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COVID-19: Australia PM Scott Morrison urges WHO, UN to act against China’s wet markets

MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday urged the WHO and the UN to act against China's wet markets, like the one where the deadly coronavirus is thought to…

admin April 3, 2020

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Isolated and afraid: How coronavirus pandemic is affecting pregnancies globally

HONG KONG: Jamie Chui has been a virtual prisoner in her Hong Kong home for most of her nine-month pregnancy. Trapped intially by violent pro-democracy protests and tear gas, and…

admin April 3, 2020

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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…

admin April 3, 2020

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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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