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France announces first coronavirus death outside Asia
Date: 2020-02-15 11:41:36 GMT - France - World - SN:13 - ID:8312791
PAIRS, Feb 15 (MENA) - An elderly Chinese tourist hospitalised in France has died of the coronavirus, becoming the first fatality in Europe, France 24 quoted French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn as saying on Saturday. France has recorded 11 cases ....
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Americans to be evacuated from Diamond Princess cruise ship tomorrow
Date: 2020-02-15 09:17:49 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:8312584
TOKYO, Feb 15 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Tokyo has detailed plans for a voluntary evacuation for US citizens on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship and their immediate family, CNN reported Saturday. In an email to American passengers, the ....
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Eight planes put on lockdown at Heathrow over coronavirus fears
Date: 2020-02-15 09:05:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:9 - ID:8312581
LONDON, Feb 15 (MENA) - Eight planes at Heathrow Airport were grounded Saturday morning after passengers complained of coronavirus symptoms. Passengers on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco were told to stay put after landing because ....
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Eight civilians killed in Nangarhar airstrike: Afghan official
Date: 2020-02-15 09:01:28 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:8312580
KABUL, Feb 15 (MENA) - At least eight civilians were killed in an airstrike in Surkh Rod district in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Friday evening, a spokesman for Nangarhar governor, Attaullah Khogyani, said. Khogyani said that one child ....
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Hong Kong announces anti-COVID-19 funds
Date: 2020-02-14 20:54:37 GMT - Hong Kong - World - SN:44 - ID:8312111
VICTORIA, Feb 14 (MENA) - Hong Kong’s leader unveiled a 25 billion Hong Kong dollar ($3.2 billion) fund on Friday to bolster efforts to fight the COVID-19 outbreak, as the city announced three new cases, bringing its total to 56, ABC News ....
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Lavrov, Pompeo have brief meeting in Munich - Russian source
Date: 2020-02-14 20:52:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:8312242
MUNICH, Feb 14 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his US counterpart Mike Pompeo on the fringe of the Munich Security Conference in Germany. Speaking to Sputnik, a source from the Russian Foreign Ministry highlighted that ....
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US, Afghanistan's Taliban reach truce
Date: 2020-02-14 19:21:43 GMT - Germany - World - SN:42 - ID:8312241
MUNICH, Feb 14 (MENA) - The United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement, on the sidelines of a major security summit in Munich, that could lead to withdrawals of American troops from Afghanistan. The official said the agreement ....
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Beijing sets stringent new quarantine rules as coronavirus outbreak worsens
Date: 2020-02-14 18:05:06 GMT - China - World - SN:38 - ID:8312195
BEIJING, Feb 14 (MENA) - Chinese state-run television announced on its website on Friday evening that everyone returning to Beijing would be required to isolate themselves for 14 days, The New York Times reported. Anyone who does not comply ....
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Global novel coronavirus death toll reaches 1,383 in China
Date: 2020-02-14 17:33:12 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:35 - ID:8312153
GENEVA, Feb 14 (MENA) - The number of novel coronavirus cases has risen to more than 64,000 worldwide, after China reported another major increase at the epicenter of the outbreak following a change in how authorities there diagnose cases, CNN ....
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Putin, Zelensky discuss settling conflict in Ukraine over phone
Date: 2020-02-14 17:09:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:34 - ID:8312110
MOSCOW, Feb 14 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked his Ukrainian counterpart, Vladimir Zelensky, point-blank whether Kiev is going to ultimately implement the Minsk agreements, the Kremlin press service said on Friday after their ....
