AMID THE PANDEMIC, CENSORSHIP IN INDIA CAN BE DANGEROUS

Fri 17 April 2020: Censoring information about the coronavirus outbreak would prevent the media from holding those in power accountable. India is fighting on two fronts right now – the global pandemic and an escalating humanitarian crisis of millions of migrant workers battling hunger and homelessness due to the lockdown. Historically, pandemics, wars, and famines have led […]

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TUNISIAN ONLINE PLATFORM SCANS X-RAYS FOR CORONAVIRUS DETECTION

FILE PHOTO Fri 17 April 2020: Tunisian engineers have created a web-based platform that scans lung X-rays and evaluates whether patients are likely to be suffering from the novel coronavirus. While it’s not the first initiative of its kind in the world, its creators say it is the first to be openly available. And though not a diagnostic tool, […]

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TURKEY DEVELOPS PROTOTYPE MECHANICAL BREATHING DEVICE

Hulusi Akar said that his ministry is trying to fulfill its duties in the best way amid the coronavirus outbreak Photograph: Arif Akdoğan Fri 17 April 2020: Sahra mechanical breathing device indigenously developed, says national defense minister Turkey produced an indigenous mechanical breathing device, named Sahra, or desert, national defense minister said on Friday. After […]

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US: MUSLIM FOUNDATION AIDS HEALTH WORKERS AMID VIRUS

Fri 17 April 2020: Zakat Foundation of America plans to donate 150,000 gloves, masks to hospitals in low-income areas, says director A Chicago-based Muslim aid organization continues to assist U.S. healthcare professionals, as the country faces severe coronavirus crisis. The Executive Director of the Zakat Foundation of America, Halil Demir told Anadolu Agency the organization […]

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PALESTINE DENIES RECEIVING US AID AMID CORONAVIRUS

Fri 17 April 2020: Official spokesperson refutes US envoy statement that Washington was providing $5M to Palestine to combat pandemic Palestinian authorities on Friday denied having received any aid from the U.S. At a press conference Palestinian Spokesman Ibrahim Melhem while briefings about measures taken to combat the coronavirus of COVID-19 pandemic said there has […]

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COVID-19: CONGREGATIONAL PRAYERS ARE HELD AT SOME MOSQUES IN PAKISTAN

FILE PHOTO Fri 17 April 2020: A lack of consensus between religious leaders and the Pakistani government has seen Friday congregational prayers still being held at some mosques across the country, in defiance of government guidelines on social distancing amidst the coronavirus outbreak. In the capital, Islamabad, hundreds gathered at the Red Mosque, led by […]

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DR. PHIL SAYS, LOCKDOWN WILL KILL MORE ‘VULNERABLE’ PEOPLE THAN CORONAVIRUS (VIDEO)

American TV psychologist Dr. Phil asked why the economy continues to function as people die from cigarettes, car crashes, and swimming pool drownings, but has shut down for coronavirus. Dr Phil who is not a medical doctor but has a PhD in psychology went on to compare coronvirus deaths to those who die from poverty […]

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RAMADAN TARAWEEH, EID PRAYERS TO BE HELD AT HOME, SAUDI GRAND MUFTI SAYS

Fri 17 April 2020: Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti said prayers during Ramadan should be performed at home if the COVID-19 outbreak continues. Ramadan communal taraweeh and Eid prayers should be held at home due to the coronavirus, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia said, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. The announcement was made […]

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