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US says military preparing for all coronavirus scenarios, cancels joint exercise with Israel
Date: 2020-03-02 19:07:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:8336492
WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - Top US military officials said the US military is planning for all scenarios as it faces the coronavirus, including a pandemic should the spread of the virus reach that point. "The United States military looks at a ....
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China thanks Egypt for help to combat coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-02 17:27:27 GMT - China - World - SN:62 - ID:8336324
BEIJING, March 2 (MENA) – Egypt’s Ambassador to China Mohamed el Badri said key Chinese officials have extended sincere thanks to Egypt after the latter helped the Asian country fight coronavirus. He told MENA on Monday that Chinese officials ....
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EU raises coronavirus risk from moderate to high
Date: 2020-03-02 13:01:21 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:38 - ID:8335668
BRUSSELS, March 2 (MENA) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday the EU's disease prevention agency had raised its assessment of coronavirus risks in the bloc to high, as the outbreak spread to most EU states, the New ....
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World countries to mark Wildlife Day 2020 on Tuesday
Date: 2020-03-02 10:33:16 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:26 - ID:8335106
NEW YORK, Feb 2 (MENA) - World countries will mark on Tuesday the "World Wildlife Day 2020" The theme of World Wildlife Day 2020 is "Sustaining all life on Earth." It encompasses all wild animal and plant species as a component of biodiversity, ....
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UN releases US$15 million to help vulnerable countries battle spread of coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-02 09:49:42 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:20 - ID:8335231
NEW YORK, March (MENA) - UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock said the UN released US$15 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help fund global efforts to contain the COVID-19 virus. The announcement, posted in the UN website, ....
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Tokyo and Beijing agree to delay Xi's state visit to Japan as nations battle coronavirus outbreak: source
Date: 2020-03-02 08:31:40 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:8334999
TOKYO, March 2 (MENA) - Tokyo and Beijing have agreed to delay Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Japan as the two countries tackle outbreaks of the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the Japan Times reported Monday. The visit had ....
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China: Death toll of coronavirus rises to 2,915
Date: 2020-03-02 06:41:32 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:8334899
BEIJING, March 2 (MENA) - A total of 202 new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed on the Chinese mainland and 42 new deaths were reported Sunday night, according to China's National Health Commission. The total number of confirmed cases ....
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Berlin registers 1st coronavirus case
Date: 2020-03-02 06:20:44 GMT - Germany - World - SN:5 - ID:8334884
BERLIN, March 2 (MENA) - The Berlin health directorate announced on Sunday the first coronavirus case in Berlin. Berlin is the 10th state of the 16 German states having coronavirus cases. The German media said the case was quarantined in a ....
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Second coronavirus death reported in the US
Date: 2020-03-02 06:05:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:8334892
WASHINGTON , March 2 (MENA) - Health authorities in Washington confirmed a second death in the U.S. from the new coronavirus on Sunday, CNBS news reported. The patient was a man in his 70s, who was hospitalized at EvergreenHealth, a hospital in ....
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Italian coronavirus deaths rise to 34
Date: 2020-03-01 22:40:41 GMT - Italy - World - SN:69 - ID:8334766
ROME, March 1 (MENA) - Italian authorities said Sunday that five more people have died from the disease, bringing the total to 34 in the country, the Hill reported on Sunday. Italy has confirmed 1,694 cases of a potentially-deadly coronavirus, ....
