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China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
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China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August

LONDON (Reuters) – Beijing dismissed as “ridiculous” a Harvard Medical School study of hospital traffic and search engine data that…
Moscow emerges from lockdown as WHO warns of ‘worsening’ global crisis
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Moscow emerges from lockdown as WHO warns of ‘worsening’ global crisis

Moscow emerged from a strict coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday despite Russia seeing thousands of new cases every day, as the…
Virus travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease
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Virus travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease

When Julie Sergent’s father died, she faced an agonising decision: if she travelled from her home in Japan to attend…
Joyful PM Ardern declares New Zealand virus victory
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Joyful PM Ardern declares New Zealand virus victory

New Zealand lifted all domestic coronavirus restrictions on Monday after its final COVID-19 patient was given the all clear, with…
India re-opens more public spaces despite record virus infections
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India re-opens more public spaces despite record virus infections

Malls and temples re-opened in several cities across India on Monday despite the country recording a record daily number of…
Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic
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Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to pull out of the WHO over “ideological bias,” as his counterpart Donald Trump…
Iranian wedding party fuelled new COVID-19 surge, President Rouhani says
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Iranian wedding party fuelled new COVID-19 surge, President Rouhani says

DUBAI (Reuters)- – A wedding party contributed to a new surge in coronavirus infections in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said…
Pandemic could cost Australian universities $11 bn: lobby group
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Pandemic could cost Australian universities $11 bn: lobby group

Australian universities could lose up to US$11 billion dollars as an indefinite coronavirus border closure locks out the foreign students…
Brazil toll tops 30,000 as Italy reopens borders
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Brazil toll tops 30,000 as Italy reopens borders

Brazil surpassed 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak as the disease continued to rip through Latin America, while Italy —…
DR Congo reports fresh Ebola outbreak
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DR Congo reports fresh Ebola outbreak

DR Congo reported a fresh Ebola outbreak in its northwest on Monday, the latest health emergency for a country already…
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