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IOC President Bach encourages everyone to stay strong
Apr 06, 2020 09:33International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach encouraged people to stay active, strong and healthy during the coronavirus crisis, before celebrating Tokyo 2020 as a festival of resilience and solidarity.
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Latest on coronavirus pandemic: Over 1.2 million people now infected
Apr 05, 2020 08:28Nearly 1,203,000 people are infected with the new coronavirus and more than 64,770 others have died of the disease caused by it around the world, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.
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World’s coronavirus infections pass 660,000
Mar 29, 2020 07:14Cases of coronavirus infection in the world have surpassed 660,000, while the epidemic has yet to reach its peak in the worst-hit countries of Europe and has just begun in the world’s poorest continent, Africa.
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Europe’s key economies at standstill, as death toll rises worldwide
Mar 23, 2020 05:20The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic continues to increase across Europe and elsewhere in the world, bringing the key economies of the European Union – the new epicenter of the fast-spreading disease — to a standstill.
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Strong quake wreaks havoc in Croatia's capital Zagreb
Mar 22, 2020 06:37A large earthquake has struck north of the Croatian capital Zagreb, killing a 15-year-old child, health officials have said.
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About 900 million confined worldwide due to coronavirus restrictions
Mar 21, 2020 15:36The COVID-19 pandemic, with well over 11,000 deaths globally as of Saturday, has resulted in many countries across the planet enforcing restrictions on the movement of people, shutting down schools, and forcing millions to work from home.
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Coronavirus updates, Europe’s death toll surpasses 5,000
Mar 21, 2020 07:20The death toll from the new coronovirus has surpassed 5,000 in Europe - the new epicenter of the pandemic – as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise across the continent.
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EU decides to fully close borders to contain coronavirus outbreak
Mar 17, 2020 15:34The European Commission has announced plans to enact the full closure of borders across the 27-member European Union (EU) as part of efforts to contain the now-global coronavirus pandemic in Europe.
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Nearly 5,000 coronavirus patients recover in Iran
Mar 16, 2020 10:01The total number of coronavirus cases in Iran rose to 14,991 on Monday, of whom nearly 5,000 have recovered and left the hospital, the Health Ministry announced.
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IranAir resuming flights to Europe after four days: Airline
Mar 11, 2020 04:12Iran’s main airline Homa, known internationally as IranAir, will resume flights to Europe after a four-day hiatus that came because of unspecified restrictions by European authorities.