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UAE and WHO send aid plane to Somalia to assist efforts to counter COVID-19

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UAE and WHO send aid plane to Somalia to assist efforts to counter COVID-19

ABU DHABI, 14th April, 2020 (WAM) — The United Arab Emirates, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, has dispatched an aid plane carrying approximately 27 metric tonnes of medical supplies to Somalia. The aid, which consisted of seven metric tonnes from the UAE and 20 metric tonnes from the World Health Organisation, will help […]

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North Korea fires suspected cruise missiles, South Korea says

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North Korea fires suspected cruise missiles, South Korea says

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds while visiting a pursuit assault plane group under the Air and Anti-Aircraft Division in the western area in this undated image released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on April 12, 2020. (KCNA/via Reuters) A barrage of North Korean missiles fired from the […]

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Johns Hopkins tally of COVID-19 cases corrected after miscalculation

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Johns Hopkins tally of COVID-19 cases corrected after miscalculation

Johns Hopkins University had quickly adjusted its tally for COVID-19 confirmed cases in the United States from the previous 682,619 cases to 581,918 as of Tuesday morning. Media around the world were surprised to find the cases in the US had jumped by over 120,000 in the past day when citing figures from the university. […]

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Donald Trump claims he has ‘total’ power to lift US coronavirus lockdown

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Donald Trump claims he has ‘total’ power to lift US coronavirus lockdown

Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Monday Donald Trump has claimed he has “total” power to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown in the US despite state governors planning their own reopenings. Legal experts said the president’s power on the issue is limited under the US Constitution. But […]

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Taliban frees 20 government forces

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Taliban frees 20 government forces

KABUL: The Taliban has freed 20 government prisoners in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar after Afghanistan government released 300 Taliban prisoners since past week. Marking the first handover since the beginning of the peace process, the Taliban spokesman has said the handover will take place in coordination with the International Committee of the Red […]

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Somalia Imposes Nighttime Curfew

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Somalia Imposes Nighttime Curfew

S omali female wash their hands during coronavirus awareness training conducted by the local paramedics and doctors in Somali capital Mogadishu, Thursday, March, 19, 2020. WASHINGTON – Somalia has recorded a second death from Coronavirus and has reacted by imposing a nighttime curfew in the capital city, Mogadishu. The Somali government has imposed a nighttime curfew in the capital […]

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Coronavirus: Gown Supply ‘Critically Low’ In Some Hospitals

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Coronavirus: Gown Supply ‘Critically Low’ In Some Hospitals

MImpression copyright PA Media An NHS manager has warned that the quantity of protecting gowns offered to NHS workers in areas of the place has develop into “critically low” in recent days. Chris Hopson, chief govt of NHS Suppliers in England, has identified as for a “more sustainable source” of gowns, which are imported from […]

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Russia ascends to 15th place in the world on coronavirus case count The total case count in Russia has grown to 18,328

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Russia ascends to 15th place in the world on coronavirus case count The total case count in Russia has grown to 18,328

© Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. In the past 24 hours, confirmed coronavirus infection case count in Russia grew by over 2,500 and exceeded 18,300, the federal coronavirus anti-crisis center reported Monday. In the past 24 hours, 2,558 new cases were registered, which is 17% higher than a day before; the total case count […]

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Oil trims early gains despite deal between Saudi Arabia, Russia

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Oil trims early gains despite deal between Saudi Arabia, Russia

The world’s biggest oil producers on Sunday agreed to historic production cuts, representing almost 10 percent of global supply, putting an end to a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, was up 0.7 percent at $22.91 a barrel at 4:00 am ET Monday, after being up as much as 5 percent overnight. Brent crude, […]

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Update: Chinese mainland reports 108 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

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Update: Chinese mainland reports 108 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

An emergency communication vehicle is seen at the construction site of a temporary hospital in Suifenhe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, April 10, 2020. The city of Suifenhe, at the China-Russia border in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, is building a temporary hospital as pressure mounts to stem the flow of imported novel coronavirus cases. The hospital […]

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