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Spain sees lowest coronavirus daily toll in 17 days with 605 deaths

MADRID: Spain has recorded its lowest daily death toll from the new coronavirus in 17 days, with 605 people dying, the government said on Friday. The update raised the overall…

admin April 10, 2020

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Singapore battles COVID-19 hotspots in migrant workers’ dorms

KUALA LUMPUR: After managing to keep on top of the first wave of coronavirus outbreaks, Singapore is grappling with an alarming rise in infections among migrant workers housed in crowded…

admin April 10, 2020

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Coronavirus mars Easter holidays as global death toll nears 100,000

ROME: Hundreds of millions of people around the world will spend the Easter holiday at home as lockdown measures intensify to combat the coronavirus, a pandemic with a global death…

admin April 10, 2020

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World faces worst economic fallout since Great Depression: IMF chief

WASHINGTON: The global coronavirus pandemic is causing an economic crisis unlike any in the past century and will require a massive response to help in the recovery, IMF chief Kristalina…

admin April 9, 2020

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Real-time monitoring needed to prevent second COVID-19 wave in China: Study

BEIJING: While China's aggressive control measures may have halted the first wave of COVID-19 in areas outside Hubei province, the epicentre of the epidemic, real-time monitoring of the spread and…

admin April 9, 2020

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Spy chief Mustafa Kadhemi named Iraq’s third PM-designate this year

BAGHDAD: Iraqi President Barham Saleh nominated spy chief Mustafa Kadhemi on Thursday as the country's third prime minister-designate this year, moments after predecessor Adnan Zurfi ended his bid to form…

admin April 9, 2020

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Bangkok to ban alcohol sales to curb coronavirus as people continue to host parties

BANGKOK: Sales of alcoholic beverages will be banned in Thailand's cal Bangkok for a 10-day period starting Friday as part of the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 infections.…

admin April 9, 2020

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Half billion more people face poverty due to coronavirus: Report

LONDON: Around half a billion people could be pushed into poverty as a result of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic unless richer countries take urgent action to help…

admin April 9, 2020

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How technology is tackling coronavirus-induced isolation in Norway

OSLO: Widower Per Leif Rolid lives alone on his farm, a two-hour drive from Oslo. His sense of isolation has mounted with the COVID-19 pandemic, but a simple screen is…

admin April 9, 2020

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Pakistan to block India’s moves to fight virus by seeking COVID-19 initiatives under SAARC

NEW DELHI: Pakistan is aiming to score narrow political goals by attempting to bring India's initiatives to collectively fight the coronavirus pandemic in the SAARC region under the formal umbrella…

admin April 9, 2020

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Medicine shortage looms over coronavirus-hit Europe

THE HAGUE: While the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine, medicines used to deal with the symptoms of the disease are increasingly in critically short supply in Europe, the worst-hit…

admin April 7, 2020

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry reveal name of new charity

LONDON: The UK's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have announced the name of their new charitable venture after they formally stepped down as senior royals in March, it…

admin April 7, 2020