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UK jobless claims surge by record amount as pandemic hits

Unemployment claims in Britain jumped by a record amount in April to their highest level since the 1990s, underscoring the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the

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Djibouti: COVID-19 cases hit 1,518 as 117 new cases confirmed

Microscopic view of the coronavirus, a pathogen that attacks the respiratory tract. /Getty Images. Djibouti's Ministry of Health has announced 117 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number

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Contentsquare, the digital experience analytics platform, scores $190M Series D

Contentsquare, the cloud-based platform that helps businesses understand how and why users are interacting with their app, mobile and web sites, has closed $190 million in Series D funding.The round i

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Trump says state department watchdog fired under Pompeo's request

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked him to fire the State Department's Inspector General (IG) Steve Linick, of whom the p

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Lesotho Prime Minister to exit

FILE PHOTO-Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane. /AFP. Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has announced he will step after months of pressure after he was named as a suspect in the mur

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Two surveyors in team heading to world's highest peak

A Chinese mountaineering team on Monday released a list of 12 people, including two surveyors, who will climb to the peak of Mount Qomolangma. Chen Gang and Wang Wei,

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S. Korea reports 15 more COVID-19 cases, 11,065 in total

South Korea reported 15 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of 0:00 a.m. Monday local time, raising the total number of infections to 11,065. The da

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U.S. COVID-19 vaccine revelation debunks Washington's lies

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a COVID-19 response press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 11, 2020. /Reuters Editor's Note: The following article is t

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Iran outperforms Europe, U.S. in COVID-19 response despite sanctions: minister

Despite U.S. sanctions, Iran has done a much better job in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, an Iranian minister was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency on Sunday.

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24 Indian migrant workers killed in horrific traffic accident

VCG Image At least 24 migrant workers were killed on Saturday in India after a truck they were travelling in collided with another vehicle, with dozens of others injured.CNN quotes a police of

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China's Jilin reports 4 new COVID-19 case

Northeast China's Jilin Province reported four new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, local health authorities said Friday. The provincial health commission said th

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Parenting benefits company Cleo partners with UrbanSitter to address the US childcare crisis

Parenting benefits company Cleo is partnering with on-demand childcare service UrbanSitter to address a problem facing many parents today amid the pandemic: a lack of childcare, even as they’re

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India PM announces 270 billion U.S. dollars virus economic package

The stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is worth about 10 percent of India's GDP. /AFP India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled Tuesday a stimulus package worth 10

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Spread of COVID-19 under "control" in most parts of Iran: minister

Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki on Tuesday touted that the spread of COVID-19 is under control in most parts of the country, though the rise in new infections continue

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COVID-19 cases climb in U.S. prisons, nursing homes

As nearly 20,000 confirmed cases and 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Colorado, the western state's newest emerging battlegrounds are prisons and nursi

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Over 10,000 Thais return home from neighboring countries

Over 10,000 Thai nationals have returned home so far from neighboring countries and been immediately put into quarantine, a government official said on Tuesday. Center

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Kyrgyzstan reports 21 new COVID-19 cases

Kyrgyzstan reported 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing its total number to 1,037. Deputy Health Minister Nurbolot Usenbaev said three new cases came