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G77, China urge end to unilateral sanctions amid coronavirus pandemic The White House. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images
The Group of 77 (G-77) and China have called for an end to unilateral coercive economic measures against developing countries amid global efforts to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Trump denigrating science as virus wreaks mayhem in US: Analyst President Donald Trump looks on during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on March 31, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
President Donald Trump is to blame for the US failure to tackle the new coronavirus pandemic at its onset... |
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UN chief renews call to warring parties to halt clashes, focus on coronavirus fight UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (File photo)
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres yesterday renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging all parties in conflict to lay down arms and allow war-torn nations to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
"The worst is yet to come," Guterres said, referring... |
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Researchers warn COVID-19 lockdown will cause thousands of deaths in US The first patient arrives at a newly constructed field hospital in New Yorks Central Park during the coronavirus outbreak on April 1, 2020. (Reuters photo)
Public health specialists in the US are warning that mass shutdowns of businesses and schools to enforce social distancing measures over the coronavirus... |
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Congress lawmakers request investigation of Navys firing of captain This handout photo released by the US Navy shows Captain Brett Crozier addressing the crew for the first time as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a change of command ceremony on the ships flight deck in San Diego, California on November 1, 2019. (AFP... |
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US records 1,169 coronavirus deaths, new global daily high: Johns Hopkins A body wrapped in plastic is unloaded from a refrigerated truck by medical workers at Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City on April 2, 2020. (AP Photo)
The United States recorded 1,169 COVID-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tracker showed on Thursday, the highest... |
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Google releases users location data citing coronavirus fight amid privacy concerns File photo shows a man walking past the logo of the US multinational technology company Google during the VivaTech trade fair in Paris. (Photo by AFP)
Google says it has begun sharing peoples location and movement data to contribute to data pools that help fight the new coronavirus outbreak, with activists... |
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Coronavirus Cases at 299 in Afghanistan The Ministry of Public Health early on Saturday reported 18 new cases of the coronavirus in seven provinces, bringing the total to 299 cases since February 24.
The new cases were from 85 samples tested in the last 24 hours, according to the ministry, including 11 cases in Kabul, two in Samangan, one... |
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Russia ready to cooperate, cut oil production Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on global energy markets via a video link at his residence outside Moscow, Russia, on April 3, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his countrys readiness to cooperate with Saudi Arabia and the United States to slash... |
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US using wild west methods to divert German medical orders: Berlins top security official Masks are displayed at a general store during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany, on April 3, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Berlins top security official has accused Washington of using "wild west methods" to divert and obtain a delivery of face masks originally... |
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Turkey sends another military convoy to de-escalation zone in Syrias Idlib Turkish military convoy drives on a highway linking Syrias northwestern city of Idlib to the Arab countrys Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey on March 31, 2020. (File photo by AFP)
Turkey has dispatched new reinforcements to Syrias northwestern province of Idlib, as Ankara beefs up its military... |
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Saudi-led airstrike, gunfire leave nearly dozen civilians dead in Yemen The file photo shows the aftermath of a Saudi-led airstrike against the Military College in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 30, 2020. (By the media bureau of Yemens Houthi Ansarullah movement)
Nearly a dozen people have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries when warplanes operated by the Saudi-led... |
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Italy slams EU lack of unity as bloc offers apology over virus Covid-19 virus in action. (File image)
Global coronavirus cases reached 1, 015,709 on Friday, along with 53,069 deaths, according to data collated by John Hopkins University.
The following is the latest on how the epidemic has been affecting Europe over the past 24 hours.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe... |
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Israel, Saudi Arabia impose heavy-handed measures amid virus pandemic Israeli police patrol the street to enforce a partial lockdown against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of occupied Jerusalem al-Quds on March 30, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Israel and Saudi Arabia have launched crackdown on certain population centers as cases of COVID-19... |
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NHS nurse dies of coronavirus at hospital where she worked Areema Nasreen died shortly after midnight on Friday in intensive care at Walsall Manor hospital in the West Midlands, where she had worked for 16 years. 10 December 2019
A 36-year-old NHS nurse, who was believed to have had no underlying health issues, has died after contracting coronavirus.
