia's new Perikatan Nasional government has launched a special fund to provide financial aid to those affected by the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the government would ....
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11 more coronavirus cases in Tailand
Date: 2020-03-12 07:44:41 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:8 - ID:8350227
BANGKOK, March 12 (MENA) - Thailand has 11 more patients infected with the coronavirus, all friends who went out drinking together despite some being ill, Bangkok Post quoted the Public Health Ministry as saying on Thursday. The ministry said the ....
