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Prominent Indian-origin virologist Gita Ramjee dies from coronavirus in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: World-renowned virologist Gita Ramjee has become the first Indian-origin South African to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus that has killed five people in the country. Ramjee, a…

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US: Amazon fires warehouse worker who staged walkout over COVID-19 concerns

Amazon fired a worker who organized a walkout at a New York warehouse to demand greater protection against the new coronavirus, saying the employee himself flouted distancing rules and put…

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Coronavirus crisis forces UK banks to axe billions in payouts

Britain's banking sector on Wednesday scrapped billions of pounds (dollars) in shareholder dividends and share buybacks after the Bank of England requested the move to boost liquidity and help cope…

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Roadside bombing in Afghanistan kills eight, mostly children

KABUL: A roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday killed at least eight civilians, including six children. The victims were all from a single-family, according to Helmand police spokesman Zaman…

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UN calls coronavirus outbreak ‘worst crisis since WW II’ as European death toll crosses 30,000

PARIS: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 30,000 lives in Europe alone, a global tally showed Wednesday, in what the head of the United Nations has described as humanity's…

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Spain counts 832 deaths in 24 hours, pushing toll to 5,690

MADRID: The death toll from coronavirus in Spain surged over 5,600 on Saturday after a record 832 people died in 24 hours, and the number of infections soared over 72,000,…

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Dogs to save humans? UK charity training canines to sniff out COVID-19

LONDON: A UK charity said it is working in partnership with scientists to explore how dogs can be trained to sniff out Covid-19 and join the fight against the coronavirus…

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More than 600,000 coronavirus cases recorded globally

PARIS: More than 600,000 cases of the new coronavirus have been officially recorded around the world since the outbreak of the epidemic, according to an AFP tally at 1045 GMT…

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UNHCHR condemns pardoning of Sri Lanka army officer who killed Tamil civilians

COLOMBO: The UN Human Rights chief has condemned the pardoning and release of a former Sri Lankan army officer sentenced to death for killing eight Tamil civilians, including four children,…

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Iran coronavirus death toll tops 2,500, total cases cross 35,000

TEHRAN: Iran announced Saturday that 139 more people had died from the novel coronavirus, raising the official death toll to 2,517 in one of the world's worst-affected countries. Health ministry…

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Coronavirus outbreak: US arranges for airlifting citizens stuck in India

NEW YORK: The US government was arranging to airlift American citizens stuck in India because of the lockdown imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a State…

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Sit back, behave, wash hands and be proud of US: Trump advises kids amid coronavirus outbreak

WASHINGTON: For millions of American kids staying indoors with their parents due to coronavirus shutdown in the US, President Donald Trump has a word of advice: sit back, behave, wash…

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