Sun 07 June 2020: The COVID-19 crisis has exposed how the health of people and nature are intertwined and protecting the planet, its climate and ecosystems will be crucial to preventing further pandemics, the U.N. chief and political leaders said on Friday. In a video statement for World Environment Day, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said […]
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Sun 07 June 2020: Abu Dhabi police said on Sunday that dumping used face masks or gloves on public streets would incur a fine of 1,000 dirhams ($272) and six traffic points. Face masks are currently mandatory in the UAE as a safeguard against the spread of coronavirus. Many establishments also require customers to wear latex or […]
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Sun 07 June 2020: Global cases of the novel coronavirus neared 7 million on Saturday, as case numbers surge in Brazil and India, according to a Reuters tally. About 30 percent of those cases, or 2 million infections, are in the United States, though the fastest growing outbreak is in Latin America, which now accounts for roughly 16 percent […]
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Sun 07 June 2020: Collapsing revenues, rising layoffs: the coronavirus crisis is battering media outlets across Africa that were already struggling for cash and often facing pressure from hostile authorities. The news of cutbacks was sudden and painful for journalists at two of Nigeria’s most popular independent newspapers when bosses from The Punch and Vanguard […]
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Sat 06 June 2020: Up to 80 percent of people might not be susceptible to the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to the world-renowned neuroscientist Professor Karl Friston in an interview with UnHerd’s Lockdown TV, casting doubt on the current approach to containing the virus. Until recently, scientists have assumed that the majority of the population is […]
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Sat 06 June 2020: In a clear attempt to create hurdles for any foreign member of the Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) wanting to enter India from now on, even on a tourist visa, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has specifically inserted “engaging in Tablighi work” as one of the norms for visa violation in India’s […]
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Sat 06 June 2020: The Group of 20 (G20) rich and emerging economies has pledged more than $21 billion to fight the coronavirus, according to a statement by the group after an extraordinary summit convened by the Saudi G20 Presidency. “The G20, with invited countries, has coordinated the global efforts to support the fight against […]
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Sat 06 June 2020: India surpassed Italy as the sixth worst-hit country in the world from the coronavirus as its biggest single-day surge of infections was recorded so far, data showed on Saturday. The Health Ministry reported 9,887 new cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 236,657. At least […]
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Sat 06 June 2020: The total number of coronavirus cases in Africa rose to 176,807 on Saturday, as the continent grapples with community spread, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 4,902 patients have died so far across the continent due to the virus, it said in a Saturday update. […]
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Sat 06 June 2020: In Europe, badly-hit countries slowly continued on a path toward a post-pandemic normal, seeking to revive key tourist sectors in time for the summer season without triggering a second wave of infections. The EU said it could reopen borders to travelers from outside the region in early July, after some countries […]
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