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Lebanese protesters back on the streets… in their cars
BEIRUT: Hundreds of Lebanese demonstrators on Tuesday reclaimed streets emptied by the coronavirus-induced lockdown to revive a moribund protest movement but stayed in their cars to respect social distancing. Joyous…
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Israelis protest against Netanyahu maintaining social distancing
TEL AVIV: Thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday while maintaining the country’s strict Covid-19 social distancing rules. More than 2,000 protesters, according to media estimates,…
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Worst yet ahead of us in COVID-19 pandemic: WHO Chief
Geneva: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned that “the worst is yet ahead of us” in the coronavirus pandemic that has infected millions and killed thousands…
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Global COVID-19 deaths top 170,000
Washington: The global COVID-19 death toll has topped 170,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Tuesday morning, a total of 170,324 people have died of the disease, while the…
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Trump to temporarily suspend immigration into US
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into America, amid the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 40,000 people in…
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US oil prices turn negative for the first time in history
New York: US oil prices turned negative on Monday for the time in history. West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery shed more than 300 per cent to settle at -37.63…
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Israel: Deal for unity govt, Netanyahu to be PM first
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival, Benny Gantz, on Monday reached an agreement for an emergency unity government, in which both will hold the top post in…
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As prices tank, US to stockpile 75 mn barrels of oil: Trump
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Monday the US would take advantage of the historic drop in oil prices to buy 75 million barrels to replenish the national strategic stockpile. “We…
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Oklahoma bombing – When Arabs were blamed for homegrown attack
Washington: Survivors and loved ones of the 168 people who were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing were not able to gather Sunday – due to pandemic lockdown – to…
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China rejects Trump’s demand to probe coronavirus in Wuhan
BEIJING: China on Monday firmly rejected US President Donald Trump‘s demand to allow an American team into Wuhan to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus, saying it was also a…
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Facebook shares first COVID-19 symptom maps
San Francisco: Using aggregated public data from a survey conducted by Carnegie Mellon University, Facebook on Monday released its first county-by-county map of the US showing prevalence of self-reported COVID-19 symptoms,…
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Canada’s worst mass shooting kills 16 in Nova Scotia
Ottawa: A gunman who drove a mock-up police car killed at least 16 people including a female constable in a shooting rampage across Nova Scotia, Canadian federal police said Sunday,…
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Vijay Mallya loses UK High Court appeal in extradition case
London: Embattled Liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya on Monday lost his High Court appeal against his extradition order to India in relation to charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to…
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Positive tests at Afghan presidential palace
Kabul: At least 20 employees at Afghanistan’s presidential palace have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a senior government official who asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorized…
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Catching COVID-19 from dead; Thailand reports first case
NEW DELHI: A cause for concern for morgue technicians and those working in funeral homes as scientists in Thailand is said to have reported the first case of COVID-19 being transmitted from corpses (dead)…
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US COVID-19 tests more than India, 9 others combined: Trump
Washington: The United States has carried out more tests for the novel coronavirus pandemic than 10 other countries, including India, taken together, President Donald Trump has said. Trump asserted on…
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China reports decline in new coronavirus cases
Beijing: China’s new confirmed coronavirus cases dropped to 12 with eight of them reported from Chinese nationals coming from abroad, taking the total tally to 82,747, health officials said on…
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North Korean defectors, experts question zero virus claim
Seoul: As a doctor in North Korea during the SARS outbreak and flu pandemic, Choi Jung Hun didn’t have much more than a thermometer to decide who should be quarantined.…
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Lockdown politics increasingly pit economic, health concerns
Washington: The global health crisis is taking a nasty political turn with tensions worsening between governments locked down to keep the coronavirus at bay and people yearning to restart stalled…
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Trump says he’s close to a deal with Congress on virus aid
Washington: The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement on an aid package of up to USD 450 billion to boost a small-business loan program that has run out…
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US coronavirus deaths top 40,000: Johns Hopkins
Washington: The number of deaths from the new coronavirus in the United States topped 40,000 on Sunday, according to a running tally by Johns Hopkins University. It showed fatalities countrywide…
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Social distancing rules should be same for Ramadan, Easter: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump said Saturday he hopes US Muslims will be held to the same social distancing standards during Ramadan as Christians at Easter, when a number of faithful…
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Wuhan virology lab chief denies COVID-19 originated from institute
Beijing: A premier Chinese virology laboratory in Wuhan, which is in the eye of the storm for allegedly being the source of the novel coronavirus, has for the first time refuted…
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Spain sees sharp drop in daily virus death toll
Madrid: Spain registered Sunday a sharp drop in the daily death toll from coronavirus, with the number falling to 410 from 565. The total fatalities in Spain, the third hardest-hit…
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Global coronavirus death toll tops 160,000
Paris: More than 160,000 people have died from the new coronavirus around the world, almost two thirds of them in Europe, according to an AFP tally on Sunday based on…
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Daily ethnicity data key to COVID-19 death disparity review: UK
LONDON: The UK’s leading doctors’ union on Friday called on the government to ensure its review into the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic communities must…
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No guarantee coronavirus vaccine will be developed: WHO envoy
London: The World Health Organization (WHO) special envoy David Nabarro has warned that there is no guarantee that a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine can be successfully developed in coming months. Nabarro…
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Sri Lanka to relax curfew from Monday
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has decided to relax the ongoing island-wide curfew which was imposed last month to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, from Monday onwards with…
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Orthodox churches empty for Easter amid pandemic
Kiev: Orthodox priests in much of Europe held Easter services in churches empty of parishoners because of restrictions imposed to block the spread of coronavirus. Orthodox Christians are the world’s…
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Governments face more pressure to curb virus economic damage
Seoul: South Korea reported fewer than 10 new coronavirus cases Sunday for the first time in two months as US governors ease lockdowns amid pressure worldwide from businesses and the…
