Mon 29 June 2020: Country reported 668 new cases in 24 hours on Thursday, highest daily number since April 3 JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has entered a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s health minister said Sunday. Yuli Edelstein said at a press conference that the country is experiencing a second wave of the pandemic and […]
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Sun 28 June 2020: Middle Eastern country reports 144 more virus-linked fatalities TEHRAN (AA) – Iran said on Sunday it will make mask-wearing mandatory in public from next week as it confirmed 144 more fatalities from the novel coronavirus, bringing the nationwide death toll to 10,508. A further 2,489 people tested positive for COVID-19, raising the overall count […]
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Sun 28 June 2020: Deaths near 9,500 while more than 178,000 patients have recovered, says Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – The number of coronavirus cases in Africa reached 371,548 on Sunday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said. According to the health agency’s latest update, 9,484 people have died across the continent, […]
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Sun 28 June 2020: China imposed a strict lockdown on nearly half a million people near the capital to contain a new outbreak on Sunday, as authorities warned it was soon to “relax” over the new cluster of cases. After China largely brought the coronavirus under control, hundreds were infected in Beijing and cases emerged […]
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Sun 28 June 2020: Iraq, Saudi Arabia report additional infections, fatalities ISTANBUL/BAGHDAD (AA) – Coronavirus cases and fatalities continued to rise in Middle East countries Saturday. Iraq reported 2,069 more COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising its overall count to 43,262. The death toll rose to 1,660 with 101 additional deaths while recoveries […]
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Sun 28 June 2020: Global coronavirus cases exceeded 10 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone in the spread of the respiratory disease that has so far killed almost half a million people in seven months. More than five million have recovered. UK considers locking down Leicester after COVID-19 spike […]
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Sat 27 June 2020: Deaths surpass 9,200, while more than 173,000 patients have recovered ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – The number of coronavirus cases in Africa has reached 359,408, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday. The death toll has risen to 9,283. The number of patients who have recovered hit 173,057. South Africa is […]
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Sat 27 June 2020: Total of 17 employees at presidency get infected BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AA) – Nine more employees of Kyrgyzstan’s presidency on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of infected employees to 17. According to an official statement, all employees at the Presidency were tested after coming in contact with a delegation accompanying President Sooronbay […]
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Sat 27 June 2020: Months of confinement unable to stop virus spread in region BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – After months of confinement and social distancing, most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are facing an increase in COVID-19 cases, economic crisis and fatigue due to extensive quarantines. Social unrest has been reflected in several demonstrations […]
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Sat 27 June 2020: Interest-free banking sector rapidly developed in past 20 years, says head of Participation Banks Association of Turkey ANKARA (AA) – The head of the Participation Banks Association of Turkey said Friday that the Islamic economy cannot be defined as capitalist or socialist, but should be considered a “third way” without the negative […]
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