DANGEROUS POLITICAL STUNT: TRUMP CRITICISED FOR LEAVING HOSPITAL TO GREET SUPPORTERS

Mon 05 October 2020: US President Donald Trump sparked an angry backlash from the medical community Sunday with a protocol-breaking visit to his supporters outside the hospital where he is being treated for the highly-infectious, potentially deadly new coronavirus. Trump has consistently downplayed the pandemic and, prior to his diagnosis, rarely wore a mask. The […]

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TEHRAN: SCHOOLS, MOSQUES CLOSED AS VIRUS INFECTIONS RISE

Sun 24 October 2020: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said anyone concealing a COVID-19 infection should face a severe penalty Schools, libraries, mosques and other public institutions in Tehran were closed for a week on Saturday as part of measures to stem a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases, Reuters reported citing authorities in the Iranian capital as saying. The […]

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WHITE HOUSE ACKNOWLEDGES TRUMP’S CONDITION HAD BEEN WORSE THAN REVEALED

Sun 04 October 2020: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows revealed that President Donald Trump’s condition on Friday was far worse than officials had made public, saying doctors recommended the president go to the hospital after seeing he had a fever and his blood oxygen level dropped rapidly. Meadows made the comments in an […]

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COVID-19 INCREASES HARDSHIPS FOR OLDER REFUGEES: UN REPORT

Sat 03 October 2020: “The COVID-19 pandemic is causing untold fear and suffering for older people across the world,”UN Secretary-General António Guterres said back in May. “Beyond its immediate health impact, the pandemic is putting older people at greater risk of poverty, discrimination and isolation. It is likely to have a particularly devastating impact on older […]

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TRUMP TWEETS: “GOING WELL, I THINK!”

Sat 03 October 2020: US President Donald Trump remains “fatigued” after contracting coronavirus and has been injected with an experimental antibody cocktail for COVID-19, according to a memo by the president’s physician issued on Friday. “Following PCR-confirmation of the President’s diagnosis, as a precautionary measure he received a single 8 gram dose of Regeneron’s polyclonal […]

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RUSSIA’S PUTIN TELLS TRUMP HIS ‘VITALITY’ WILL HELP FIGHT OFF VIRUS

Fri 02 October 2020: Russian President Vladimir Putin wished Donald Trump a speedy recovery in a telegram today, saying he was sure the US leader’s qualities would help him fight off the coronavirus. “I am certain that your inherent vitality, good spirits and optimism will help you cope with this dangerous virus,” Putin wrote to […]

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