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Latest on pandemic: Countries move to impose new restrictions as cases surge
Oct 28, 2020 12:19The number of people who have been afflicted with COVID-19 has now passed 44 million around the world, and the number of related fatalities is almost 1.16 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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Global coronavirus deaths pass 'agonizing milestone' of 1 million
Sep 29, 2020 12:31The global death toll from COVID-19 has risen past 1 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, a bleak milestone in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy, overloaded health systems and changed the way people live.
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President Maduro: EU demand to delay election in Venezuela 'impossible'
Sep 18, 2020 13:05Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has dismissed as "impossible" the EU's suggestion to postpone the country’s December 6 election to meet the bloc’s conditions to dispatch an observer mission, blaming the idea on US pressure.
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Latin America passes 250K COVID-19 death toll amid warning of poverty surge
Aug 21, 2020 12:02The number of coronavirus fatalities across Latin America has surpassed the 250,000 mark as the pandemic continues to overwhelm the region that has become the world’s worst-hit so far.
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COVID-19 cases surpass 21 million; France, South Korea see resurgence
Aug 16, 2020 11:54The new coronavirus has so far infected 21,468,279 people and claimed the lives of at least 771,181 others across the world since it first emerged late last year, according to figures released by the Johns Hopkins University.
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Iran keen to use capacities available in Africa, Latin America: Spokesman
Aug 10, 2020 08:40Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Islamic Republic is determined to enhance its trade ties with Africa and Latin America.
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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 19.6 million, over 727K dead
Aug 09, 2020 12:41The new coronavirus has so far infected more than 19.6 million people and claimed the lives of over 727,000 others around the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
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Global COVID-19 cases top 18.3 million, over 694,000 dead
Aug 04, 2020 11:12More than 18.3 million people have so far tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, and over 694,000 others have lost their lives to the illness across the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
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COVID-19 death toll in Latin America tops 200k
Aug 02, 2020 11:35The new coronavirus has so far infected more than 17.85 million people and claimed the lives of over 685,000 others around the world, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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WHO reports record rise in global COVID-19 cases for 2nd day in a row
Jul 19, 2020 10:41The World Health Organization (WHO) has, for a second day in a row, reported a record increase of almost 260,000 new coronavirus cases worldwide.