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US, NATO officials to visit Kabul Saturday
Date: 2020-02-28 09:04:56 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:8331261
KABUL, Feb 28 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Mark Esper and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Kabul on Saturday, a government official confirmed. This comes as the US gets close to signing a peace deal with the Taliban movement ....
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March 2 decision day whether Malaysians will have new PM or go to polls
Date: 2020-02-28 08:29:39 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:8 - ID:8331161
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (MENA) - Malaysians will know on March 2 whether the country will have its eighth prime minister or a snap general election will be held, Bernama news agency reported. Interim Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, at a press ....
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First case of coronavirus diagnosed in Northern Ireland
Date: 2020-02-27 20:53:48 GMT - Ireland - World - SN:93 - ID:8330994
BELFAST, Feb 27 (MENA) - A case of coronavirus has been diagnosed in Northern Ireland, CNN reported quoting the Public Health Agency as saying. Chief medical officer Dr Michael McBride said the adult had traveled from northern Italy via ....
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38 coronavirus cases confirmed in France
Date: 2020-02-27 19:37:32 GMT - France - World - SN:87 - ID:8330944
PARIS, Feb 27 (MENA) - French Health Minister Olivier Veran confirmed on Thursday a sharp rise in coronavirus infections from 18 to 38, linked to the identification of "contact persons", France 24 reported. So far, France has reported two deaths, ....
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7 Taliban militants killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan
Date: 2020-02-27 08:03:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:22 - ID:8329711
KABUL, Feb 27 (MENA) - An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion ripped through a vehicle in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan which killed at least seven militants, Khaama Press reported Thursday. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan ....
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Estonia confirms first coronavirus case
Date: 2020-02-27 07:45:12 GMT - Estonia - World - SN:20 - ID:8329637
TALLINN, Feb 27 (MENA) - The first coronavirus case has been confirmed in Estonia, Eesti Televisioon (ETV) quoted the country’s Minister of Social Affairs Tanel Kiik as saying on Thursday. "The patient is a permanent Estonian resident but not a ....
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Romania detects 1st coronavirus case
Date: 2020-02-27 07:09:22 GMT - Romania - World - SN:16 - ID:8329641
BUCHAREST, Feb 27 (MENA) - Romania's health minister has confirmed the first coronavirus infection in the Southeastern European country, Radio Liberty reported Thursday. Health Minister Victor Costache told a news briefing on February 26 that a ....
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Denmark gets 1st case of coronavirus from Italy traveler
Date: 2020-02-27 06:44:13 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:13 - ID:8329616
COPENHAGEN, Feb 27 (MENA) - Denmark has confirmed its first case of the coronavirus after a man who returned from a ski trip in northern Italy tested positive for the disease, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The man returned to Denmark on Monday and ....
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Virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship crew to start disembarking
Date: 2020-02-27 06:37:42 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:8329613
TOKYO, Feb 27 (MENA) - Crew members aboard the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship that was quarantined in the Japanese port of Yokohama due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus, will start disembarking later Thursday, Kyodo reported. The ....
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S. Korea, US decide to postpone upcoming combined exercises over coronavirus concerns
Date: 2020-02-27 06:30:23 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:8329608
SEOUL, Feb 27 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States decided to postpone their springtime joint military exercises over growing concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus, Yonhap reported Thursday quoting their combined command. The two ....
