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Turkish police detain Russia's Sputnik Turkiye editor-in-chief
Date: 2020-03-01 17:42:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:50 - ID:8334601
MOSCOW, March 1 (MENA) - Turkish police on Sunday detained the editor-in-chief of Russia's Sputnik Turkiye news agency in Istanbul, the New York Times said, but he was released after a phone call between the foreign ministers of the two ....
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Russia: Sputnik's employees in hands of Turkish security forces
Date: 2020-03-01 12:54:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:8333947
MOSCOW, March 1 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday the attack on employees of Sputnik's Turkish bureau and their detention by police is a blatant violation of their rights. "The attack on and detention of employees of the ....
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Nearly 7,000 being monitored in N. Korea for apparent coronavirus symptoms
Date: 2020-03-01 08:38:18 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:15 - ID:8333499
PYONGYANG, March 1 (MENA) - North Korea has placed an additional 3,900 people under medical monitoring for apparently showing symptoms of the novel coronavirus, raising the number of suspected patients to nearly 7,000 in the country that has yet to ....
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Muhyiddin takes oath as 8th PM before King
Date: 2020-03-01 08:10:44 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:14 - ID:8333471
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (MEAN) - Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin took his oath of office as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, at Istana Negara, the ....
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American Airlines suspends flights to Milan after U.S. raises travel warning to most serious level amid coronavirus crisis
Date: 2020-03-01 07:52:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:8333481
WASHINGTON, March 1 (MENA) - American Airlines is suspending flights to Milan after the US State Department announced on Saturday that it was raising its travel warning for parts of Italy amid the coronavirus crisis, Daily Mail reported. The ....
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Ireland confirms first coronavirus case as global outbreak escalates outside China
Date: 2020-03-01 06:59:36 GMT - Ireland - World - SN:11 - ID:8333443
DUBLIN, March 1 (MENA) - Ireland has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, Evening Standard reported. A man has tested positive for the Covid-19 pathogen in the east of the Irish Republic, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan​ announced on ....
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South Korea reports 376 new virus cases, total exceeds 3,500
Date: 2020-03-01 06:21:57 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:8333396
SEOUL, March 1 (MENA) - South Korea reported 376 additional cases of the new coronavirus Sunday, bringing the total number of infections here to 3,526, Yonhap News Agency reported. The country's COVID-19 death toll remained unchanged at 17. Of ....
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Australia reports first Corona virus death
Date: 2020-03-01 06:02:17 GMT - Australia - World - SN:5 - ID:8333395
CANBERRA, March 1 (MENA) - An elderly Perth man who spent time on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship has become the first Australian to die after contracting coronavirus — which the AMA has likened to the deadly Spanish flu, CNBS news ....
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China reports 573 new confirmed cases of coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-01 05:50:05 GMT - China - World - SN:3 - ID:8333388
BEIJING, March 1 (MENA) - The Chinese health authority said Sunday it received reports of 573 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 35 deaths on Saturday on the Chinese mainland. Among the deaths, 34 were in Hubei Province and ....
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Trump urges US people to remain calm in face of coronavirus outbreak
Date: 2020-02-29 21:11:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:8333329
WASHINGTON, Feb 29 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged the nation to remain calm in the face of the novel coronavirus outbreak, saying additional cases in United States were "likely" as his administration announced new travel ....