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First coronavirus fatality announced in Netherlands
Date: 2020-03-06 13:12:45 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:31 - ID:8342160
AMSTERDAM, March 6 (MENA) - An 86-year-old man admitted to the Ikazia Hospital in Rotterdam with a Covid-19 infection died on Friday, NL Times quoted the public health institute RIVM as saying Friday. He is the first patient in the Netherlands ....
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Indonesian police seize 60,000 stockpiled face masks
Date: 2020-03-06 13:08:31 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:30 - ID:8342124
JAKARTA, March 6 (MENA) - Police in Indonesia seized over 60,000 masks and apprehended two people suspected of stockpiling the goods yesterday, in two separate raids in Jakarta, CNN reported Friday. Officers have carried out several raids in the ....
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Serbia confirms 1st coronavirus case
Date: 2020-03-06 11:26:14 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:25 - ID:8341978
BELGRADE, March 6 (MENA) - The first coronavirus case was reported in Serbia on Friday. The reports were carried by Sky News channel with no further details provided. (MENA) K A E/A S E ....
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American tourist becomes 1st confirmed case in Bhutan
Date: 2020-03-06 11:22:52 GMT - Bhutan - World - SN:23 - ID:8341977
THIMPHU, March 6 (MENA) - An American tourist in Bhutan has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus as the first confirmed case in the South Asian country, situated on the Himalayas’ eastern edge, ABC news reported This prompted Bhutan ....
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Vatican city reports first coronavirus case
Date: 2020-03-06 10:29:31 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:19 - ID:8341919
VATICAN, March 6 (MENA) - A patient in a Vatican City clinic used by priests and employees has tested positive for coronavirus, Vatican Spokesman Matteo Bruni has confirmed. The discovery was made on Thursday and outpatient services in Vatican ....
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Attack on ceremony marking anniv. of death of leader of Hezb-e Wahdat party in Afghanistan
Date: 2020-03-06 09:58:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:8341846
KABUL, March 6 (MENA) - An attack was launched on Friday against a ceremony held in Afghanistan to mark the anniversary of the death of Abdul Ali Mazari, leader of the Hezb-e Wahdat party, Tolo News channel reported. The ceremony was attended by ....
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WHO: 84 coronavirus cases die over past 24 hours
Date: 2020-03-06 08:45:27 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:10 - ID:8341618
GENEVA, March 6 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that a total of 84 coronavirus cases from across the world have died over the past 24 hours, Russia Today TV reported. The WHO added that 31 deaths were reported in ....
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US House passes $8.3bn emergency spending package to respond to coronavirus outbreak
Date: 2020-03-06 08:29:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8341617
WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) - The US House overwhelmingly approved an $8.3 billion emergency spending bill Wednesday to combat the coronavirus, the Washington Post reported. The package includes more than $3 billion for research and development on ....
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UN's first employee with coronavirus among Senegal infections
Date: 2020-03-05 22:35:49 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:88 - ID:8341461
NEW YORK, March 5 (MENA) – The United Nations has confirmed the first coronavirus case among its employees, France 24 reported. A British United Nations employee is one of the four people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in ....
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OPEC proposes a large cut in oil output
Date: 2020-03-05 19:59:41 GMT - Austria - World - SN:79 - ID:8341367
VIENNA, March 5 (MENA) – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries proposed Thursday that oil output be curbed by 1.5 million barrels a day, or 1.5 percent of world oil supplies, to deal with the effects of the spreading coronavirus ....
