Thu 25 June 2020: Visitors flock to France’s most famous landmark, with trips to the second level by stairs only PARIS (AA) – After months of the jewel of Paris being an undeserved no-man’s land, the Eiffel Tower reopened on Thursday, letting visitors in as coronavirus restrictions are eased. The iconic symbol of France threw […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: Forced to bury multiple bodies in single grave due to lack of space, Rohingya refugees ‘urgently’ request land for cemetery DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A Rohingya rights group has asked the Bangladeshi refugee commissioner’s office to allocate a plot of land for members of the minority group to bury the bodies of […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: The US could see up to 150,000 coronavirus deaths by mid-July, according to a new forecast by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wednesday. According to the CDC, states that will see an increase in Covid-19 deaths include Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Hawaii, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia reports new cases BAKU (AA) – Coronavirus cases and fatalities continued to rise across Eurasian and Central Asian countries on Wednesday. – Azerbaijan Azerbaijan reported the country’s highest daily spike with 590 cases, bringing the tally to 14,305. The death toll reached 174 and 7,768 people have […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: Have you heard the axiom “In war, truth is the first casualty”? As healthcare providers around the world wage war against the COVID-19 pandemic, national governments have taken to brawling with researchers, the media and each other over the veracity of the data used to monitor and track the disease’s march […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: Police in Europe disproportionately target ethnic minorities amid lockdowns, says Amnesty International in new report LONDON (AA) – Amnesty International announced in a new report published on Wednesday that police enforcement of lockdowns across Europe has disproportionately affected ethnic minorities and marginalized groups. The report, titled Policing the Pandemic – Human […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: The World Health Organization (WHO) supports the recent decision taken by Saudi Arabia to host a limited Hajj season this year based on risk assessments under WHO guidance, the organization’s chief said in a press conference on Wednesday. “Earlier this week, the government of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that […]
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Wed 24 June 2020: Britain has highest death toll in Europe despite slowdown in new cases LONDON (AA) – The coronavirus death toll in the UK has passed the grim milestone of 43,000, health officials announced on Wednesday. The total number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 has risen to 306,862, with 653 […]
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Wed 24 June 2020: LOMBOK, INDONESIA – JUNE 24: Workers at the GORA Bumi Hepatika Laboratory in Mataram city, Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara strived to produce COVID-19 affordable rapid test equipment. The research, named RI-GHA Covid-19, was led by Professor Mulyanto, the head of the lab. The name stands for the Republic of […]
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Wed 24 June 2020: Palestine registers 142 new cases while Morocco reports 92 infections RAMALLAH, West Bank / RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Health authorities in Palestine and Morocco confirmed additional infections from the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. In a statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry said 142 cases were seen over the past 24 hours, pushing […]
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