South America ‘a new epicentre’ of COVID-19: WHO

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[caption id="attachment_1632" align="alignnone" width="825"] A delivery man rides his bike past graffiti depicting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in downtown Rio de Janeiro in March 2020...

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US grants tentative approval for 15 airlines to suspend service to 75 airports

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1626" align="alignnone" width="692"] FILE PHOTO: A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport,...

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Thailand delays data law by a year as COVID-19 stalls preparations

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1620" align="alignnone" width="783"] Staff wearing protective face masks pass their time as they prepare to reopen their shop in a shopping centre during the...

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Business groups push Trump to keep skilled-worker visas amid pandemic

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1623" align="alignnone" width="827"] FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump pauses in front of a diagram while touring the Ford Rawsonville Components Plant, which is...

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France allows faith gatherings, but worshippers must wear masks

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1639" align="alignnone" width="733"] Men wearing a protective face mask take part in a Friday prayer at the Tahara mosque in Marseille southern France. [/caption]...

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UK, Canada, Australia ‘deeply concerned’ at China’s security proposals for Hong Kong

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1636" align="alignnone" width="699"] Activists march against new security laws, near China's Liaison Office, in Hong Kong, China May 22, 2020. [/caption] LONDON: Britain, Australia...

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COVID-19: Pre-school and primary school students to get face shields, hand sanitiser

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1645" align="alignnone" width="786"] The face shields and bottles of hand sanitiser will be given out as students return to school. [/caption] SINGAPORE: Pre-school and...

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US plans massive COVID-19 vaccine testing effort to meet year-end deadline

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1642" align="alignnone" width="801"] FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken...

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Alibaba’s sales surge as people shop online during lockdown

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1629" align="alignnone" width="747"] FILE PHOTO: A logo of Alibaba Group is seen at an exhibition during the World Intelligence Congress in Tianjin, China May...

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Singapore’s COVID-19 cases top 30,000 with 614 new infections reported

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

Foreign workers inside Avery Lodge dormitory along 2D Jalan Papan SINGAPORE: The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore topped 30,000 on Friday (May 22),...