Tue 25 August 2020: The massive drop in revenues from tourism, which accounted for 7% of global trade last year, could reduce global GDP by as much as 2.8% in 2020, the UN secretary-general said Tuesday. Citing the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Antonio Guterres said that as many as 100 million […]
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Tue 25 August 2020: Country has registered over 611,450 COVID-19 cases, 13,159 deaths JOHANNESBURG – Teachers unions in South Africa expressed concern Monday as millions of students returned to school after a precautionary break in July due to the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. Basil Manuel, president of the National Professional Teachers’ […]
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Mon 24 August 2020: WHO director-general says 9 vaccines are in its portfolio to ensure maximum access to COVID-19 vaccine GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that 172 countries are engaged with its COVAX Global Vaccines Facility, which it describes as the most extensive and diverse COVID-19 vaccine portfolio in the world. […]
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Mon 24 August 2020: Storms in Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico also uphold prices due to oil production halt from offshore platforms Crude oil prices climbed on Monday after US President Donald Trump announced an emergency authorization for convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $45.01 per barrel at 0602 […]
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Mon 24 August 2020: Health minister says first indigenously developed vaccine against coronavirus may be available by end of this year NEW DELHI – The gap between recoveries from the novel coronavirus and active cases continues to widen in India, the Ministry of Health said Monday. The recoveries are more than three times the active […]
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Sun 23 August 2020: JOHANNESBURG – African leaders expressed concern at more than 1 million cases of COVID-19 on the continent and greater than 26,000 fatalities, according to a statement Saturday by African Union Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa. The statement said heads of state and government held a teleconference meeting earlier this week to assess progress […]
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Sun 23 August 2020: Health authorities blame returning holiday-goers, though number of fatalities remains low ROME- Italy on Saturday reported 1,071 more infections of the novel coronavirus, topping 1,000 daily cases for the first time since mid-May, new data by the Health Ministry showed. The country has seen a constant surge in new cases over […]
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Sun 23 August 2020: Police book 29 foreign Muslims for allegedly defying COVID-19 measures by attending congragation NEW DELHI – A court in western India quashed criminal proceedings Saturday against foreign and Indian nationals accused of snubbing precautions against the novel coronavirus by attending a Muslim congregation in a mosque, saying they were made “scapegoats.” […]
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Sat 22 August 2020: The coronavirus pandemic has infected over 23 million people with over 803,000 deaths from the disease. Travellers from France to UK need to self certify they do not have virus symptoms Travellers from France to the United Kingdom will be required to self certify that they are not suffering coronavirus symptoms […]
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Sat 22 August 2020: Shop workers’ union calls for new legislation, harsher sentences LONDON- A union representing retail staff in the UK has called on the government to better protect shop workers after violence against them has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, local media reported on Saturday. The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers […]
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