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Coronavirus the worst global crisis since WW II, says UN chief
World
April 1, 2020
Coronavirus the worst global crisis since WW II, says UN chief
The coronavirus pandemic is the worst global crisis since World War II, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday, expressing concern…
Coronavirus transforms New York as US deaths top 4,000
World
April 1, 2020
Coronavirus transforms New York as US deaths top 4,000
Emergency field hospitals were readied in New York’s Central Park and at the home of the US Open tennis tournament…
Dubai throws Emirates Air a cash lifeline as travel grounded
Middle East
March 31, 2020
Dubai throws Emirates Air a cash lifeline as travel grounded
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s government announced Tuesday it will inject equity into Emirates airlines as the Middle…
Europe sends medical goods to Iran in trade test
Middle East
March 31, 2020
Europe sends medical goods to Iran in trade test
BERLIN (Reuters) – France, Germany and Britain have exported medical goods to Iran in the first transaction conducted under a…
Amazon workers protest over virus safety
World
March 31, 2020
Amazon workers protest over virus safety
Amazon warehouse employees and Instacart delivery workers joined protests Monday to press safety demands, highlighting the risks for workers on…
Global lockdown tightens as virus deaths mount
World
March 31, 2020
Global lockdown tightens as virus deaths mount
Lockdowns aimed at halting the march of the coronavirus pandemic have extended worldwide as the global death toll mounts and…
Extreme isolation: world’s last virus-free corners hold tight
World
March 31, 2020
Extreme isolation: world’s last virus-free corners hold tight
A coronavirus-free tropical island nestled in the northern Pacific may seem the perfect place to ride out a pandemic —…
Moscow under lockdown as global virus cases top 700,000
World
March 30, 2020
Moscow under lockdown as global virus cases top 700,000
Russia’s capital became the latest world city to impose a coronavirus lockdown on Monday as declared cases globally topped 700,000…
Italy’s ‘very long’ lockdown to only end gradually
World
March 30, 2020
Italy’s ‘very long’ lockdown to only end gradually
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s government prepared Italians for a “very long” lockdown Sunday that would only be lifted gradually despite…
Several families across Egypt enter quarantine: Health Ministry
Egypt
March 29, 2020
Several families across Egypt enter quarantine: Health Ministry
Egypt’s Ministry of Health on Sunday has placed several village families under house quarantine for 14 days to prevent the…