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Japan to aid virus-hit firms with 500 bil. yen from reserve funds
Date: 2021-04-30 08:20:58 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:8935737
TOKYO, April 30 (MENA) - Japan's Cabinet decided Friday to use 500 billion yen (dlrs 4.6 billion) in fiscal 2021 reserve funds to aid businesses affected by the government's third state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic, Kyodo news agency ....
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Thailand reports 1,583 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-04-30 08:11:22 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:18 - ID:8935731
BANGKOK, April 30 (MENA) - The government on Friday reported 15 new Covid-19 related deaths, raising the toll to 203, and 1,583 new cases, bringing the total to 65,153, the Bangkok Post reported. Panprapa Yongtrakul, a spokeswoman for the Centre ....
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Covid-19 cases surpass 150 million globally
Date: 2021-04-30 08:05:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:8935634
WASHINGTON, April 30 (MENA) - There are now over 150 million cases of COVID-19 worldwide, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. According to Johns Hopkins, there were more than 905,000 new infections recorded globally on Wednesday ....
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Seven civilians killed in Afghanistan's Baghlan attack
Date: 2021-04-30 08:03:57 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:8935672
KABUL, April 30 (MENA) - Seven civilians, who are all relatives of an Afghan security force member, were killed in an attack by armed men in Khinjan district, Baghlan province, on Thursday evening, an Afghan official said. Khinjan district governor ....
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Bulgaria reports 1,237 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-04-30 08:01:37 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:15 - ID:8935674
SOFIA, April 30 (MENA) - Bulgaria registered 1,237 new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 403,728, Sofia news agency reported Friday. The number of coronavirus-linked deaths rose by 90 in the past 24 ....
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S.Korea reports 661 more coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-04-30 08:00:33 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:8935631
SEOUL, April 30 (MENA) - South Korea recorded 661 more COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, including 642 local infections, raising the total caseload to 122,007, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The country added ....
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Ukraine reports 10,072 new coronavirus cases, 307 deaths
Date: 2021-04-30 07:59:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:13 - ID:8935629
KYIV, April 30 (MENA) - Ukraine has recorded 10,072 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 2,069,537, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has said. "Some 10,072 new cases of the ....
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Four die as Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan armies clash on disputed border
Date: 2021-04-29 21:14:17 GMT - Kyrgyzstan - World - SN:103 - ID:8935434
BISHKEK, April 29 (MENA) - Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan traded blame on Thursday for cross-border shelling and clashes that left at least four people dead and dozens injured in a conflict over water, the latest outburst of tensions between the two ....
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Iran reports 21,713 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-04-29 21:14:01 GMT - Iran - World - SN:102 - ID:8935433
TEHRAN, April 29 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry on Thursday announced that 21,713 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 2,923,081. In a statement carried by Fars news ....
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NC Sheriff: 2 deputies killed, suspect and 2 others dead
Date: 2021-04-29 21:09:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:101 - ID:8935453
WASHINGTON, April 29 (MENA) - Police believe a gunman killed two sheriff's deputies, his mother and his stepfather at a North Carolina home before killing himself Wednesday. The shooting sparked a lengthy standoff between the gunman and authorities ....