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US confirms 1st coronavirus death in Washington
Date: 2020-02-29 21:03:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:8333237
WASHINGTON, Feb 29 (MENA) - Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee releases a statement on the death of an individual in the state from coronavirus. "It is a sad day in our state as we learn that a Washingtonian has died from COVID-19," Inslee was ....
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US, Taliban sign historic agreement
Date: 2020-02-29 14:29:35 GMT - Qatar - World - SN:27 - ID:8332953
WASHINGTON, Feb 29 (MENA) - After a week-long "reduction in violence," the US and Taliban have signed a historic agreement Saturday, which would set into motion the drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan and potentially pave the way to ending ....
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Malaysia King names Muhyiddin as Premier to succeed Mahathir
Date: 2020-02-29 10:11:39 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:18 - ID:8332549
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 (MENA) - Malaysia’s leadership tussle ended on Saturday with the country’s monarch picking former home minister Muhyiddin Yassin as the nation’s next prime minister. Muhyiddin, who won the backing of opposition parties, will ....
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Malaysia's Mahathir to stand again for PM
Date: 2020-02-29 08:51:06 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:14 - ID:8332430
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 (MENA) - Mahathir Mohamad has said he will stand again for prime minister on behalf of the former ruling coalition. In a statement issued here this morning, the presidential council said it provides full support for ....
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Taliban negotiators arrive in Qatar to sign deal with US
Date: 2020-02-29 08:37:56 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8332428
KABUL, Feb 29 (MENA) - A 31-member Taliban delegation arrived in Qatar on Saturday to oversee the signing of the troop withdrawal deal, said Russia Today channel. Taliban's political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will sign the agreement on the ....
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427 new coronavirus cases reported in China
Date: 2020-02-29 08:25:02 GMT - China - World - SN:10 - ID:8332368
BEIJING, Feb 29 (MENA) - Chinese health authority said Saturday it received reports of 427 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 47 deaths on Friday on the Chinese mainland, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Among the ....
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Iceland confirms first coronavirus case
Date: 2020-02-29 08:20:34 GMT - Iceland - World - SN:9 - ID:8332353
REYKJAVIK, Feb 29 (MENA) - Iceland affirmed on Saturday that the new coronavirus reached the subarctic island after a man in his forties, who had recently returned from a trip to northern Italy, tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The man ....
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WHO increases COVID-19 risk to 'very high', tells governments to 'wake up'
Date: 2020-02-28 20:47:14 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:44 - ID:8332091
GENEVA, Feb 28 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday increased its coronavirus risk assessment to "very high" as cases outside of China continue to increase. But officials caution the virus can still be contained if the chain of ....
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Cyprus repays IMF loan early, saving €13.4 million
Date: 2020-02-28 19:32:54 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:43 - ID:8331902
NICOSIA, Feb 28 (MENA) - Cyprus fully repaid an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan on Thursday, which had been granted to the country in the period 2013-2016, the government announced on Friday. According to a written statement, the total ....
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WHO raises coronavirus threat assessment to its highest level
Date: 2020-02-28 17:35:06 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:39 - ID:8332017
GENEVA, Feb 28 ( MENA) - WHO officials said they are increasing the risk assessment of the coronavirus to "very high" across the world, CNBC news reported. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said health officials are seeing "linked ....
