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  • Injury toll from Afghanistan attack jumps to 55

    Date: 2020-03-06 13:58:38 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:36 - ID:8342196

    KABUL, March 6 (MENA) - The injury toll from the attack that targeted a ceremony marking the death anniversary of Abdul Ali Mazari, leader of Afghanistan's Hezb-e Wahdat party, climbed to 55. Gunmen killed at least 27 people in Afghanistan's ....

  • First coronavirus cases reported in Peru, Slovakia

    Date: 2020-03-06 13:56:43 GMT - Peru - World - SN:34 - ID:8342228

    LIMA, March 6 (MENA) - Coronavirus has now infected more than 100,000 people worldwide, as Slovakia, Slovenia and Peru today became the latest countries to confirm cases of the killer infection. The global toll surged to 100,094, with South ....

  • 27 killed in attack on Afghan politicians' ceremony in Kabul

    Date: 2020-03-06 13:13:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:32 - ID:8342128

    KABUL, March 6 (MENA) - A ceremony on Friday marking the anniversary of the death of Abdul Ali Mazari, leader of the Hezb-e Wahdat party, where Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and other politicians were attending, was attacked when the head of the ....

  • First coronavirus fatality announced in Netherlands

    Date: 2020-03-06 13:12:45 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:31 - ID:8342160

    AMSTERDAM, March 6 (MENA) - An 86-year-old man admitted to the Ikazia Hospital in Rotterdam with a Covid-19 infection died on Friday, NL Times quoted the public health institute RIVM as saying Friday. He is the first patient in the Netherlands ....

  • Indonesian police seize 60,000 stockpiled face masks

    Date: 2020-03-06 13:08:31 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:30 - ID:8342124

    JAKARTA, March 6 (MENA) - Police in Indonesia seized over 60,000 masks and apprehended two people suspected of stockpiling the goods yesterday, in two separate raids in Jakarta, CNN reported Friday. Officers have carried out several raids in the ....

  • Serbia confirms 1st coronavirus case

    Date: 2020-03-06 11:26:14 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:25 - ID:8341978

    BELGRADE, March 6 (MENA) - The first coronavirus case was reported in Serbia on Friday. The reports were carried by Sky News channel with no further details provided. (MENA) K A E/A S E ....

  • American tourist becomes 1st confirmed case in Bhutan

    Date: 2020-03-06 11:22:52 GMT - Bhutan - World - SN:23 - ID:8341977

    THIMPHU, March 6 (MENA) - An American tourist in Bhutan has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus as the first confirmed case in the South Asian country, situated on the Himalayas’ eastern edge, ABC news reported This prompted Bhutan ....

  • Vatican city reports first coronavirus case

    Date: 2020-03-06 10:29:31 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:19 - ID:8341919

    VATICAN, March 6 (MENA) - A patient in a Vatican City clinic used by priests and employees has tested positive for coronavirus, Vatican Spokesman Matteo Bruni has confirmed. The discovery was made on Thursday and outpatient services in Vatican ....

  • Attack on ceremony marking anniv. of death of leader of Hezb-e Wahdat party in Afghanistan

    Date: 2020-03-06 09:58:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:8341846

    KABUL, March 6 (MENA) - An attack was launched on Friday against a ceremony held in Afghanistan to mark the anniversary of the death of Abdul Ali Mazari, leader of the Hezb-e Wahdat party, Tolo News channel reported. The ceremony was attended by ....

  • WHO: 84 coronavirus cases die over past 24 hours

    Date: 2020-03-06 08:45:27 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:10 - ID:8341618

    GENEVA, March 6 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that a total of 84 coronavirus cases from across the world have died over the past 24 hours, Russia Today TV reported. The WHO added that 31 deaths were reported in ....

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