Mon 01 June 2020: Confirmed coronavirus cases in Latin America have surged past one million, while hard-hit Britain and Russia eased lockdowns Monday, despite not having their outbreaks fully under control. Governments around the world are moving to ease restrictions that have wrecked their economies, even as the number of cases tops 6.1 million and […]
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Sun 31 May 2020: (Reuters) – South Africa has pushed back Monday’s reopening of schools by a week, the Department of Basic Education said on Sunday, saying that a substantial number are not ready to welcome back pupils. The plan for grades 7 and 12, the last years of primary and secondary school respectively, to […]
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Sun 31 May 2020: (Reuters) Sri Lanka plans to reopen its tourism sector in mid-June by allowing only small groups of visitors to begin with, a local newspaper quoted a senior tourism ministry official as saying. A limited number of small groups from around the world would be allowed to visit and stay in approved […]
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Sun 31 May 2020: (Reuters) – Britain has reached its 200,000 capacity testing target for the coronavirus, including the means for 40,000 antibody tests a day, the government said on Sunday, adding that it had met the goal a day early. Prime Minister Boris Johnson set the target of reaching 200,000 tests a day by […]
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Sun 31 May 2020: Turkey on Sunday opened an emergency hospital in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul as part of the country’s continued fight against the pandemic. The new Yesilkoy Prof. Dr. Murat Dilmener Emergency Hospital in Istanbul is named after a Turkish doctor and academic who was claimed by the virus on May 3. Attending […]
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Sun 31 May 2020: S&P Global Ratings notes four Islamic finance social instruments can help core Islamic countries, banks, and corporations navigate the current situation arising out of Covid-19. These are Qard Hassan, social Sukuk, Waqf, and Zakat. In its article “Islamic Finance And ESG: Sharia-Compliant Instruments Can Put The S In ESG,” S&P says […]
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Sun 31 May 2020: (Reuters) – Russia on Sunday reported 9,268 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the national tally to 405,843. Officials said 138 people had died of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, in the last 24 hours, pushing to nationwide toll up to 4,693. Think your friends would be […]
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Sun 31 May 2020: Mosques across Saudi Arabia reopened for prayers on Sunday, for the first time in more than two months due to the outbreak of coronavirus. #فيديو | التزام المصلين بالإجراءات الاحترازية المتبعة للوقاية من #كورونا خلال أدائهم #صلاة_الفجر في #المسجد_النبوي. #نعود_بحذر #واس_عام pic.twitter.com/dZ7vyTUIkT — واس العام (@SPAregions) May 31, 2020 Worshipers were […]
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Sun 31 May 2020: Nigeria’s move has come in reaction to alleged photos, videos showing racism against Nigerians, other black people in China Nigerian authorities have evacuated 268 nationals from China amid the coronavirus pandemic and alleged discrimination against African, authorities have said. Passengers arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the capital Abuja […]
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Sun 31 May 2020: Pope Francis called on Saturday for a “more just and equitable society” in the post-coronavirus world, and for people to act to “end the pandemic of poverty”. “Once we emerge from this pandemic, we will not be able to keep doing what we were doing, and as we were doing it. […]
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