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  • Coronavirus: 23,449 new cases confirmed in Germany

    Date: 2020-12-04 08:12:50 GMT - Germany - World - SN:10 - ID:8698307

    BERLIN, Dec 4 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 23,449 to 1,130,238, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The reported death toll rose by 432 to 18,034, The ....

  • Coronavirus: 3,262 new cases confirmed in Pakistan in 24 hours

    Date: 2020-12-04 07:49:48 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8698266

    ISLAMABAD, Dec 4 (MENA) - Pakistan's COVID-19 tally rose to 410,072 on Friday after 3,262 new cases were detected in the past 24 hours across the country, Geo News channel reported. Up to 55 virus-related fatalities were recorded during the same ....

  • Tokyo reports 449 new cases of coronavirus

    Date: 2020-12-04 07:37:34 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:8698257

    TOKYO, Dec 4 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said that 449 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported on Friday. This is the third day in a row that the daily case count has exceeded 400 in the Japanese capital, NHK News ....

  • New virus cases at 9-month high of over 600 in South Korea

    Date: 2020-12-04 07:36:51 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:8698255

    SEOUL, Dec 4 (MENA) - South Korea added 629 more COVID-19 cases, including 600 local infections, raising the total caseload to 36,332, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The KDCA reported seven additional ....

  • US reports more than 210,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2020-12-04 07:20:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8698214

    WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (MENA) - The US reported more than 210,000 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, according to data released by Johns Hopkins University. Data showed that the number of the virus-related deaths during the same period ....

  • UK’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 60,000

    Date: 2020-12-03 20:30:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:8698111

    LONDON, Dec 3 (MENA) - The United Kingdom’s total death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 60,000 on Thursday, by the government’s preferred measure of deaths within 28 days of a positive test, Metro reported. The UK toll is the fifth highest in the ....

  • ADB approves $100M for fights against COVID-19 in Afghanistan

    Date: 2020-12-03 09:23:43 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:15 - ID:8697005

    KABUL, Dec 3 (MENA) - The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday approved $100 million in aid to the Afghan government in its fight against COVID-19, the Afghan news agency Khaama press reported. ADB’s president Masatsugu Asakawa said in statement, ....

  • Grim day in US as Covid-19 deaths, hospitalizations set records

    Date: 2020-12-03 07:55:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8696939

    NEW YORK, Dec 3 (MENA) - The United States on Wednesday recorded its single-worst daily death toll since the pandemic began, and on a day when Covid-19 hospitalizations also hit an all-time high, the pace of loss showed no signs of slowing any time ....

  • Joint Chiefs chair: US has 'achieved a modicum of success' in Afghanistan

    Date: 2020-12-03 07:41:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8696879

    WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (MENA) - US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley said Wednesday the U.S. military has achieved “a modicum of success” with its nearly 20-year presence in Afghanistan, The Hill reported. “We went to Afghanistan ... to ....

  • Ex-French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing dies at 94

    Date: 2020-12-03 06:18:43 GMT - France - World - SN:3 - ID:8696821

    PARIS, Dec 3 (MENA) - France’s former president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing died Wednesday at the age of 94 from complications linked to Covid-19, his family, quoted by France 24, said. Giscard d’Estaing “died on Wednesday 02/12/20 in his family ....

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