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Cannes Film Festival postponed due to coronavirus scare
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 20 (Sputnik/ANI): The Cannes Film Festival will not be held from May 12-23, as scheduled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and may be postponed until the end of June, the organizers said on Thursday.
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Israel shuts its borders to all foreigners to contain spread of coronaviru
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Mar 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Israel has shut its borders to all foreigners in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country, which is nearing 500 cases, The Population Immigration and Border Authority said on Wednesday.
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Portuguese parliament upholds President's motion to declare state of emerg
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Madrid [Portugal], Mar 19 (Sputnik/ANI): The Portuguese parliament on Wednesday upheld the President's motion to declare a state of emergency over coronavirus for at least 15 days starting midnight.
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Coronavirus: Germany faces biggest challenge since World War II, says Chan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Mar 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Germany faces a challenge not seen since World War II and is in need of the population acting in solidarity, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an unprecedented televised address as the number of coronavirus infection cases in the country shot past 10,00
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Erdogan assured Turkey wants to remain member of NATO: Merkel
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Mar 18 (Sputnik/ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday after a video conference with Turkish, French and UK leaders that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had assured that Ankara was eager to remain a NATO member.
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Will take 12-18 months to develop vaccine for coronavirus: Mark Esper
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Mar 18 (Sputnik/ANI): US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said in a press briefing on Tuesday that the Department of Defense believes it will take 12 to 18 months to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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COVID-19 cases in Spain surpasses 11,000, health authorities
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Mar 17 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Spain has increased by almost 2000, exceeding 11,000, Fernando Simon, the director of the Coordination Center for Health Alerts and Emergencies, said on Tuesday.
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About 1,500 inmates escape from Brazilian prisons amid COVID-19 outbreak:
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Mar 17 (Sputnik/ANI): Approximately 1,500 inmates have escaped from at least four semi-open penitentiaries in the Brazilian region of Sao Paulo following riots against the measures taken by the government to fight the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, several local media
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Facebook, Google, Microsoft say they are jointly combatting misinformation
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 17 (Sputnik/ANI): US tech giants Facebook, Google and Microsoft together with LinkedIn, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube on Tuesday issued a joint statement, stating they are jointly combating the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, as well as sharin
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Nearly 14,000 new COVID-19 cases reported globally in 24 hours; tally exce
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 17 (Sputnik/ANI): Nearly 14,000 people were infected with the novel coronavirus globally over the past day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases above 167,500, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its report on Tuesday.
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EU borders, Schengen zone to be closed for 30 days: French President
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 17 (Sputnik/ANI): The borders of the European Union (EU) and the Schengen area will be closed for a period of 30 days starting from March 17 due to the spread of the coronavirus, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday (local time).
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Canada to ban foreigners except Americans from entering country
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], Mar 17 (Sputnik/ANI): Canada will ban most foreign citizens from entering the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday (local time) in an address to the country.
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