Thu 23 April 2020: (REUTERS) Zoom video conferencing app’s user base grew by another 50% to 300 million in the last three weeks, as the company fought to quell a backlash around security and safety that has seen a number of governments and firms ban its applications. Chief Executive Eric Yuan gave the numbers late […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: Mosquitoes are known to spread diseases such as malaria, West Nile virus and Zika. Many people wonder whether that also applies to the coronavirus. “To date there has been no information nor evidence to suggest that the new coronavirus could be transmitted by mosquitoes,” says the WHO. “The new coronavirus is […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urged member states on Wednesday to help struggling Muslim states combat the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in Africa, Reuters reports. The 57-member group’s executive committee, after a virtual meeting, also called on member countries to help bridge a shortfall in essential medical supplies, particularly testing devices and protective […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: The coronavirus pandemic has put the world at risk of a “hunger pandemic” that could kill 300,000 people every day, warned the head of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Wednesday. Before the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic swept the world, killing more than 180,000 people and shutting down swathes of […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: South Africa’s president has authorized the deployment of an additional 73,180 soldiers to help police enforce lockdown regulations intended to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. In a letter to parliament, Cyril Ramaphosa said the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase across the country and the troops will help […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: Decision announced at extraordinary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation, says Palestinian foreign minister Turkey has accepted Palestine’s call for medical and financial assistance in the fight against the novel coronavirus, according to an official statement Thursday. Turkey announced an aid package for Palestine during an extraordinary meeting of the Organization […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says people understandably frustrated at being confined for weeks, but complacency is big danger People with stay-at-home orders are understandably frustrated by weeks of confinement, but COVID-19 will be around for a long time and one of the greatest dangers is complacency, World Health Organization (WHO) chief warned […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: (AFP) The head of the US agency in charge of developing a vaccine against coronavirus said Wednesday that he was removed from his job for opposing the chloroquine treatment promoted by President Donald Trump. Dr. Rick Bright said he was removed on Tuesday as director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: (AFP) The Tokyo 2020 Olympics cannot be delayed beyond the year-long postponement already forced by the coronavirus outbreak, the organising committee’s president has warned in comments published Thursday. Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said there is “absolutely no” chance of postponing the Games beyond their rescheduled July 23, 2021 opening, according […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: (AFP) Spending on digital video games hit a record high $10 billion in March as people stuck at home under coronavirus lockdowns turned to gaming, market tracker SuperData reported on Thursday. Money spent on major console games leapt to $1.5 billion in March from $883 million in February, while spending on […]
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