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UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown
World
April 6, 2020
UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to include the protection of women in their response to the deadly…
Virus hope in Europe as US girds for ‘Pearl Harbor’ moment
World
April 6, 2020
Virus hope in Europe as US girds for ‘Pearl Harbor’ moment
Europe’s hardest-hit nations saw some tentative signs of hope in the fight against the coronavirus Monday but the United States…
Virus sparks boom for local farmers in import-dependent Hong Kong
World
April 6, 2020
Virus sparks boom for local farmers in import-dependent Hong Kong
After a coronavirus-fuelled wave of panic-buying briefly left Hong Kong’s supermarket shelves bare, residents are turning to local producers for…
Monster storm strengthens in Pacific, lashing Vanuatu
World
April 6, 2020
Monster storm strengthens in Pacific, lashing Vanuatu
A deadly Pacific cyclone intensified as it hit Vanuatu on Monday, threatening a natural disaster that experts fear will undermine…
Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus
Middle East
April 5, 2020
Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus
JERUSALEM (AP) — A small group of Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the streets of Jerusalem’s Christian…
Iran’s Rouhani says low-risk economic activities to resume from April 11 amid coronavirus
Middle East
April 5, 2020
Iran’s Rouhani says low-risk economic activities to resume from April 11 amid coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s president said on Sunday “low-risk” economic activities would resume from April 11 in the Middle Eastern…
Pope urges courage as global death toll tops 65,000
World
April 5, 2020
Pope urges courage as global death toll tops 65,000
Pope Francis appealed Sunday for courage in the face of the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more than 65,000 lives…
Coronavirus pandemic ‘amplifying’ poverty in UK
World
April 5, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic ‘amplifying’ poverty in UK
The coronavirus pandemic is increasing poverty in Britain, where levels are already high after a decade of austerity triggered by…
Italy’s coronavirus outbreak leaves four Egyptians dead, 22 infected
Egypt
April 5, 2020
Italy’s coronavirus outbreak leaves four Egyptians dead, 22 infected
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Italy has killed four Egyptian workers and infected 22 throughout March, according to…
‘Complete collapse of economies’ ahead as Africa faces virus
World
April 5, 2020
‘Complete collapse of economies’ ahead as Africa faces virus
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Some of Uganda’s poorest people used to work here, on the streets of Kampala, as fruit…