Fri 19 June 2020: TEHRAN (AA) – Iran on Friday confirmed 120 more fatalities from the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 9,392. Health Ministry spokesman Sima Sadat Lari said a further 2,615 people tested positive for COVID-19, raising the overall count to 200,262. A total of 159,192 […]
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Fri 19 June 2020: Lawyers and critics now say that in light of coronavirus, legal arguments against the burqa ban are much weaker and that it’s time to put an end to the criminalisation of women who choose to cover their faces in public. For Karima Rahmani and other Muslim women who wear the niqab […]
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Fri 19 June 2020: Leaving 1.6B students out of school in April, COVID-19 estimated to cause $10T loss in earnings, World Bank report says ANKARA (AA) – COVID-19-related school closures can lead to a permanent loss in education and cause a loss of $10 trillion in earnings, a World Bank report estimated on Thursday. “This ($10 […]
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Thu 18 June 2020: Death toll in coronavirus outbreak in UK reaches 42,288, country suffers worst death toll in Europe LONDON (AA) – The death toll in the UK from the coronavirus outbreak has reached 42,288 on Thursday with 135 additional fatalities reported by the health authorities. The Department of Health and Social Care said […]
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Thu 18 June 2020: ANKARA, TURKEY – JUNE 18: A Turkish plane carrying medical supplies departed for the second time from the capital Ankara for Chad on Thursday in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. “A Turkish Armed Forces aircraft, carrying the medical supplies, prepared by the Health Ministry at the direction of President Recep […]
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Thu 18 June 2020: 2 Russian regions have not reported new cases since yesterday MOSCOW (AA) – Russia on Thursday confirmed 7,790 new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of infections to 561,091. The death toll in the country rose to 7,660, as 182 more people lost their lives due to the virus, the country’s emergency team […]
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Thu 18 June 2020: Death toll surpasses 7,000, over 122,600 patients recover, according to Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – The total number of the coronavirus cases in Africa climbed to 267,519, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update on Thursday. The number of […]
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Thu 18 June 2020: South African president asks China to consider supporting Africa for 6 months JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday launched an online platform to enable all African governments access critical supplies to combat the novel coronavirus. “We have an urgent need for medical supplies, testing equipment and facilities […]
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Wed 17 June 2020: Antonio Guterres releases video message on World Day to Combat Desertification ANKARA (AA) – The UN secretary-general on Wednesday called for global action and solidarity to keep nature healthy — a “new contract for nature.” “Through international action and solidarity we can scale up land restoration and nature-based solutions for climate action and […]
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Wed 17 June 2020: University study shows coronavirus death rate among Black people at nearly twice population share ANKARA (AA) – In the US, the novel coronavirus has led to the deaths of at least 24,432 African Americans, making them one of the worst-hit segment of the population across the country, according to data compiled […]
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