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U.S. adds Russian white supremacist group to terrorist blacklist

The U.S. State Department announced Monday that it has designated Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) and its three leaders as specially designated global terrorists, the

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First two COVID-19 cases reported in Burundi

The first two cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported in Burundi, Health Minister Thaddee Ndikumana said at a press conference Tuesday evening. The two patients, respectively 56 and 42 year

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Botswana announces first 3 confirmed COVID-19 cases

Botswana's Minister of Health and Wellness Lemogang Kwape on Monday evening announced the southern African country's first three cases of the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Kwape mad

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Infectious disease expert W. Ian Lipkin tests positive for coronavirus

W. Ian Lipkin, director of the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University, who traveled to China weeks ago to study the coronavirus epidemic before going into quarantine for two weeks,

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Thailand reports 188 new COVID-19 cases, marking highest daily rate

Another 188 COVID-19 cases were reported in Thailand on Sunday, accounting for the highest daily rate and making a total of 599 patients, according to a senior governm

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New Zealand confirms 14 new COVID-19 cases

New Zealand reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases of the disease to 53. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield from the New Zealand Healt

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Number of COVID-19 cases rises to 12 in Mauritius

The number of COVID-19 cases in Mauritius increased by 5 on Friday to 12, said by Prime minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth during his speech at the National Assembly of Mauritius. Jugnauth also c

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First 3 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Mauritius

Screen capture of the press conference from the Office of the Prime Minister, Mauritius. Mauritius has confirmed its first 3 cases of COVID-19 in a press conference held by the Mauritian Prime

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Shanghai expands quarantine rules to arrivals from more countries

Shanghai has expanded its 14-day quarantine rules to cover passengers entering the city from more countries and regions to contain the risk of the novel coronavirus out

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Rwanda reports first case of COVID-19

Rwanda on Saturday registered its first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the ministry of health said here. The ministry in a statement issued here said the im

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Sri Lanka bans passengers from South Korea, Italy and Iran

Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), on Friday said it had temporarily halted passengers arriving from South Korea, Iran and Italy in a bid to prevent COVID-19

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Death toll hits 31 in Ghana road crash

The death toll in Monday's road crash near the town of Kintampo has increased to 31, the police have said. On Monday, two buses that traveled in opposite directions collided and caught fire immediate

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Ten new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Finland

Ten new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Finland on Monday, bringing the total infection cases of the country to 33. Seven new cases were reported by Finnish National Institute for Health and We

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Two patients test positive for COVID-19 in Cyprus

Cyprus Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou attends a press conference following the first two confirmed coronavirus cases in Nicosia, Cyprus March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou Cyprus o

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Argentina confirms first COVID-19 death

Argentina's Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed its first death caused by COVID-19, making it also the first COVID-19 death in Latin America.The fatality is a 64-year-old man from Buenos Aire

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60 new COVID-19 infections detected in Belgium, 169 in total

Sixty new COVID-19 infections were detected Saturday in Belgium, bringing the total number of infections to 169 in the country, said health authorities. Out of a total of 771 samples tested in the d

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Vietnam Confirms 17th Case of COVID-19

Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Friday night confirmed a new case of COVID-19, the 17th case in the country, Vietnam News Agency reported. The new case is a 26-year-old female who earlier visite