Sat 11 July 2020: Mandali crossing reopens after 3-month closure BAGHDAD, Iraq (AA) – Iraq partially reopened the Mandali border crossing with Iran on Saturday after a 3-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The terminal, in the eastern Diyala province, will be operational for two days a week for trade exchange, the Iraqi Border […]
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Sat 11 July 2020: The Middle Eastern Emirates is looking to cut up to 9,000 jobs due to the Covid crisis. Sit Tim Clark, president of the airline, claimed that Emirates had already lost a tenth of its staff before the pandemic began, but that the dismissals would set to continue, possibly cutting another 15% […]
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Sat 11 July 2020: With hundreds of vaccine projects under way and governments in Europe and the United States investing billions of dollars in research, trials and manufacturing, there is concern that richer nations could scoop up promising medicines against the new coronavirus, leaving developing countries empty-handed. COVID-19 drugs and an eventual vaccine to be […]
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Sat 11 July 2020: We answer some questions about the transmission of COVID-19 through the air, the risks and ways to protect yourself. More than seven months after the new coronavirus was first detected, scientists and health experts are still trying to get a better understanding of how it spreads and how to curb the […]
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Fri 10 July 2020: Spanish Health Ministry reports 852 new infections, marking highest daily jump since lockdown ended last month OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – The Spanish Health Ministry reported 852 more COVID-19 infections on Friday – the highest daily jump since the lockdown ended last month. The number of weekly infections diagnosed in the last […]
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Fri 10 July 2020: If high temperatures had stemmed virus completely, we should not have seen cases in Saudi Arabia, Africa, says Recep Tekin DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AA) – Hotter temperatures will not help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to an expert. “If you maintain social distance and wear a mask, the infection rate […]
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Fri 10 July 2020: Scotland saw number of new coronavirus cases hit their highest levels in 3 weeks LONDON (AA) – British health authorities announced on Monday that a further 48 people died of coronavirus across the UK over the past 24 hours, bringing the total up to 44,650. The total number of cases in […]
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Fri 10 July 2020: Over 26,500 more coronavirus infections take India’s total close to 800,000, 475 more patients die in past 24 hours NEW DELHI (AA) – As India’s coronavirus cases hurtle towards the 800,000 mark, the country’s most populous state imposed a three-day lockdown starting Friday. All offices, markets, and other businesses in Uttar Pradesh […]
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Thu 09 July 2020: Digital advertising platforms run by Google, Amazon.com Inc. and other tech companies will funnel at least $25 million to websites spreading misinformation about Covid-19 this year, according to a study released Wednesday. Over $25 million (€22 million) in advertisement revenues could be paid to websites spreading fake news and conspiracy theories […]
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Thu 09 July 2020: The UK government has unveiled a package worth $37 billion (£30 billion, 33 billion euros) to save jobs and help the young into work to kickstart the coronavirus-hit economy. Delivering a mini-budget to parliament, Finance Minister Rishi Sunak’s measures included bonuses to companies retaining staff and taking on apprentices, investment in […]
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