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Thailand reports 130 new COVID-19 cases, first Thai doctor killed
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], February 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Friday reported 130 new COVID-19 infections and one more death, according to the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
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Portugal authorizes states to hire foreign nurses
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], February 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Portuguese government approved Thursday a program to hire foreign nurses to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
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UK records another 12,057 coronavirus cases, 454 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feburary 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 12,057 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,083,242, according to official figures released Thursday.
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Indonesia reports 9,039 new COVID-19 cases, 181 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 9,039 in the past 24 hours to 1,252,685, with the death toll going up by 181 to 33,969, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail again
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 18 (ANI): Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-Ying will remain in custody after being denied bail Thursday by the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Xinhua reported.
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Malaysia reports 2,712 new COVID-19 cases, 25 new deaths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,712 new COVID-19 infections, the health ministry said on Thursday, bringing the national total to 274,875.
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Ozone gas can be used to disinfect surfaces: Israeli research
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): An Israeli study has found that ozone gas can disinfect surfaces from contamination by COVID-19.
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UN chief condemns attack on school, abduction of students in Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the attack on a government school in Nigeria, in which one student was killed and 27 others were abduced along with school staff and relatives, said his spokesman.
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Brazil nears 10 million COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil was approaching 10 million COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, after 56,766 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 9,978,747, according to the Health Ministry.
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Gunmen attack school, abduct students in north-central Nigeria: Source
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lagos [Ukraine], Feburary 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Unidentified gunmen stormed a secondary school in north-central Nigeria early Wednesday and abducted some students, according to a security source.
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6 killed in east China gold mine fire
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Shandong [China], Feburary 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Six people were killed after a fire engulfed a gold mine in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday, local authorities have said.
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12 people die as landslide hit Indonesia's East Java
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 17 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 people have died in a landslide that hit a rural part of the Indonesian province of East Java on Sunday, while seven others remain missing, according to the latest figures released by the country's disaster mitigation agency on Wedne
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