New South Wales in Australia tightens restrictions as coronavirus clusters grow

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People wear protective face masks in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts...

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All WTA, ATP tennis in China cancelled over coronavirus

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7370" align="alignnone" width="959"] The WTA Wuhan Open is among the events that have been cancelled [/caption] SHANGHAI: All international tennis tournaments in China including...

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Business News

Emirates to cover quarantine, coronavirus-related medical costs for passengers

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7334" align="alignnone" width="959"] FILE PHOTO: An Emirates passenger plane comes in to land at Heathrow airport during the coronavirus pandemic, London, Britain, May 21,...

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HDB resale transactions plunge 41.9% in Q2 amid COVID-19 circuit breaker; prices inch up

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7316" align="alignnone" width="951"] Blocks of HDB flats at Shunfu estate in Marymount. [/caption] SINGAPORE: The number of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats sold...

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News world

Pompeo urges more assertive approach to ‘Frankenstein’ China

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7263" align="alignnone" width="950"] US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, in Yorba Linda, California, on Jul 23, 2020....

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Healthcare News

Brazil study finds no hydroxychloroquine benefit for COVID-19

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7298" align="alignnone" width="946"] Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro shows a box of hydroxychloroquine to supporters outside the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia [/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO:...

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Daily News News

Man arrested for pulling gun when asked to wear mask in Florida

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7295" align="alignnone" width="969"] Walmart has since July 20 required everyone in its stores to wear masks [/caption] MIAMI: A man was arrested for pointing...

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Healthcare News

US clears way for drugmakers to share COVID-19 antibody capacity

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7286" align="alignnone" width="960"] US Senate hearing on plan to research, manufacture and distribute coronavirus vaccine, on Capitol Hill in Washington. [/caption] WASHINGTON: The US...

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Trump scraps Republican convention in Florida due to COVID-19

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7279" align="alignnone" width="962"] FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) task force news briefing at the White House in...

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Healthcare News

As pandemic accelerates, US surpasses 4 million COVID-19 cases

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7276" align="alignnone" width="937"] FILE PHOTO: Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) arrive with a correctional patient at North Shore Medical Center where the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...