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Over one percent of humanity displaced due to war, persecution: UN
Jun 18, 2020 09:57More than one percent of the world's population - a record 80 million people - have now been forced to flee their homes due to violence and persecution, the UN said Thursday.
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MPs say more than a million left out of coronavirus income support in UK
Jun 18, 2020 06:16The UK’s all-party Treasury select committee said the Chancellor of Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, needed to make good on his promise to “do whatever it takes” to protect individuals and businesses from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The MPs called on Sunak to address the gaps in his coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) and self-employment income support scheme (SEISS).
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Palestinian health minister warns against dramatic increase of COVID-19 cases
Jun 18, 2020 04:31Palestinian health minister has warned against an exponential increase in the confirmed cases of coronavirus infections across the Israeli-occupied territories as the Palestinian Authority is struggling to cope with the pandemic with its limited resources and weak healthcare system besides the Tel Aviv regime’s restrictions.
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Amnesty decries Kuwait, Bahrain coronavirus apps as ‘highly invasive’
Jun 18, 2020 03:58Amnesty International has censured Kuwait and Bahrain over the use of applications for tracing those who have come in contact with confirmed coronavirus patients, stating that the programs infringe upon the privacy of hundreds of thousands of people.
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Iran reports highest daily death toll from coronavirus in more than two months
Jun 17, 2020 11:16Iran reports 120 new deaths from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, hitting the highest single-day death toll in more than two months.
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Norway says its salmon not source of Beijing virus outbreak
Jun 17, 2020 10:34Norway says that its salmon was not the source of the recently discovered outbreak of the new coronavirus in Beijing, after many Chinese restaurants and retailers stopped selling imports of the fish.
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Trump critical of FDA decision to revoke emergency use of drug he has promoted for COVID-19
Jun 17, 2020 03:30The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, but quickly came under fire from President Donald Trump, who said only US agencies have failed to grasp its benefit in fighting the coronavirus.
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Covid-19 deaths soar in Yemen – what now?
Jun 17, 2020 03:20As for the UN, Yemen cannot contain the coronavirus pandemic unless the world body stops supporting Saudi Arabia with tacit consent. Yemen needs more than joint statements and emergency food aid appeals. UN statements need to follow with actions and medical aid has to reach the Yemenis now.
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How some Southeast Asian countries kept COVID 19 at bay?
Jun 17, 2020 02:48The coronavirus has caused deaths and misery across Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines, Indonesia and workers’ dorms in Singapore, where officials are struggling to control outbreaks. But elsewhere in the region, the worst fears have so far been mostly avoided.
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New study shows 1 in 5 people worldwide at risk of severe COVID-19 disease
Jun 17, 2020 01:47About 22 percent of the world population with underlying health conditions are at risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms if they are infected by the novel coronavirus, a new study finds.