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Oil slides 5% to lowest level since June on demand fears
Oil slid 5 percent to below $40 a barrel on Tuesday, its lowest since June, over concerns that a demand recovery could weaken as coronavirus infections flare up around the world. Coronavirus cases rose in 22 of the 50 US states, a Reuters
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Indonesia reports 3,046 new coronavirus cases, 100 deaths
Indonesia reported 3,046 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the national total to 200,035, data from the country’s health ministry website showed. There were also 100 deaths in Indonesia overnight, taking the total number to 8,230,
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Saudi Arabia records 80% COVID-19 case drop in 3-month period
Saudia Arabia has had a massive drop in daily COVID-19 cases since its highest recorded count in June, according to a Ministry of Health spokesman. The country reported almost 5,000 confirmed cases on June 16, the most since it began recording
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Virus-weary Saudi citizens at risk of succumbing to ‘pandemic fatigue’
Saudi citizens weary of months of lockdown, restrictions, and precautionary measures due to the COVID-19 outbreak could be succumbing to
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Saudi Arabia’s recoveries exceed 290K
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health announced a triple-digit daily increase in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases for the third
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Saudi students working remotely at risk from cyberattacks: Experts
Saudi students working remotely were on Wednesday urged to protect their computers from the threat of cyberattacks. Tech experts fear that
Read MoreCOVID-19: Saudi authorities shut 149 Jeddah shops for breaking health protocols in three days
Saudi municipal authorities in Jeddah have shut down 149 shops over the past three days for breaking health protocols, local media reported. Undersecretary for Sub-Municipalities, Engineer Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Zahrani, said the shops have a
Read MoreMore than 87,000 Indians repatriated from Saudi Arabia
More than 87,000 Indian nationals have been repatriated from Saudi Arabia, according to the Indian Embassy in Riyadh. Indian Ambassador Dr. Ausaf Sayeed said: “As regards to the repatriation of Indians through the Vande Bharat Mission,
Read More90% of COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia recover as infection rate passes 300,000 mark
Ninety percent of patients in Saudi Arabia so far diagnosed with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had recovered, health officials announced on Tuesday. And the latest batch of 4,526 recoveries represented more than double the number of new
Read MoreRussia Says Saudi Arabia Will Test Controversial Virus Vaccine
Russia has reached an agreement in principle to conduct clinical trials of its controversial coronavirus vaccine in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to the head of its sovereign wealth fund. The Russians are working with a
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