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Iran renews coronavirus warning as ‘low risk’ activities re-start
Middle East
April 12, 2020
Iran renews coronavirus warning as ‘low risk’ activities re-start
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranians to continue to respect measures to guard against the new coronavirus as…
Virus mutes Easter celebrations as US deaths top 20,000
World
April 12, 2020
Virus mutes Easter celebrations as US deaths top 20,000
Christians celebrated Easter Sunday under coronavirus lockdown in many countries with church pews empty and the pope on live stream,…
North Korea calls for stronger coronavirus measures
World
April 12, 2020
North Korea calls for stronger coronavirus measures
North Korea called for stronger measures against the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic at a meeting presided by leader Kim Jong…
Egypt confirms 11 new deaths, 145 additional coronavirus cases, raising total to 1,939
Egypt
April 11, 2020
Egypt confirms 11 new deaths, 145 additional coronavirus cases, raising total to 1,939
Egypt on Saturday confirmed 11 additional deaths and 145 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s number of confirmed total cases…
CAF postpones Champions league, Confederation Cup until further notice
Egypt
April 11, 2020
CAF postpones Champions league, Confederation Cup until further notice
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Saturday postponed the CAF Champions league and CAF Confederation Cup until further notice.…
Video: Egyptian police fire tear gas to allow burial of doctor amid protests
Egypt
April 11, 2020
Video: Egyptian police fire tear gas to allow burial of doctor amid protests
Police forces at an Egyptian village were forced to use tear-gas to break up crowds and arrest dozens on Saturday…
Lebanon’s Hariri attacks government over draft economic plan
Middle East
April 11, 2020
Lebanon’s Hariri attacks government over draft economic plan
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Former Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri on Friday criticized the government over a draft programme for tackling…
UN envoy gives Yemen’s warring parties new peace proposals
Middle East
April 11, 2020
UN envoy gives Yemen’s warring parties new peace proposals
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN special envoy for Yemen gave the warring parties in the Arab world’s poorest country…
Italy extends lockdown despite business pressure
World
April 11, 2020
Italy extends lockdown despite business pressure
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday refused to bow to business pressure and extended the Mediterranean country’s economically-crippling lockdown…
Hasty virus lockdown lift could spark ‘deadly resurgence’: WHO
World
April 11, 2020
Hasty virus lockdown lift could spark ‘deadly resurgence’: WHO
Any premature lifting of restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a fatal resurgence of the new…