Thu 02 July 2020: From the US and Brazil to India and the UK, the very qualities that catapult populist leaders to power are those that make them dismal failures at handling a serious national emergency. As the world completes five months since the first coronavirus death became public, more than 10 million people across […]
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Thu 02 July 2020: The Middle East faces a “critical threshold” amid a relaxation of coronavirus measures following a surge in cases in the region, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday. The global health body confirmed there were more than one million cases of the COVID-19 disease across the 22 countries that the WHO’s […]
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Wed 01 July 2020: The World Health Organization says countries must strive to ensure that the “new normal” simultaneously prioritizes health and the economy so they can recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Woochong Um, the director-general for the Asia Development Bank´s sustainable development and climate change sector, said that the pandemic will reduce developing Asia´s […]
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Wed 01 July 2020: As the pandemic spreads, ‘I become more and more angry at China. People can see it, and I can feel it!’ says US president WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is growing more upset with China as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage. “As I watch the […]
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Wed 01 July 2020: Doctor, nurses, medical staff demonstrate, maintaining pressure amid talks for long-promised reforms PARIS (AA) – Healthcare professionals in France took to the streets Tuesday to demand increased wages and resources. Marchers came out in the capital Paris and France’s other major cities as talks on the Segur de la Sante, a program […]
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Wed 01 July 2020: Number of confirmed cases exceeds 407,000 while recoveries surpass 195,000, according to statistics website Worldometer KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The death toll in Africa from the novel coronavirus topped 10,000 Tuesday, according to a statistics website. The number of fatalities on the continent from the coronavirus now stands at 10,166 while 195,045 people have recovered, according to data […]
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Tue 30 June 2020: Turkish, US nationals still banned from entering bloc’s territory under epidemiological assessment BRUSSELS (AA) – After contentious negotiations, EU countries have decided to allow nationals from 15 countries to enter the bloc’s territory as of tomorrow, July 1. The agreement between EU states will gradually lift travel restrictions for non-EU nationals […]
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Tue 30 June 2020: Health Ministry reports over 100 fatalities, more than 1,950 new COVID-19 cases ISTANBUL (AA) – Over 100 more fatalities pushed Iraq’s coronavirus death toll closer to 2,000 on Tuesday. According to the Health Ministry, 104 patients died in the country over the past 24 hours, raising the overall count to 1,943. […]
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Tue 30 June 2020: Latest figures show 2,619 new cases, 82 fatalities over past 24 hours, with most cases reported in Indonesia, Philippines JAKARTA (AA) – The total number of coronavirus cases in Southeast Asian countries has reached 150,571 as of Tuesday, including 4,356 fatalities and 85,277 recoveries. The latest figures showed 2,619 new cases […]
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Tue 30 June 2020: Jacinda Ardern says move risks country’s ‘hard-won gains,’ Australia’s Victoria state reimposes lockdown in ‘hot zones’ ANKARA (AA) – New Zealand’s premier has ruled out reopening the country’s borders immediately, saying any such move could prove “dangerous,” local media reported on Tuesday. Responding to calls by opposition figures to review border […]
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