Wed 24 June 2020: Total of 1,140 staff had contacted virus as of June 21 GENEVA (AA) – The UN announced Tuesday that 28 of its staff have died due to the novel coronavirus. In a statement, UN Information Services Director Alessandra Vellucci said they were among the 1,140 staff that had contracted the virus […]
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Wed 24 June 2020: International Telecommunication Union launches new guidelines on child online protection GENEVA (AA) – The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Tuesday launched new Guidelines on Child Online Protection, considering that children are at increased risk of harm online during COVID-19 pandemic. “The question of how to ensure children’s online safety in the age […]
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Wed 24 June 2020: Brazil reports average of 1,000 deaths per day from COVID-19 BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – The number of people in Latin America who have died from the coronavirus surpassed 100,000 Tuesday. Brazil recorded the second-highest number of daily cases since the beginning of the pandemic with 39,436 infections, bringing the country’s total […]
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Tue 23 June 2020: Restaurants and pubs will be allowed to open from July 4, alongside places of worship, hairdressers, cinemas and museums LONDON (AA) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday a widespread easing of the lockdown in England, including a relaxing of the 2-meter social distancing rule. In a speech to […]
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Tue 23 June 2020: South Africa’s unemployment rate jumped rose one percentage point to 30.1% in the first quarter of this year compared with the final three months of 2019, official data showed Tuesday. The new data is a far cry from what analysts expect to be the ultimate fallout from the coronavirus which has […]
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Tue 23 June 2020: Death toll reaches 8,334 while 149,932 people have recovered, says Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – At least 315,410 people have been infected with coronavirus in Africa, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The virus-linked death toll has reached 8,334 while 149,932 people have recovered across the continent. Southern Africa leads with […]
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Tue 23 June 2020: President says organization has been inconsistent and has issued impractical instructions KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Uganda’s president criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) Monday for its mismanagement of the novel coronavirus crisis. Yoweri Museveni said the WHO has been inconsistent and has issued impractical instructions. Addressing the nation about COVID-19 in Uganda, […]
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Tue 23 June 2020: Saudi Arabia will allow Hajj pilgrimage for a ‘limited number’ of people this year, due to the continued risk of the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said on Monday. Those people will be of different nationalities and will be people who reside in Saudi Arabia. Hajj is one of the five pillars of […]
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Mon 22 June 2020: British authorities report 15 new deaths on Monday LONDON (AA) – The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in the UK reached 42,647 as 15 more fatalities were reported on Monday. However, as the weekends’ numbers are normally lower since they are reported every Monday due to technicalities, the number will […]
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Mon 22 June 2020: Foreigners from 35 nations, who are currently in India, have been blacklisted without having been afforded any opportunity to prima facie defend themselves, says the petitions. New Delhi: Multiple pleas have been filed in the Supreme Court by foreign nationals, who are at present in India, challenging the Centre’s decisions of blacklisting […]
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