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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
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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
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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
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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
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Singapore lockdown highlights plight of migrant workers
Singapore’s move to lock down thousands of foreign workers has put a spotlight on their cramped and unhygienic dormitories,
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COVID-19 Crisis Could Plunge Half A Billion Into Poverty: Oxfam
The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around
Read More2-Month-Old Believed To Be Italy's Youngest Coronavirus Patient Recovers
A two-month-old baby who was believed to have been Italy's youngest COVID-19 patient has been released from hospital after overcoming the disease, media reports said Thursday. The baby was no longer running a temperature or fever and was
Read More25 Million Jobs At Risk Due To Travel Restrictions: Aviation Body
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a new analysis showing that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the COVID-19 crisis. Globally, the livelihoods of some 65.5
Read MoreRussia To Begin Coronavirus Vaccine Trials On Humans In June
The head of a top Russian research centre told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that his lab was ready to start human trials of experimental coronavirus vaccines in June. Rinat Maksyutov, head of the Vektor State Virology and Biotechnology
Read MoreChina says no new deaths in coronavirus milestone
China on Tuesday reported no new coronavirus deaths for the first time since it started publishing figures in January, just a day before it plans to lift travel curbs from the contagion’s hotspot of Wuhan. The twin milestones illustrate the
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