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China ‘seriously concerned’ as US suspends WHO funding over ‘mismanaging’ pandemic

BEIJING: China said Wednesday it was "seriously concerned" about the US decision to suspend funding for the World Health Organization, and urged Washington to fulfil its obligations during the coronavirus…

admin April 15, 2020

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No one is now safe: Media report predicts second wave of job loss amid COVID-19 pandemic

NEW YORK: Not just aviation and hospitality sectors which bore the brunt of the first wave of job losses and salary cuts, millions of white-collar jobs spanning across industries are…

admin April 15, 2020

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COVID-19: New Zealand extends state of national emergency

WELLINGTON: The state of emergency imposed in New Zealand to support the COVID-19 response will be extended a third time for a further seven days, Minister of Civil Defence Peeni…

admin April 14, 2020

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North Korea fires multiple suspected cruise missiles: Seoul

SEOUL: North Korea on Tuesday fired several suspected cruise missiles towards the sea, the South's military said. The "multiple projectiles" fired from Munchon in the east of the country were…

admin April 14, 2020

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‘Worst is over’: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo joins forces to reopen economy

NEW YORK: New York's governor on Monday declared that the "worst is over" for the state hit hardest by the novel coronavirus, as six northeastern states began working together on…

admin April 14, 2020

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Pakistan clerics warn government against ban on religious congregations amidst coronavirus outbreak

ISLAMABAD: A group of over 50 senior clerics in Pakistan has warned the government against the ban on religious congregations amidst the coronavirus outbreak and said the authorities should instead…

admin April 14, 2020

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China fudged information, COVID-19 transmission could be reduced by 95 per cent, say experts

MONTREAL: Experts have criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping for concealing, destroying and fabricating information about the rampant spread of COVID-19 and suppressing the data by silencing and criminalising dissent. In…

admin April 14, 2020

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Coronavirus cases in Afghanistan surge to 714, IMF extends immediate debt relief

KABUL: The Afghan Health Ministry said that 49 new COVID-19 cases have been registered in the country in the past 24 hours, which led the total cases surge to 714…

admin April 14, 2020

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Putin may deploy Russian military as COVID-19 cases surge

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the military could be deployed to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic in the country, after the number of cases in the country…

admin April 14, 2020

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LGBT rabbi in New York who confronted AIDS crisis now faces COVID-19

NEW YORK: Sharon Kleinbaum was installed in 1992 as rabbi of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in Manhattan, considered the largest LGBT synagogue in the nation. At the time, AIDS was…

admin April 13, 2020

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British PM Boris Johnson recuperates at Chequers with pregnant fiancee

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on Monday recuperating from his Covid-19 hospitalisation at his country retreat of Chequers, where he has been joined by his pregnant fiancee Carrie…

admin April 13, 2020

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Hope seesaws in Spain as coronavirus death toll falls again with 517 dead

MADRID: The daily death toll in Spain resumed its downward trend on Monday after another 517 people died with the overall number of fatalities nearly 17,500, government figures showed. The…

admin April 13, 2020