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G77, China urge end to unilateral sanctions amid coronavirus pandemic
Apr 04, 2020 12:24The 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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UN chief renews call to warring parties to halt clashes, focus on coronavirus fight
Apr 04, 2020 12:05UN 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.
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Researchers warn COVID-19 lockdown will cause thousands of deaths in US
Apr 04, 2020 10:36Public health specialists in the US are warning that mass shutdowns of businesses and schools to enforce social distancing measures over the coronavirus outbreak will lead to thousands of deaths and suicides that are unrelated to the disease itself.
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US prosecutors fear freeing inmates could exasperate pandemic
Apr 04, 2020 09:14Five inmates at a federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana, have died since March 28 after contracting the coronavirus. Harold Lee’s family fears he could be next.
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Russian president rules out restricting economic activity across country
Apr 04, 2020 05:00Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has ruled out restricting economic activity across the country because of the coronavirus epidemic, saying it would be “impractical.”
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Mossad sneaking COVID-19 medical stocks - ordered by others - into Israel: Senior official
Apr 04, 2020 04:53Israeli regime’s spy agency Mossad has been running clandestine operations to sneak the medical supplies ordered by countries fighting the coronavirus outbreak into Israel, a senior Mossad official has revealed.
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Congress lawmakers request investigation of Navy's firing of captain
Apr 04, 2020 02:35Democratic lawmakers have formally protested to the Navy's dismissal of the commander of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, who requested urgent aid to stop a coronavirus outbreak on board his ship.
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Google releases users' location data citing coronavirus fight amid privacy concerns
Apr 04, 2020 02:17Google says it has begun sharing people’s location and movement data to contribute to data pools that help fight the new coronavirus outbreak, with activists and experts warning about the threats that the measure poses to individual privacy and how the gleaned data is open to misuse.
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Coronavirus may spread through normal breathing: US scientists
Apr 04, 2020 01:22The new coronavirus might spread through the air via normal breathing and speaking, a top US scientist said Friday as the government was poised to recommend the use of face masks for everyone.
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Iran plans massive liquidity injection to fix economic woes
Apr 04, 2020 00:57The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says it is ready for massive liquidity injections into the banking system as part of efforts to help government shore up the economy.