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Japan adopts 1 trillion yen level fresh package to fight coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-10 11:52:56 GMT - Japan - World - SN:34 - ID:8347556
TOKYO, March 10 (MENA) - Japan on Tuesday adopted a 1 trillion yen level fresh emergency package for businesses battered by the new coronavirus outbreak, featuring 500 billion yen in zero-interest loans for small and midsize companies short of cash ....
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Pompeo welcomes Ghani’s announcement regarding release of Taliban prisoners
Date: 2020-03-10 09:57:50 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:24 - ID:8347275
KABUL, March 10 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s announcement regarding the release of Taliban prisoners, Khaama Press News Agency reported. Pompeo in a statement said “We also welcome ....
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Panama confirms first coronavirus case
Date: 2020-03-10 09:56:58 GMT - Panama - World - SN:20 - ID:8347196
PANAMA CITY, March 10 (MENA) - A 40-year-old woman in Panama has tested positive for coronavirus, the country's health minister said on Monday, marking the first such case in the Central American nation. The unnamed woman had traveled from Spain ....
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Mongolia confirms first coronavirus case; a French national
Date: 2020-03-10 09:56:43 GMT - Mongolia - World - SN:19 - ID:8347195
ULAANBAATAR, March 10 (MENA) - Mongolia said on Tuesday that a French national working in the country has been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus that has spread throughout the globe, marking the country's first case, Sky News reported. ....
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Foreign Office warns Britons against all but essential travel to Italy
Date: 2020-03-10 07:16:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:12 - ID:8347107
LONDON, March 10 (MENA) - The UK Foreign Office has warned British residents against all but essential travel to Italy after coronavirus quarantine measures were extended throughout the country, The Guardian reported. It said in a statement: “We ....
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Confirmed coronavirus cases in Switzerland rises to 369
Date: 2020-03-10 07:11:52 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:11 - ID:8347131
BERN, March 10 (MENA) - Switzerland announced that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 369, according to Swissinfo. The death toll of coronavirus rose to two after the death of a 76-year-old man. (MENA) M N E/M H E ....
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Cabinet okays bill enabling Abe to declare emergency amid virus spread
Date: 2020-03-10 07:11:16 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:8347118
TOKYO, March 10 (MENA) - The Japanese cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill that would enable Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency if needed as Japan scrambles to curb coronavirus infections ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and ....
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Coronavirus death toll rises to 3,139 in China
Date: 2020-03-10 06:48:38 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:8347089
BEIJING, March 10 (MENA) - The number of people who lost their lives in China due to deadly novel coronavirus rose to 3,139, the country's National Health Commission said on Tuesday. A total of 17 people lost their lives in China over the last 24 ....
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US coronavirus cases rise sharply to more than 700
Date: 2020-03-10 06:38:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8347071
WASHINGTON, March 10 (MENA) - The coronavirus crisis spawned new anxiety Monday in the US as confirmed cases soared, a cruise ship came home as another was told to stay away and the widening outbreak played a hand in the worst day for stock markets ....
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Trump says travel bans, the best and toughest of anti-coronavirus measures
Date: 2020-03-09 17:20:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:8346570
WASHINGTON, March 9 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said that suspending travel to and from certain coronavirus affected countries was the best and the toughest of all the measures taken to contain the virus outbreak. "The BEST decision made ....
