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4th person dies in Italy as coronavirus outbreak spreads
Date: 2020-02-24 09:36:00 GMT - Italy - World - SN:24 - ID:8325040
ROME, Feb 24 (MENA) - A fourth person is reported to have died in Italy from coronavirus, as the country tries to lock down the spread of the disease, The Telegraph newspaper reported on Monday. The patient was reported to be a man in his ....
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Indian PM welcomes US president with a hug
Date: 2020-02-24 07:35:06 GMT - India - World - SN:14 - ID:8324846
NEW DELHI, Feb 24 (MENA) - United States President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump landed at Ahmedabad in the presidential jet Air Force One this afternoon, NDTV reported. Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner came out of the ....
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Malaysia's PM Mahathir Mohamad resigns amid political turmoil
Date: 2020-02-24 07:34:05 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:13 - ID:8324837
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (MENA) - Malaysia’s 94-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad submitted a letter of resignation to Malaysia’s king, his office said on Monday as quoted by Bernama news agency. “The letter has been sent to His Royal Highness ....
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7 injured in Texas market shooting
Date: 2020-02-24 07:18:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8324768
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (MENA) - Seven people were injured in a shooting at a flea market in the US state of Texas, police said. The incident took place on Sunday night at the market located about 18 km north of downtown Houston, Xinhua news agency ....
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China: Death toll of coronavirus rises to 2,595
Date: 2020-02-24 06:21:10 GMT - China - World - SN:7 - ID:8324759
BEIJING, Feb 24 (MENA) - A total of 409 new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed on the Chinese mainland and 150 new deaths were reported Sunday night, according to China's National Health Commission. The total number of confirmed cases ....
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Taiwan's COVID-19 cases rise to 28
Date: 2020-02-24 05:36:38 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:2 - ID:8324731
TAIPEI, Feb 24 (MENA) - Two more cases of infection by the coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded on Sunday, raising the number of confirmed cases in Taiwan to 28, CNN reported. A man in his 80s from northern Taiwan and his 50-year-old son were ....
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Italy cancels Venice Carnival in bid to halt spread of virus
Date: 2020-02-23 21:25:01 GMT - Italy - World - SN:60 - ID:8324657
ROME, Feb 24 (MENA) - Italy scrambled Sunday to check the spread of the new viral disease amid rapidly rising numbers of infections in the country and a third death, calling off the Venice Carnival attended by thousands of revelers, scrapping major ....
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US security adviser dismisses claims of Russian 2020 interference
Date: 2020-02-23 21:22:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:8324658
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (MENA) - National security adviser Robert O’Brien dismissed claims of Russian interference in the 2020 election on behalf of President Donald Trump, contradicting concerns reportedly brought forward by intelligence officials, ....
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White House to ask Congress for emergency coronavirus funding
Date: 2020-02-23 20:38:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:8324550
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (MENA) - The White House will soon ask Congress for emergency funds to fight the coronavirus outbreak, after weeks of hesitation by the administration to press for additional funding, said four individuals with knowledge of the ....
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Italy reports 3rd coronavirus death
Date: 2020-02-23 20:29:40 GMT - Italy - World - SN:55 - ID:8324552
ROME, Feb 23 (MENA) - Italian authorities announced on Sunday afternoon that a third person had died from the novel coronavirus in the country making Italy the first European member state to have a national die from COVID-19. Authorities had ....
