Fri 14 August 2020: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday (August 13) downplayed the danger of the coronavirus latching on to food packaging and urged people not to be afraid of the virus entering the food chain. Two cities in China said they had found traces of the coronavirus in imported frozen food and […]
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Fri 14 August 2020: 2nd wave feared in Paris and sunny tourist attractions like French Riviera just months after end of lockdowns PARIS (AA) – France on Friday declared two departments of the country active coronavirus circulation zones, including the capital Paris and a Mediterranean region with the metropolis of Marseille, raising alarms of a […]
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Fri 14 August 2020: 9% increase in COVID-19 cases in Africa over past week, compared to 13% previous week. Coronavirus cases in Africa has continued to slow down, as seen in the past two weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. In its situation report, the WHO Regional Office for Africa said there […]
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Fri 14 August 2020: Report by WHO, UNICEF shows 818 million children can’t wash their hands properly at schools GENEVA: As education institutions around the world seek to reopen, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said Thursday that more than 40% of the world’s schools lack hand washing facilities, a major obstacle to reopening. “More […]
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Thu 13 August 2020: Young people who have lost jobs or schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic risk carrying “scarring effects” throughout their working lives unless governments provide immediate support, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday. An ILO poll of 12,000 youths in 112 countries showed in May that more than one in six […]
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Thu 13 August 2020: Fresh cases linked to 4 reported Tuesday which surfaced after 102 days of no infections New Zealand reported 13 new coronavirus cases Thursday, according to the country’s top officials. Addressing a news conference aired live from Auckland, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said all of the […]
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Wed 12 August 2020: Italy has contributed €6.8 million ($8.2 million) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of its core programmes and services including education, healthcare and relief and social services. The Italian government’s donation comes following the Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s appeal to the […]
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Wed 12 August 2020: DDoS attacks jump 217% during pandemic as people rely more on digital technologies ISTANBUL (AA) – Global distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks tripled in the second quarter of 2020, said a report by global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky released Wednesday. Kaspersky experts believe that behind the increasing malicious activity is the impact of […]
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Wed 12 August 2020: Global oil demand in 2020 is estimated to be 9.06 million barrels a day lower than last year Global liquids production in July increased significantly by 1.29 million barrels per day (bpd) to average 88.75 million bpd, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said in its report on Wednesday. In July, OPEC […]
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Wed 12 August 2020: Total number of cases in region reaches 343,988, death toll rises to 8,543 JAKARTA (AA) – Health authorities in Southeast Asian countries on Wednesday confirmed the total number of coronavirus cases reached 343,988 on Wednesday, as 6,465 new cases were reported across the region. According to latest figures, the death toll […]
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