Fri 24 April 2020: US President Donald Trump proposed unusual methods for treating the novel coronavirus at a White House briefing Thursday, including ultraviolet light and injecting disinfectants. “So supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it’s ultraviolet or very powerful light. And I think you said that hasn’t been checked, but […]
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Fri 24 April 2020: (AFP) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo charged Thursday that China may have known of the new coronavirus as early as November, renewing accusations that Beijing has not been transparent. “You’ll recall that the first cases of this were known by the Chinese government maybe as early as November, but certainly […]
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Fri 24 April 2020: (AFP) In the US it was toilet paper, in Mexico it’s beer and in France, predictably, flour. The goods missing from stores reveal how the world is coping with coronavirus lockdowns. The winner for most bizarre shortage of 2020 is Afghanistan, where a rumour about a mustachioed newborn advising the purchase […]
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Fri 24 April 2020: Dubai will allow shopping malls to partially open, and cafes and restaurants to resume operations during limited hours with a maximum capacity of 30 percent, according to Dubai Media Office. Restaurants will be able to operate, but will not be allowed to serve shisha or buffets, according to a statement released […]
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Fri 24 April 2020: Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has urged farmers in the predominately Muslim country not to fast during the holy month of Ramadan so they can stay healthy and work the fields. The Central Asian nation claims not to have any coronavirus infections, but Rahmon said on April 23 that fasting makes people […]
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Fri 24 April 2020: More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world will mark the month, during which believers abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, and having marital relations from dawn until sunset. They also try to avoid evil thoughts and deeds. Ramadan is sacred to Muslims because tradition says the Quran […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday lashed out at the BJP alleging that the party is spreading communal virus in the society when the need is to take coronavirus unitedly, while she applauded the success story of fighting Covid-19. “When we should be tackling the coronavirus unitedly, the BJP continues […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: The decision to remove the barriers came as the Ramadan crescent moon was sighted on Thursday night in Saudi Arabia, meaning that the holy month officially begins on Friday in the Kingdom and across much of the Islamic world. The President of the General Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: US President Donald Trump on Thursday wished Muslims across the nation and the world “Ramadan Mubarak,” or a blessed Ramadan, saying he prays for those observing the holy month. “Over the past months, we have seen how important the power of prayer can be during challenging times. Today, as the holy […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: Stateless Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar by boat face a “dire, and in many cases fatal predicament” at sea, and countries in the region should allow them to disembark on humanitarian grounds despite the coronavirus health crisis, the United Nations refugee agency has said. Indrika Ratwatte, director of the UNHCR […]
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