Stranded on ships, 200,000 seafarers struggle in COVID-19 limbo

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[caption id="attachment_6413" align="alignnone" width="980"] More than 200,000 thousand seafarers are stranded on ships worldwide because of COVID-19 border closures and lockdowns. [/caption] MANILA: Indian ship...

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COVID-19: Australia’s Melbourne city to make mask-wearing compulsory

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

Mask-wearing is not common in Australia and has not been part of the country's COVID-19 response until recently MELBOURNE: Australia's second-biggest city will make...

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UK asks Japan for Huawei alternatives in 5G networks – Nikkei

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

The British government asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies, the Nikkei said on Sunday, a further step in a...

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TikTok considers London and other locations for headquarters

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

TikTok has been in discussions with the UK government over the past few months to locate its headquarters in London, a source familiar with the...

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Singapore hotels look to woo staycationers with promotions, COVID-19 safety measures

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6419" align="alignnone" width="971"] Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort and Spa, one of the hotels given approval to reopen for staycations, is capping its occupancy at...

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UK’s Johnson says reluctant to use national COVID-19 lockdown again

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6389" align="alignnone" width="943"] A group of people relax in Potters Field, following the relaxation of lockdown restrictions in place to curb the spread of...

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says COVID-19 restrictions kill economy

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6397" align="alignnone" width="953"] Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is seen at the Alvorada Palace, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, July 18,...

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WHO reports another record daily increase in global COVID-19 cases, up nearly 260,000

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6378" align="alignnone" width="964"] Members of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and healthcare workers carry the body of a CRPF member who died of...

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Commentary: As world waits for coronavirus vaccine, antibodies treatment a needed plan B

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

Funding organisations must invest more resources to overcome hurdles in developing antibody treatments for the coronavirus, say observers. [caption id="attachment_6392" align="alignnone" width="976"] A woman holds...

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25 million Iranians may have been infected with COVID-19: President Rouhani

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6386" align="alignnone" width="992"] FILE PHOTO: An Iranian woman and her son wearing a protective face mask walks the street, following the outbreak of the...