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Three marathoners killed by drunk driver in South Korea

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - Three marathon runners were killed after being hit by a car driven by a drunk driver on a road in Gyeonggi Province on early Thursday morning, police said, Yonhap reports.

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09.07.2020 13:44

Tokyo’s daily coronavirus infection top 220, new record

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - The number of daily new coronavirus infections in Tokyo reached a single-day record of more than 220 on Thursday, officials said, Kyodo reports.

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09.07.2020 11:29

Brazil has 1.66 million confirmed cases of COVID-19

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM - Brazil has reported 66,741 deaths and 1,668,589 cases stemming from the pandemic of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). A total of 1,254 new deaths and 45,305 new infected people were added in 24 hours, as per official data released Tuesday (Jul. 7). Until then, 976,977 had recovered, and there were 624,871 people under observation, Agencia Brasil reports.

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09.07.2020 10:45

Virus fight in trouble in S.Korea over double whammy of local and imported cases

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's new daily virus cases declined slightly on Thursday, but a continued rise in imported cases and infections linked to religious facilities continued to strain the country's virus fight, Yonhap reports.

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09.07.2020 08:43

Almost 169,000 new coronavirus cases reported globally in past 24 hours – WHO

GENEVA. KAZINFORM - The number of coronavirus infections confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the past 24 hours around the world rose by almost 169,000 to top 11.6 million, the WHO data shows, adding that coronavirus-related fatalities went up by more than 4,000, bringing the total over the 539,000 mark, TASS reports.

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09.07.2020 08:11

WHO experts to travel to China

GENEVA. KAZINFORM WHO experts will travel to China to work together with their Chinese counterparts to prepare scientific plans for identifying the zoonotic source of the SARS-COV-2 virus. The experts will develop the scope and TOR for a WHO-led international mission.

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08.07.2020 22:35

Students set record as gaokao begins

BEIJING. KAZINFORM With parents, teachers and friends lining up outside test centers to cheer them on, a record 10.71 million students around China began taking the all-important national college entrance exam, or gaokao, amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday, after it had been delayed by a month due to the outbreak.

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08.07.2020 22:10

Belarus, Tajikistan to hold contest for joint projects in science

MINSK. KAZINFORM The State Committee on Science and Technology of Belarus and the Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan have announced the first contest of joint scientific and technical projects for 2021-2022, BelTA reported in the press service of the State Committee on Science and Technology.

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08.07.2020 20:22

ANSA: Italy's unemployment up to 12.4% at end of 2020 - OECD

PARIS. KAZINFORM Italian unemployment will rise to 12.4% at the end of 2020, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday.

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08.07.2020 17:19

Torrential rain lashes central Japan, 220,000 instructed to evacuate

TOKYO. KAZINFORM Torrential rain lashed central Japan on Wednesday, prompting the government of Gifu Prefecture to instruct some 219,000 residents to evacuate.

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08.07.2020 16:50

Russia’s COVID-19 cases top 700,000

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM Russia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases rose by 6,562, reaching 700,792, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Wednesday.

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08.07.2020 16:11

S. Korea to inject 156.9B won in arts sector hit by COVID-19

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea on Wednesday pledged to support its arts sector hit by the new coronavirus with 156.9 billion won (US$131 million) during the second half of 2020, including grants to cash-strapped artists and discount coupons for shows and events, Yonhap reports.

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08.07.2020 11:43

U.S. officially withdrawing from WHO

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM - The Trump administration has notified Congress and the United Nations that the United States is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organization, multiple officials tell CNN, a move that comes amid a rising number of coronavirus cases throughout the Americas over the past week, CNN reports.

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08.07.2020 09:47

Torrential rain lashes central Japan, warning issued in Gifu, Nagano

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Torrential rain lashed central Japan Wednesday, prompting local authorities to issue extreme weather warnings in parts of Gifu and Nagano prefectures, Kyodo reports.

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08.07.2020 09:19

21 dead, 16 injured after bus plunges into lake in southwest China

GUIYANG. KAZINFORM - Twenty-one people were killed and 16 others injured after a bus fell into a lake in the city of Anshun in southwest China's Guizhou Province Tuesday, local authorities said, Xinhua reports.

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08.07.2020 08:43

Brazil President Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM - During an exclusive interview to TV Brasil and CNN Brasil, President Jair Bolsonaro reported Tuesday (Jul. 7) he testes positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The president called off his engagements in Bahia and Minas Gerais this week. The result came out at around 11 a.m. this morning. Bolsonaro said he feels fine, Agencia Brasil reports.

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08.07.2020 08:13

Beijing reports no new virus cases for 1st time in about 4 weeks

BEIJING. KAZINFORM Municipal authorities in China's capital Beijing on Tuesday reported no new cases of the novel coronavirus for the first time in around four weeks since the detection early last month of a virus cluster at the city's biggest wholesale market.

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07.07.2020 22:24

Air New Zealand suspends inbound international flight bookings

SYDNEY. KAZINFORM New Zealand’s government and flag carrier Air New Zealand announced Tuesday that they were temporarily suspending reservations for international flights on the airline to the country in order to manage the influx of returnees to quarantine facilities.

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07.07.2020 21:44

Etihad Airways to resume services to more destinations across its global network

ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM Etihad Airways is gradually resuming services to more destinations across its global network.

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07.07.2020 19:28

Death toll rises to 50 in rain-hit southwestern Japan

FUKUOKA. KAZINFORM -The death toll from torrential rain in southwestern Japan rose to at least 50 on Tuesday as the disaster-affected area expanded to include the northern part of Kyushu island, Kyodo reports.

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07.07.2020 12:59

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