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China reports 433 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, 29 new deaths
Date: 2020-02-27 06:03:26 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:8329584
BEIJING, Feb 27 (MENA) - Chinese health authority said Thursday it received reports of 433 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 29 deaths on Wednesday from 31 provincial-level regions on the mainland, according to Xinhua. Among ....
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284 coronavirus cases confirmed in one day in S. Korea
Date: 2020-02-26 18:21:43 GMT - south korea - World - SN:78 - ID:8329318
SEOUL, Feb 26 (MENA) – South Korea's confirmed cases of the new coronavirus approached 1,300 on Wednesday as health authorities started testing about 210,000 followers of a religious sect at the center of rapid infections here, Yonhap news agency ....
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Pakistan confirms first coronavirus cases in Karachi
Date: 2020-02-26 18:15:18 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:77 - ID:8329315
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26 (MENA) - Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Pakistan's port city, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Zafar Mirza confirmed Wednesday. "I can confirm first two cases of coronavirus in Pakistan. Both ....
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4th Coronavirus case detected in Toronto
Date: 2020-02-26 16:39:47 GMT - Canada - World - SN:68 - ID:8329191
TORONTO, Feb 26 (MENA) - A new Coronavirus (COVID-19) case has been detected Wednesday morning in Toronto city, officials announced. Health officials said that a woman in her 60s who recently returned from Iran was admitted through Sunnybrook’s ....
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Russia sends tools to diagnose novel coronavirus to N.Korea
Date: 2020-02-26 16:22:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:8329193
MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Moscow has provided 1,500 tools to Pyongyang to rapidly diagnose the novel coronavirus, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. "Since the risk of the spread of the COVID-19 infection is still there, ....
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Two teenagers detained in Saratov, Russia for preparing mass murder at educational facility - FSB
Date: 2020-02-26 10:16:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:28 - ID:8328356
MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Two students, born in 2005, who planned a mass attack have been detained by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in the city of Saratov. According to the authorities, the suspects planned to use a sawed-off shotgun ....
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Britons to be tested for coronavirus
Date: 2020-02-26 09:55:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:24 - ID:8328352
LONDON, Feb 26 (MENA) - Public Health England have refused to rule locking down British towns and public transport networks if it fails to contain the coronavirus, The Telegraph newspaper reported Wednesday. Thousands of Britons will be tested ....
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Crews battle large fire at Los Angeles-area refinery after explosion
Date: 2020-02-26 09:34:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:8328297
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (MENA) - An explosion and a large fire erupted at a Los Angeles-area refinery late Tuesday, according to NBC news. The blaze at a Marathon refinery in the city of Carson happened about 11 p.m. Tuesday. The Los Angeles County ....
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24 dead as bus falls off bridge in western India
Date: 2020-02-26 08:36:48 GMT - India - World - SN:15 - ID:8328253
New Delhi, Feb 26 (MENA) - At least 24 have been reported dead as a bus in Rajasthan's Boondi in western India fell in a river, India TV news channel reported. The bus was reportedly carrying over 40 members of the family and friends of a groom ....
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China: Death toll of coronavirus rises to 2,718
Date: 2020-02-26 06:32:51 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:8328105
BEIJING, Feb 26 (MENA) - A total of 406 new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed on the Chinese mainland and 52 new deaths were reported Tuesday night, according to China's National Health Commission. The total number of confirmed cases ....