April2020
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Khamenei tells Iranians to avoid Ramadan gatherings amid virus
Apr 9, 2020Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday appealed for Iranians to pray at home during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Iran has reported more than 4,100 deaths... -
Bangladesh locks down a million in Rohingya camps
Apr 9, 2020Bangladesh has commanded a lockdown on a southern district, home to refugee camps house more than a million Rohingya fleeing from Myanmar, to prevent the spread of coronavirus, reports BBC Officials stated no-one was permitted to... -
Boris Johnson’s health ‘continues to improve’
Apr 9, 2020British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s health “continues to improve” on his fourth day in intensive care battling coronavirus, his official spokesman said on Thursday. “The prime minister had a good night and continues to improve in... -
Neymar welcome anytime at Barcelona, says Suarez
Apr 9, 2020Neymar “will always be welcome” back at Barcelona, the Spanish giants’ striker Luis Suarez told Mundo Deportivo on Wednesday. Neymar left Barca in a world-record move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 but has been persistently linked... -
CONMEBOL asks FIFA for coronavirus fund meeting
Apr 9, 2020South American football chief Alejandro Dominguez on Wednesday asked FIFA president Gianni Infantino to hold discussions on setting up a global fund to help football clubs during the coronavirus pandemic. CONMEBOL president Dominguez wants to hold... -
Russian retailers saw a sharp spike in alcohol sales during Coronavirus pandemic
Apr 9, 2020Russian retailers have seen a sharp spike in alcohol sales in recent weeks, with consumers rushing to buy vodka, whisky and beer at a time when Moscow and other regions have imposed partial lockdowns to stem... -
UNICEF to provide supplies to combat COVID-19 in Venezuela
Apr 9, 2020A shipment managed by UNICEF of approximately 90 tons of vital supplies arrived in Caracas. The shipment includes Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits for health workers on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. The shipment... -
Oil producers intend to cut production by between 10 and 15 million barrels per day
Apr 9, 2020Top oil producers meeting later on Thursday intend to cut production by between 10 and 15 million barrels per day, Kuwait’s Oil Minister Khaled al-Fadhel reportedly said. The talks between OPEC and other major producers come... -
Robots being increasingly relied in the war against the deadly coronavirus
Apr 9, 2020Long maligned as job-stealers and aspiring overlords, robots are being increasingly relied on as fast, efficient, contagion-proof champions in the war against the deadly coronavirus. One team of robots temporarily cared for patients in a makeshift... -
The demographic consequences of COVID-19
Apr 9, 2020Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory tract infection caused by a newly emergent coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that was first recognized in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Almost every country of the world has been affected by...
