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This ultra-Orthodox Israeli city rejected government lockdown, now 40% citizens suspected to have COVID-19

BNEI BRAK (Israel): Early this week, the streets of the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak were bustling with shoppers as ultra-Orthodox residents, obeying their religious leaders, ignored pleas to…

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COVID-19: Germany imposes 500 euros fine for breaking social distancing rules as toll crosses 1000

BERLIN: Germans risk being fined up to 500 euros ($540) for standing too close to each other from Friday as officials crackdown on people flouting rules brought in to control…

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Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases increase in Wuhan, residents asked to stay home

BEIJING: The authorities in China's Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus, on Friday asked its residents to stay at home and avoid non-essential outings amid fears of a possible…

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95% of Europe’s coronavirus victims over 60 but young not immune, says UN

GENEVA: More than 95% of those who have died of coronavirus in Europe have been over 60 but young people should not be complacent, the head of the World Health…

admin April 2, 2020

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Emirates to resume limited passenger flights from April 6

DUBAI: Emirates Airline said Thursday it is to resume a limited number of outbound passenger flights from April 6, less than two weeks after its coronavirus-enforced stoppage. "Emirates has received…

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Europe’s hospitals running out of vital medicines for COVID-19

LONDON: Nine leading European university hospitals are warning they will run out of essential medicines needed for COVID-19 patients in intensive care in less than two weeks as they are…

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COVID-19: Spain witnesses 950 deaths in 24 hours as death toll crosses 10,000

MADRID: The coronavirus death toll in Spain surged past 10,000 on Thursday after a record 950 deaths in 24 hours, with the number of confirmed cases passing the 110,000 mark,…

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Chaos from coronavirus an opportunity for global terror to heal, recruit

JOHANNESBURG: Both the Islamic State group and al-Qaida see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their fighters also see the upheaval from the pandemic as an opportunity to…

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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…

admin April 1, 2020

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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…

admin April 1, 2020