Areema... |
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Iraqi resistance groups say on alert for false-flag US operations A patrol of the Saraya Al-Khurasani, one of the anti-terror resistance groups fighting Daesh in Iraq under the umbrella of the Hashd al-Shaabi. Photograph: Sebastian Backhaus
Iraqs anti-terror resistance groups have reiterated their readiness to counter any possible attack by US occupation forces,... |
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India mulling purchase of 3 refurbished submarines from Russia Russias Kilo-class Black Hole submarines (File photo)
India is considering a proposal by Russia to supply the Indian navy with three refurbished submarines, capable of launching cruise missiles.
The Indian Navy is considering the proposal made by a Russian shipbuilding company to provide India... |
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US has no moral duty to ease Iran sanctions amid coronavirus pandemic: Trump Screen grab shows US President Donald Trump speaking during a press briefing in the White House in Washington DC, on April 2, 2020. (Image via CSPAN)
President Donald Trump has said the US no "moral responsibility" to halt Iran sanctions if Tehran does not ask for it to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
"No,... |
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UN adopts resolution of global fight against COVID-19, fails to condemns US unilateral sanctions UN Secretary-General António Guterres is seen as briefing the media on the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 31, 2020.
The UN General Assembly has unanimously approved a resolution for the first time on the coronavirus pandemic, calling for "multilateralism" in the fight... |
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US death toll from COVID-19 rises by 1,000 in single day Healthcare workers wheel the bodies of deceased people outside the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on April 2, 2020. (Reuters photo)
The Trump administration on Thursday looked set to join local officials in advising Americans to wear masks when venturing out... |
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France warns of serious side effects of coronavirus miracle cures Frances drug agency warned self-medicating could induce a heart attack. - Copyright BERTRAND GUAY/AFP or licensors
A French medicine watchdog has warned of the dangerous side effects of malaria and HIV drugs being tested against the novel coronavirus after three peoples deaths were possibly linked... |
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World Bank Approves $100M in Aid for Afghanistan The World Bank has approved a $100.4 million grant for the fight against COVID-19 in Afghanistan, according to a statement by the organization.
The fund is part of the Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project of the World Bank to help Afghanistan take effective action to respond... |
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A UK consortium hopes to soon be making at least 1,500 ventilators a week Nurses struggle with lack of proper personal protective equipment and ventilators. 25, March, 2020. (Photo: AFP)
A consortium of aerospace, Formula One and engineering firms, hopes soon to be making at least 1,500 ventilators a week as Britain races to boost the number of devices which can help save... |
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Saudi Arabia launches massive arrest campaign against activists amid coronavirus pandemic Imprisoned Saudi dissident and PhD student Majid al-Ghamdi (Photo via Twitter)
Saudi authorities have launched a new round of massive arrest campaign against media activists and human rights campaigners, exploiting the worlds focus on the global coronavirus pandemic, a rights group says.
The rights... |
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Trump resists nationwide lockdown amid recession fears President Donald Trump gestures to a chart as he speaks about the coronavirus with Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, left, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White... |
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Iran medical body writes to Guterres, slams UN inaction on cruel US bans A nurse feeds a patient infected with the new coronavirus at a hospital in Qom, Iran. (Photo by Fars)
The Academy of Medical Sciences of Iran has written to the UN to complain about the worlds body failure to push for the lifting of cruel US sanctions at a critical time when the Islamic Republic is... |
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Australia to rule on cardinals sex offences appeal next week Australian police stand guard outside the court building during Cardinal George Pells appeal against convictions for child sex abuse decision in Melbourne, Australia, on August 21, 2019. (File photo by AFP)
Australias top court says it will hand down its judgment next week on the appeal made by Cardinal... |
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Pence blames heath officials for delayed virus response amid criticism over Trumps failure President Donald Trump listens as Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on March 20, 2020.Evan Vucci / AP
US Vice President Mike Pence has blamed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) amid mounting criticism over White Houses delayed... |
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Venezuela government rejects US offer to hand over power In this file photo, taken on March 10, 2020, Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido is seen during a rally at Las Mercedes district, in eastern Caracas, Venezuela. (By AFP)
On Wednesday, the government of Venezuela categorically dismissed a "deal" proposed about a transitional government by the United... |
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Philippines Duterte orders police to shoot dead lockdown violators Philippine soldiers man a checkpoint on the border between Quezon City and Manila, in the Philippines, on March 18, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the countrys security forces to "shoot dead" individuals who defy restrictions in areas under lockdown over... |
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