Thu 28 May 2020: The US coronavirus death toll passed 100,000 as the pandemic tightened its grip on South America, which is outpacing Europe and the United States in daily infections. Global cases have surged to nearly 5.7 million, with more than 354,000 deaths, and the worrying acceleration of the disease in South America has […]
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Wed 27 May 2020: (Reuters) – South Africa’s mining industry has so far recorded 320 cases of the new coronavirus, the Minerals Council said on Wednesday as underground mines prepare to ramp up output when Africa’s most industrialised economy eases lockdown measures next week. Mines across South Africa, the world’s biggest producer of platinum and […]
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Wed 27 May 2020: The coronavirus death toll in Africa has crossed 3,500 and the number of cases is now close to 120,000, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Wednesday. According to the latest update, 118 more fatalities were recorded across the continent over the past 24 hours, raising […]
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Wed 27 May 2020: The World Health Organization (WHO) has been urged to “publicly denounce the use of internet shutdowns as a hindrance” to its mission and urge governments to allow internet use to aid the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In a joint letter to WHO by over two dozen rights groups, it said […]
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Wed 27 May 2020: (Reuters) J.K. Rowling published the first chapters of a fairy tale about a monster known as the Ickabog on Tuesday, an allegory about truth and abuse of power that is free online so that children can read it during coronavirus lockdown. The story concerns rumours of a fierce child-eating monster with […]
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Wed 27 May 2020: (Reuters) – In ordinary times, it takes Boureima Diawara two or three days to truck his mangoes the 1,200 km (745 miles) from southern Mali to Senegal’s seaside capital Dakar. But since coronavirus restrictions came in, some shipments have taken more than twice as long. After struggling with border delays and […]
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Wed 27 May 2020: Palestine on Tuesday reopened a prominent church and mosque in the occupied West Bank as part of coronavirus lockdown measures easing. The Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem opened for worshipers for the first time in three months. Dozens of Palestinians performed morning prayer at […]
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Wed 27 May 2020: South Africa’s president said late Tuesday that places of worship will reopen starting June 1 under strict restrictions to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus. “Churches, synagogues, mosques, temples and other recognized places of worship may resume services, but these will be limited in size to 50 people […]
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Wed 27 May 2020: (Reuters) Children under the age of 2 shouldn’t wear masks because they can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking, a Japanese medical group said, launching an urgent appeal to parents as the country reopens from the coronavirus crisis. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for […]
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Wed 27 May 2020: Club offers its own line of protective masks with its logo online Barcelona launched their own line of face masks Tuesday for “protection against the transmission of COVID-19.” The Spanish football powerhouse shared a link on its Twitter account that allows fans to purchase the masks online. “These are the first […]
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