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Switzerland to allocate additional $219 million to support business amid C
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Swiss government will allocate an additional 200 million francs ($219.4 million) to help companies cope with the difficult economic situation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Council said in a statement.
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US tops 100,000 COVID-19 cases in single day for first time
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington[US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States for the first time on Wednesday surpassed 100,000 new coronavirus daily cases, the Washington Post reported citing its own data.
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Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi tests COVID-19 positive
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, said she had contracted the asymptomatic form of the novel coronavirus disease.
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Switzerland to mobilize 2,500 soldiers to combat COVID-19
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Bern [Switzerland], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): With a spike in daily registered COVID-19 cases, Switzerland is set to mobilise 2,500 military personnel to help the country in the fight against the coronavirus, according to the Federal Council's statement, published on Wednesday.
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UK lawmakers vote in favour of month-long nationwide COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Lawmakers in the United Kingdom's House of Commons have voted overwhelmingly to approve the government's plan to introduce a four-week nationwide lockdown in England in order to curb the coronavirus disease.
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Italian Prime minister signs new decree introducing stricter anti-COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Genoa [Italy], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has signed a new decree tightening anti-COVID-19 measures that foresee, among other restrictions, closure of shopping malls on non-working days, a government press release stated.
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Vienna terrorist was acting alone: Austrian interior minister
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): It was confirmed that the terrorist, who led an attack in Vienna, was acting alone, Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said Wednesday.
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Switzerland sees record 10,000 new COVID-19 cases in single day
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland has registered over 10,000 COVID-19 cases in one day, which is the highest rise since the onset of the pandemic, the Federal Office of Public Health said on Wednesday.
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UK to roll out COVID-19 testing on 'scale never seen before' after lockdow
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London [UK], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged on Wednesday to roll out new types of COVID-19 testing on a "scale never seen before" once the lockdown ends in early December.
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US Polls 2020: Serbian Diaspora in US Voted For Trump, says Serbian Radica
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Belgrade [Serbia], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Serbian diaspora in the United States actively supported the re-election of incumbent President Donald Trump in the hope that his victory will benefit the US' relations with Serbia, Russia and China, Vojislav Seselj, the leader of the Serbian
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Estonia confirms record high of 208 COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours - He
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Helsinki [Finland], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Estonia has registered a record-high daily increase of 208 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country's total tally to 5,333, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
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Danish Prime Minister in isolation after lawmakers, officials contract COV
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Copenhagen [Denmark], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen went into isolation and was tested for the COVID-19 infection after several lawmakers and officials, including Justice Minister Nick Haekkerup, contracted the virus, a local media outlet reported on Wedne
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