Thu 15 October 2020: “My fear came true when he was tested again and it came up positive” Barron Trump, the youngest of President Donald Trump’s five children, has contracted COVID-19, according to an article first lady Melania Trump wrote in an article published on the White House website where she described her experience in […]
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Thu 15 October 2020: Anyone found to be outdoors during the curfew without special authorisation would face a fine of 135 euros ($159), Macron said French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced that nightly curfew will be imposed in Paris and other cities, as a state of emergency has been declared in the country to […]
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Wed 14 October 2020: An average of more than 5,000 additional people tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19) per day over the past week in Belgium, while the number of new infections has doubled compared to the week before, according to Sciensano’s latest figures on Wednesday. Over the 7-day period from 4 to 10 […]
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Wed 14 October 2020: Latin America and the Caribbean have reported at least 10 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 370,000 deaths, plunging the region into its worst health, economic and social crisis in recent history. The virus has infected more than 38 million people worldwide and killed over 1 million since first emerging in Wuhan, […]
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Tue 13 October 2020: Iranian health minister yesterday announced that a corona virus vaccine was tested successfully on monkeys, adding that it would undergo human tests “in the next couple of weeks”. “All activities carried out by Iran in producing the vaccine conform to the international standards and protocols for the World Health Organisation, as […]
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Tue 13 October 2020: Donald Trump took center stage again Monday in Florida, vowing that he is in “great shape” with 22 days to go until he faces Joe Biden in the election. “I went through it and now they say I’m immune,” Trump told a cheering crowd in Sanford, near Orlando, few of whom wore masks. […]
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Tue 13 October 2020: People in Gaza are searching through rubbish to find food as Palestinians battle unprecedented levels of poverty, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said. Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip under a crippling Israeli-Egyptian blockade since 2007, are searching through garbage to find food, the head of the U.N. agency for […]
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Mon 12 October 2020: Human trials of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, named Sputnik V, will be held in the United Arab Emirates, the second country after Belarus to take part in the programme of which results are expected before the end of November, Moscow said on Monday. The vaccine, first licensed by Russian authorities for domestic […]
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Mon 12 October 2020: Ban on private parties and limit attendance numbers at ceremonies like weddings, baptisms and funerals The Italian government was preparing on Monday to adopt tougher measures against the spread of the coronavirus, insisting that a total shutdown of the country would not be necessary. “We would like to adopt the new decree […]
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Mon 12 October 2020: Some African countries are suffering from high debt burdens, forcing them to choose between debt service and additional social and health spending The economic damage as well as the health costs caused by coronavirus has left Africa needing $1.2tn (£920bn) over the next three years, the International Monetary Fund has said. […]
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