South Africa COVID-19 outbreak should be wake-up call for continent: WHO

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[caption id="attachment_6668" align="alignnone" width="967"] A logo is pictured at the World Health Organization (WHO) building in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb 2, 2020. [/caption] GENEVA: South Africa's...

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US congressional Democrats, White House to meet on COVID-19 aid

July 20, 2020July 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6665" align="alignnone" width="991"] The US Capitol Building is reflected against an ambulance along the East Front on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jul 16,...

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Governor Cuomo warns of reopening rollback if New Yorkers continue partying in large groups

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6619" align="alignnone" width="962"] FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a daily briefing following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in...

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‘It makes sense’: French shoppers take compulsory face masks in their stride

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6627" align="alignnone" width="911"] People, wearing protective face masks, walk along a street in Paris, Jul 20, 2020. [/caption] PARIS: From Monday (Jul 20), shoppers...

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US companies fear workplace COVID-19 precautions do not address airborne risk

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6607" align="alignnone" width="833"] With fresh spikes across the US, officials have reimposed containment measures that have raised fears for the already-shaky economic recovery. [/caption]...

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Uber offers COVID-19 contact tracing help amid chaotic US response

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6610" align="alignnone" width="939"] FILE PHOTO: An Uber driver in a surgical mask is seen in a mirror in the Manhattan borough, following the outbreak...

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New COVID-19 cases in Russia lowest since late April

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6630" align="alignnone" width="895"] A municipal worker cleans along an embankment of the Moika river in downtown Saint Petersburg on Jul 14, 2020, amid the...

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France says up to 500 COVID-19 clusters but no ‘second wave’ yet

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6613" align="alignnone" width="966"] People queue to undergo a Covid-19 test, in Montargis on Jul 7, 2020, as part of a massive testing campaign in...

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Britain signs deals with Pfizer, BioNTech, Valneva for COVID-19 vaccines

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6616" align="alignnone" width="944"] FILE PHOTO: Britain is one of a number of countries conducting vaccine trials for COVID-19. [/caption] LONDON: Britain has signed deals...

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Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital for medical checkup

July 19, 2020July 19, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6451" align="alignnone" width="948"] FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's King Salman attends a summit between Arab league and European Union member states, in the Red Sea...