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  • Mass coronavirus infection-hit apartment in S. Korea under lockdown

    Date: 2020-03-07 09:25:13 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:8342959

    SEOUL, March 7(MENA) - A virus-hit apartment in the South Korean city of Daegu was placed under lockdown as one third of its residents were infected with the novel coronavirus, the official Yonahp news agency reported on Saturday. Daegu city ....

  • 16 Taliban militants killed, injured in failed attack in eastern Afghanistan

    Date: 2020-03-07 08:59:39 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8342930

    KABUL, March 7 (MENA) - The Afghan security forces repulsed a coordinated Taliban attack in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan, inflicting heavy casualties on the assailant militants. The 201st Silab Corps said in a statement that a large ....

  • Airstrikes kill, wound 13 Taliban militants in Afghanistan

    Date: 2020-03-07 08:58:21 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8342908

    KABUL, March 7 (MENA) - Airstrikes in the northern Afghan province of Balkh targeted two gatherings of Taliban militants, leaving at least 13 militants dead and injured, according to Khaama Press News Agency. The 209th Shaheen Corps in a ....

  • Trump picks Mark Meadows to be new White House chief of staff

    Date: 2020-03-07 08:57:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8342907

    WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has selected Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) as his next White House chief of staff, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Meadows replaces acting White House chief of ....

  • Costa Rica confirms its 1st coronavirus case

    Date: 2020-03-07 08:23:01 GMT - Costa Rica - World - SN:9 - ID:8342852

    SAN JOSE, March 7 (MENA) - Costa Rica has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, Al Hurra news channel reported Saturday. Costa Rica’s Health Minister Daniel said that a 49-year-old female tourist from the US tested positive for ....

  • Coronavirus cases reach 80,813 in China

    Date: 2020-03-07 08:17:44 GMT - China - World - SN:8 - ID:8342854

    BEIJING, March 7 (MENA) - The number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) confirmed cases has reached 80,813 in China, China Global Television Network (CGTN) quoted the National Health Commission as saying on Saturday. The commission put the ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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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