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Poland reports 6,431 new coronavirus cases, death toll at 510
Date: 2021-05-06 19:52:43 GMT - Poland - World - SN:77 - ID:8945710
WARSAW, May 6 (MENA) - Poland recorded 6,431 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 510 deaths over the past 24h to Thursday morning, against 3,896 cases reported on Wednesday, data released by the Health Ministry shows. The healthcare system is now ....
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At least 25 killed in Rio de Janeiro police shootout with drug traffickers
Date: 2021-05-06 18:46:36 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:73 - ID:8945672
BRASILIA, May 6 (MENA) - At least 25 people, including a police officer, have died in a shootout with drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Sky News reported. Suspects tried to escape across rooftops as police in armored vehicles entered the slum ....
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Afghanistan registers 293 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-05-06 13:06:30 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:43 - ID:8944959
KABUL, May 6 (MENA) - The Afghan Ministry of Public Health reported 293 new positive cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections with the virus in the country to 61,455, Tolo news reported Thursday. The ....
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UN: 155 million people faced severe hunger in 2020
Date: 2021-05-06 12:34:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:8944857
NEW YORK, May 6 (MENA) - A United Nations (UN) report says 155 million people faced severe hunger in 2020. According to the UN media center Thursday, a report by 16 organizations that focuses on 55 countries and accounts for 97% of humanitarian ....
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2 security bases fall to Taliban in northern Afghanistan
Date: 2021-05-06 12:32:37 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:38 - ID:8944954
KABUL, May 6 (MENA) - Two security bases fell to Taliban militants in northern Afghanistan with no reports on casualties so far, Khaama press reported Thursday. The move comes after Taliban fighters captured Burka district in Baghlan, one of the ....
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Indonesia begins its Eid al-Fitr travel ban
Date: 2021-05-06 10:47:14 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:29 - ID:8944808
JAKARTA, May 6 (MENA) - Indonesia began imposing a previously announced ban on domestic travel on Thursday as it sought to contain the spread of the coronavirus during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations, when millions normally travel to mark the end of ....
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China reports five new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-05-06 09:08:30 GMT - China - World - SN:17 - ID:8944516
BEIJING, May 6 (MENA) - China's National Health Commission said five new coronavirus cases were reported over the past 24 hours. No deaths were reported, the commission said in its daily briefing, noting that 10 patients were released from ....
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Armenia reports 425 new infections
Date: 2021-05-06 08:18:55 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:13 - ID:8944505
YEREVAN, May 6 (MENA) - Some 425 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Armenia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 218,325, the ministry of healthcare reports. according to Armen Press. Some 714 patients ....
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Ukraine reports 6,038 new cases
Date: 2021-05-06 08:18:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:8944504
KIEV, May 6 (MENA) - Ukraine has registered 6,038 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total number of cases in the country since the start of the pandemic to 2.09 million, Kyiv Post reported. In the past 24 hours, 14,351 COVID-19 ....
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S. Korea Reports 574 New COVID-19 Cases
Date: 2021-05-06 08:10:10 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:8944494
SEOUL, May 6 (MENA) - South Korea added 574 COVID-19 cases on Thursday amid continued clusters of infections across the nation, KBS reported. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency(KDCA) announced the new infections compiled throughout ....