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World Apr 08, 2020

US Democrats Seek Additional $500 Billion More for Hospitals, States to Fight Against Coronavirus Crisis

Leaders from both parties have indicated their intention to move swiftly to boost the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC that he and President Donald Trump expected Congress to pass the emergency legislation by Friday.
Agency News Apr 08, 2020

World Athletics Championships Scheduled for July 15-24 in 2022 to Avoid Clash With Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The world athletics championships originally scheduled for next year in Eugene, Oregon, will take place July 15-24 in 2022, avoiding a potential clash with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Agency News Apr 08, 2020

Neymar 'Will Always be Welcome' Back at Barcelona, Says Luis Suarez

Neymar "will always be welcome" back at Barcelona, the Spanish giants' striker Luis Suarez told Mundo Deportivo on Wednesday.
Agency News Apr 08, 2020

Economic Recession: Global Trade Will Plunge by Up to a Third in 2020 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Warns WTO Chief Roberto Azevedo

But the virus has now infected some 1.4 million people since late last year, killing more than 80,000 and forcing governments across the world to take radical measures. More than half of humanity has been asked to stay at home and economic activity has ground to a virtual standstill in many places.
World Apr 08, 2020

Dubai Suspends Marriage and Divorce Until Further Notice During Coronavirus Lockdown

All citizens and residents other than those in essential services require a permit to leave their homes. Dubai, one of the seven emirates that make up the country, has come to a virtual halt with its famous mega-malls and sprawling hotels shuttered.
Agency News Apr 08, 2020

Hassan Rouhani Urges IMF to Approve USD 5 Billion Emergency Loan to Coronavirus-Hit Iran

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday to give the sanctions-hit country a USD 5 billion emergency loan to combat its novel coronavirus outbreak.
World Apr 08, 2020

UK Man Jailed for Stealing Three Face Masks From London Hospital During Coronavirus Crisis

Hussain, from south London, was arrested on suspicion of theft and also detained for being in breach of a court order. Meanwhile, a doctors' surgery in Kidderminster, in the English midlands, has urged thieves to return its only box of face masks after it was stolen.
Sports Apr 08, 2020

New Motera Cricket Stadium Inauguration in Ahmedabad Delayed Due to Coronavirus Crisis

India's newest and the world's biggest cricket stadium lies empty because of the coronavirus pandemic. Where there should be the sound of leather on willow and the roar of the crowd, there is only silence.
World Apr 08, 2020

US Navy Chief Thomas Modly Resigns Over Mishandling of Coronavirus Outbreak on USS Theodore Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier

Modly sparked outrage Monday after he flew from Washington to Guam, where the warship is docked, to defend his actions to the crew. In a forceful, profanity-laced speech, he accused Crozier of "betrayal," called him "too naive or too stupid" and suggested the sailors' love for him was misplaced.
World Apr 07, 2020

Donald Trump Attacks 'China Centric' WHO, Alleges UN Body Gave 'Faulty Advice' During Coronavirus Pandemic

However, Trump himself has been widely criticized for initially downplaying the virus, which he likened to an ordinary flu and said was under control in the United States, before later accepting that it was a national emergency. More than 11,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19.
World Apr 07, 2020

China Ends Coronavirus Lockdown in Wuhan, Thousands of Travellers Flock to Catch Trains to Leave COVID-19-Hit City

As the ban was lifted on schedule at midnight (1600 GMT Tuesday), many passengers expressed joy and relief as they filed into Wuhan's Wuchang station, leaping at the chance to board overnight trains heading out of town.
Agency News Apr 07, 2020

Saudi Arabia Expects Coronavirus Cases to Spike to Up to 200,000, Says Health Minister

Saudi Arabia has so far reported a total of 2,795 infections and 41 deaths from the disease, according to the latest tally released by the health ministry on Tuesday. The kingdom, which has reported the highest number of infections in the Gulf, is scrambling to limit the spread of the disease at home.
India Apr 07, 2020

Iran Reopens Parliament For First Time Since Coronavirus Outbreak As Country Reports 7th Day Drop in COVID-19 Cases

At least 31 members of the parliament, or Majles, which had been shut since February 25, have contracted the disease. State television footage of the opening session showed some MPs huddling together despite guidelines on social distancing to stop the spread of the virus.
World Apr 07, 2020

Coronavirus Pandemic: WHO Warns of Health Workers' Shortage in Eastern Mediterranean Region, Says 'Underreporting of COVID-19 Cases Remains Challenge'

Hospitals and health workers in the region and across the globe have been overstretched to deal with the virus outbreak. Egypt and several other countries in the region, which for WHO stretches to Afghanistan and Yemen, have reported infections among medics.
Agency News Apr 07, 2020

European Union Announces 15 Billion Euros to Help Poor Countries in Fight Against Coronavirus Epidemic

European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said the money would help countries with weak healthcare systems tackle the impact of COVID-19 and also aid their long-term economic recovery. Beating the pandemic in Europe alone is not enough, officials say, pointing out that if coronavirus continues to rage elsewhere in the world, it will simply return in time.
Sports Apr 07, 2020

Formula One Team Mercedes to Deliver Breathing Devices to UK Hospitals in Fight Against COVID-19

There are 40 machines, which would normally produce F1 pistons and turbochargers, being used for production of the devices, developed by Mercedes engineers in a partnership with University College London as part of F1's Project Pitlane response to the health crisis.
World Apr 07, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Romania: Ten Newborns Test Positive for COVID-19 at Romanian Maternity Hospital

The unit in the western Romanian city of Timisoara was briefly placed under quarantine on March 31 but was reopened the next day on the orders of the local DSP, which insisted at the time that there was 'no risk of infection for patients or doctors' even though 13 members of staff had already tested positive.
Social Viral Apr 07, 2020

Funke Akindele, Nigerian Actress and Face of ‘Stay Home’ Campaign, Arrested for Hosting Birthday Party for Husband During COVID-19 Lockdown

He said well-known singer Naira Marley, who also attended the party, had been arrested and would soon be charged. Akindele was in addition ordered to identify other guests for possible police action.
Sports Apr 07, 2020

World Table Tennis Championships 2020 Postponed Again Over Coronavirus Pandemic

South Korea was among the earliest countries to be hit outside China -- where the coronavirus first emerged -- and for a time had the world's second-largest outbreak before it was largely brought under control through a widespread testing drive.
Agency News Apr 07, 2020

Taliban to End ‘Fruitless’ Meetings With Afghanistan Govt Over Prisoner Swap

The imbalance is one of many aspects of the agreement that observers say give the Taliban a better deal. In the accord, Washington promised the withdrawal of US and foreign troops from Afghanistan by July next year, provided the Taliban start talks with Kabul and adhere to other guarantees.

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