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Brazil virus toll hits 50,000 as Spain reopens borders
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Brazil registered its 50,000th death from the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, underlining Latin America s desperate struggle to contain the disease, as Europe s gradual emergence from lockdown was marked by Spain…
Global death toll from coronavirus rises to over 470,000
(City News) – The number of coronavirus cases across the world has surpassed nine million while the pandemic has so far claimed more than 470,000 lives.
The United States tops both in number of cases and deaths with over two point three…
Fears of second virus wave in Australia’s second city
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Australians were warned Monday to avoid travelling to Melbourne, as the country’s second biggest city tightened coronavirus restrictions amid fears of a second wave of the epidemic.
Victoria state has recorded more than…
US adds 305 more virus deaths
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States recorded another 305 coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed Sunday at 8:30pm (0030 GMT Saturday).
It marked the 11th consecutive day in which the daily toll…
Three killed in Britain stabbing rampage
READING (AFP) - Three people were killed and three seriously injured when an assailant went on a stabbing rampage in a park filled with people relaxing in the southern English city of Reading on Saturday, police said.
The Thames Valley…
Afghan healthcare personnel were deliberately attacked: UN
KABUL (AP) — The United Nations on Sunday released a special report expressing concerns over what it called recent “deliberate attacks” against healthcare workers and facilities in Afghanistan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The United…
Afghan Taliban kidnap dozens of civilians amid peace efforts, officials say
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants kidnapped about 60 civilians in central Afghanistan over the past week, officials said on Sunday, with more than half still being held amid efforts by the United States and other foreign powers to start…
Britain says stabbing “atrocity” in town park was terrorism
READING (Reuters) - A stabbing rampage in the southern English town of Reading in which three people were killed and others wounded was an act of terrorism, police said on Sunday, calling the attack in a sunny park an atrocity.…
WHO warns world in ‘new and dangerous phase’ of pandemic
GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organization warned Friday of a "new and dangerous phase" of the coronavirus pandemic with people tiring of lockdowns despite the disease s accelerating spread.
The warning came as it emerged the virus was…
Saudi Arabia to reopen mosques in Makkah on Sunday
RIYADH (Agencies) - Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Makkah is set to reopen 1,560 mosques on Sunday under strict safety measures, nearly three months after they were closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Ministry of…