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US: 21 people on California ship test positive for COVID-19
Date: 2020-03-07 06:50:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:8342780
WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - Twenty one people stranded on a cruise ship off the coast of California have tested positive for coronavirus, Sky News channel quoted the US vice president as saying on Saturday. Mike Pence confirmed the people ....
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S. Korea reports 483 new virus cases
Date: 2020-03-07 06:47:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:8342779
SEOUL, March 7 (MENA) - South Korea reported 483 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the nation's total number of infections to 6,767, with most new virus infections still in the southeastern city of Daegu, the epicenter of the virus ....
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US coronavirus death toll rises to 15
Date: 2020-03-06 22:50:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:8342728
WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) - Authorities across the United States reported more than 250 cases of coronavirus and 15 deaths as of Friday, with the West Coast bearing the brunt of the toll. Washington State has recorded the most cases, 84, and the ....
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Coronavirus death toll in Italy rises to 197
Date: 2020-03-06 22:16:01 GMT - Italy - World - SN:75 - ID:8342692
ROME, March 6 (MENA) - Some 3,916 people are infected with the coronavirus in Italy, 620 more than yesterday, and 197 dead, 49 up, emergency commissioner and civil protection chief Angelo Borrelli was quoted by ANSA as saying on Friday. Some 523 ....
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WHO chief warns some nations not grasping reality of coronavirus threat
Date: 2020-03-06 20:59:24 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:8342548
LONDON, March 6 (MENA) - The chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that some countries are not facing up to the reality of the threat posed by the coronavirus as the number of infected people worldwide neared the 100,000 mark, the ....
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Dutch coronavirus toll rises to 128 cases, one fatality - Health Authorities
Date: 2020-03-06 20:54:04 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:66 - ID:8342436
AMSTERDAM, March 6 (MENA) - The confirmed number of Dutch coronavirus cases rose to 128 on Friday, from 82 on Thursday, health authorities said, and the country reported its first death, US News reported. The National Institute for Public Health ....
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Russia to abolish oil output restrictions as of April - minister
Date: 2020-03-06 20:48:07 GMT - Austria - World - SN:65 - ID:8342517
VIENNA, March 6 (MENA) - The OPEC+ has decided to abolish the oil production restrictions as no consensus has been reached between the 24 countries on the current situation in the market, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has stated. "This ....
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Gunmen kill 32 at ceremony in Afghan capital
Date: 2020-03-06 20:08:59 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:63 - ID:8342544
KABUL, March 6 (MENA) - At least 32 people were killed and dozens wounded when gunmen opened fire Friday at a ceremony in Afghanistan’s capital attended by prominent political leaders, ABC news reported. Daesh claimed responsibility for the ....
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US to begin taking DNA samples from immigrants who enter country illegally
Date: 2020-03-06 17:49:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:8342500
WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) - US border agents will soon begin a widespread program to gather DNA samples from immigrants who enter the country illegally and are in federal custody, two administration officials were quoted by NBC News as saying. ....
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France coronavirus death toll rises to 9 and 154 new cases
Date: 2020-03-06 16:04:36 GMT - France - World - SN:52 - ID:8342313
PARIS, March 6 (MENA) - Two more people have died from coronavirus infection in France, taking the total to nine, while the number of confirmed infections rose by 154 to 577, rfi cited the French Health Ministry as saying on its website on ....