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99-Year-Old Raises $16 Million For UK's COVID-19 Fight With Garden Walk

Tom Moore, a 99-year-old British war veteran, completed the last of 100 laps of his garden on Thursday, raising 13 million pounds ($16 million) for the health service in an endeavour that has spread joy across the country amid the coronavirus

Moscow to review virus lockdown passes over metro crowds

Moscow said Wednesday it will review a new electronic permit system to regulate its coronavirus lockdown after large crowds formed in metros as police checked passes. Moscow authorities began issuing digital permits to residents using cars or

Over Two Million Coronavirus Cases Recorded Globally

More than two million cases of the new coronavirus have been officially registered around the world, half of them in Europe, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1000 GMT Wednesday based on official sources. At least 2,000,576 infections,

Malaysia reports 170 new coronavirus cases

Malaysian health authorities reported 170 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, raising the cumulative total to 4,987 as the country nears a full month

Spain’s overnight coronavirus death toll at 567

Spain’s overnight death toll from the coronavirus rose to 567 on Tuesday from 517 a day earlier, while the country reported its lowest increase

Global COVID-19 Death Count Rises To 1,20,000: Report

The novel coronavirus has killed more than 120,000 people worldwide, nearly 70 percent of them in Europe, according to a tally compiled by AFP at

South Korea To Ship 6 Lakh Coronavirus Testing Kits To US

South Korea plans to send 600,000 coronavirus testing kits to the United States on Tuesday in the first such shipment following a request from U.S. President Donald Trump, a Seoul official told Reuters on Monday. Trump made the request for

Indonesia reports 316 new coronavirus cases, 26 deaths

JAKARTA: Indonesia on Monday announced 316 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,557, according to data provided by a health ministry official, Achmad Yurianto. Yurianto said there were also 26

Coronavirus Infection Kills Over 75,000 In Europe: Report

More than 75,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Europe, with 80 percent of the fatalities occurring in Italy, Spain, France and Britain, according to an AFP tally at 0945 GMT Sunday compiled from official sources. With a total of 75,011

Saudi Arabia, Russia and other OPEC+ countries agree on deal to cut oil output

Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to “historic” cuts in oil production in a bid to rebalance crude markets that are in crisis because of the dramatic decline in global energy demand. The cuts, agreed on during a virtual meeting of