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War-torn Yemen not equipped for potential coronavirus outbreak
Issued on: 01/04/2020 – 10:36Modified: 01/04/2020 – 22:33Five years into the civil war between a ..
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Lack of compassion, more than resources, marks Indias deadly lockdown mismanagement
More than 20 migrant labourers have died trying to flee Indias coronavirus locked-down cities for th..
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UK reports daily death toll of 563 in worst day of coronavirus crisis
Issued on: 01/04/2020 – 15:57Modified: 01/04/2020 – 15:58Britain reported 563 daily coronavirus d..
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Afghanistan and Taliban begin direct talks with aim of prisoner swap
Afghanistan has begun its first face-to-face talks with the Taliban on exchanging thousands of priso..
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Immediate nationwide ceasefire needed for all-out effort to counter COVID-19 in Syria
Syria is at “high risk” of being unable to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Special Envoy for t..
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More than 15 million children and their families in Yemen, Syria and Gaza set to face COVID-19
Save the Children calls for an easing of restrictions on aid for hard to reach areasFewer than 730..
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro increasingly isolated over his anti-quarantine attitude to coronavirus
Issued on: 01/04/2020 – 05:47Brazil's economy minister on Tuesday said the country needed to..
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UN chief says coronavirus worst global crisis since World War II
Issued on: 01/04/2020 – 03:54The coronavirus pandemic is the worst global crisis since World War ..
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Coronavirus: Zoom under increased scrutiny as popularity soars
The videoconferencing app Zoom has come under fresh high-level scrutiny as its popularity soars duri..
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Coronavirus: Playing classical music for South Korea hospital patients
Won Hyung-joon was playing his violin at home and broadcasting on social media to comfort people dur..
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Spain’s deaths soar as infection rate slows
Spain has recorded another 864 deaths related to coronavirus, the highest in one day, as the total n..
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Coronavirus: France reports record 499 deaths in a day, total death toll of 3,523
Issued on: 31/03/2020 – 20:00Modified: 31/03/2020 – 20:01French health authorities reported a rec..