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New virus cases in S Korea above 100 for 2nd day, cluster infections remain problem
Date: 2020-10-29 07:39:09 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:8648831
SEOUL, Oct 29 (MENA) - South Korea's new coronavirus cases rose by triple digits for the second straight day Thursday, as cluster infections at nursing homes and other risk-prone facilities continued to pile up amid eased social distancing measures, ....
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UN official expresses 'deep concern' over Mohammed cartoon tensions
Date: 2020-10-29 06:02:38 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:3 - ID:8648801
NEW YORK, Oct 29 (MENA) - The head of a UN anti-extremism body expressed "deep concern" about growing tensions over satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, urging "mutual respect" between people of different faiths and political views, France 24 ....
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Macron orders France back into Covid-19 lockdown amid surge in cases
Date: 2020-10-28 22:57:41 GMT - France - World - SN:98 - ID:8648758
PARIS, Oct 28 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a new nationwide lockdown from Friday to stem a surge in coronavirus patients in French hospitals, warning that the second wave of the virus is "likely to be deadlier than the ....
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Moscow reports 66 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2020-10-28 21:51:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:95 - ID:8648731
MOSCOW, Oct 28 (MENA) - The Russian health authorities reported 66 new coronavirus deaths in the Russian capital over the 24 hours, Russia Today reported. The Russian capital’s overall novel coronavirus death toll currently stands at ....
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UK facing highest levels of youth unemployment in four decades, warns think tank
Date: 2020-10-28 11:27:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:39 - ID:8647799
LONDON, Oct 28 (MENA) – The UK is already facing the highest levels of youth unemployment in four decades, The Independent reported. A report by the Resolution Foundation found that one in five young people – and more than one in five black, ....
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Russia reports 16,202 new coronavirus cases, daily record high 346 deaths
Date: 2020-10-28 09:05:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:8647448
MOSCOW, Oct 28 (MENA) - Russia on Wednesday recorded 16,202 new coronavirus cases and a record high 346 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the national death toll to 26,935, National Post reported. With 1,563,976 infections, the country of ....
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UK paper: Govt scientists predict 2nd covid wave more deadly than 1st
Date: 2020-10-28 07:56:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:13 - ID:8647363
LONDON, Oct 28 (MENA) - British government scientists have predicted that the second Covid-19 wave could be even more deadly than the first with a "lower but longer peak," The Sun reported. Downing Street is supposedly working on the assumption ....
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US reports more than 73,000 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2020-10-28 07:13:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8647269
WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (MENA) - The United States reported 73,240 new Covid-19 cases and 985 deaths on Tuesday, the CNN quoted Johns Hopkins University as saying. The nationwide totals now stand at 8,778,680 confirmed Covid-19 infections and at least ....
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US: Coronavirus cases surpass 8.74 mn
Date: 2020-10-27 22:50:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:8647149
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (MENA) - There have been at least 8,740,824 cases of coronavirus in the US, and at least 226,211 people have died, CNN quoted data from Johns Hopkins University as showing on Tuesday. The totals include cases from all 50 ....
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Afghan civilian casualty numbers decrease, still 'Shocking': UN
Date: 2020-10-27 10:14:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:30 - ID:8646094
KABUL, Oct 27 (MENA) - The UN mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) report released on Tuesday said that overall the civilian casualty figure for the first nine months of 2020 dropped by around 30 percent compared to the same period in 2019, but while the ....
