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S. Korea reports 438 new virus cases, total now at 5,766
Date: 2020-03-05 08:01:24 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:8340072
SEOUL, March 5 (MENA) - South Korea reported 438 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the nation's total number of infections to 5,766, with most new virus infections still identified in the southeastern city of Daegu, the epicenter of ....
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Former UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuéllar dies
Date: 2020-03-05 07:59:34 GMT - Peru - World - SN:11 - ID:8340049
LIMA, March 5 (MENA) - Javier Perez de Cuéllar, the fifth UN Secretary-General passed away at the age of 100. In a statement on Wednesday evening, current UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that he was profoundly saddened at Perez de ....
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Iran cancels Friday prayers amid coronavirus outbreak
Date: 2020-03-04 16:06:55 GMT - Iran - World - SN:62 - ID:8339398
TEHRAN, March 4 (MENA) - Iran cancelled Friday prayers in major cities across the country amid novel coronavirus outbreak, Xinhua reported. "The Friday prayers in the capital cities of all provinces (including Tehran) have been cancelled this ....
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Indian Gov't: Coronovirus cases rise to 28
Date: 2020-03-04 08:01:55 GMT - India - World - SN:13 - ID:8338373
NEW DELHI, March 4 (MENA) - India recorded its biggest jump in coronavirus cases on Wednesday as 15 Italian tourists - who landed in Delhi last month - and one Indian, who was travelling with them, tested positive for the illness, taking the total ....
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Poland reports first coronavirus case - health minister
Date: 2020-03-04 07:59:32 GMT - Poland - World - SN:12 - ID:8338419
WARSAW, March 4 (MENA) - Poland has confirmed its first coronavirus infection, Poland’s Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski said on Wednesday as quoted by Sky News channel. Szumowski said the sick man is in hospital in Zielona Gora, western Poland, ....
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Switzerland says 58 confirmed coronavirus cases detected
Date: 2020-03-04 07:36:23 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:11 - ID:8338332
BERN, March 4 (MENA) - Switzerland has announced that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 58, but no deaths. The government has banned all major events with more than 1,000 people until at least March 15, ....
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Dirty banknotes may spread coronavirus – use contactless instead, WHO warns
Date: 2020-03-04 07:22:09 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:10 - ID:8338331
GENEVA, March 4 (MENA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) are instead urging people to use contactless payments in a bid to "reduce the risk of transmission," The Sun reported Wednesday. It comes as Covid-19 continues to sweep across Europe - ....
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Second coronavirus case confirmed in NZ
Date: 2020-03-04 06:02:15 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:3 - ID:8338277
WELLINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - A second case of coronavirus has been confirmed in New Zealand, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said as quoted by CNN. The patient is a woman in her 30s who recently returned to Auckland from northern ....
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1 million species at risk of extinct due to environmental violations: UN official
Date: 2020-03-03 22:43:49 GMT - Austria - World - SN:88 - ID:8338159
VIENNA, March 3 (MENA) - One million animal and plant species are at risk of going extinct if we do not stop destroying the ecosystems on which we depend, Director-General of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Wali warned ....
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Tensions rise as US death toll from coronavirus reaches 9
Date: 2020-03-03 22:41:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:8338169
WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - Washington state reported additional coronavirus deaths Tuesday, bringing the total to nine, Voice of America reported on Tuesday. The state is now reporting 27 confirmed coronavirus infected cases. All the ....
