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Ireland's GDP to fall by 10.5 pct in 2020 due to pandemic impact: report

Ireland's gross domestic product (GDP) will fall by 10.5 pct in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said a report released by the Irish Department of Finan

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Greece imposes 14-day curfew on town after COVID-19 outbreak in migrant hotel

A medic with Evaggelismos General Hospital watches the concert of the ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) Modern Music Orchestra in Athens, Greece, on April 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos) Gree

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Finland's confirmed COVID-19 cases top 4,000, authority says epidemic peak has passed

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Finland has reached more than 4,000, said the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Tuesday. As of Tuesday afternoon, Finland has c

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COVID-19 death toll tops 17,000 in UK after another 823 patients die

Another 823 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in hospitals in Britain as of Monday afternoon, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths to

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UK Chinese community donates medical gowns to NHS amid PPE shortage concerns

Amid growing concern over the personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage for the frontline medical staff, the Chinese community in Britain donated 30,000 protective medical gowns to the Nationa

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France's coronavirus fatalities up by 531 to nearly 21,000

France, which plans to unwind some restriction measures from May 11, registered 531 more COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday as hospitalisation-related figures pursue a slow decline. Hospitals and nursing hom

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New Yorkers flock to outdoor 'greenmarkets' amid pandemic

02:48 Despite the stay-at-home order in New York, shoppers have been flocking to outdoor markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. The so called 'greenmarkets', where local, small food pro

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Spanish gov't eases coronavirus lockdown rules for children

The Spanish government on Tuesday spelled out the conditions under which children will be able to escape the lockdowns in their homes after April 27. At a press conference held after Tuesday's w

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Kenya confirms 15 new cases of COVID-19

Kenya's ministry of health on Tuesday confirmed 15 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 296. Mercy Mwangangi, the chief administrative secretary, said that the new ca

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Syria says ready to help citizens return home amid COVID-19 outbreak: embassy

The Syrian embassy in Lebanon announced on Tuesday the Syrian government's readiness to help its citizens return to their homeland amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Natio

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G20 members should jointly ensure food security amid pandemic: Chinese minister

Members of the Group of 20 (G20) should work together to keep the international supply chain of agricultural products stable and ensure food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese Minister of A

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Three more test positive for COVID-19 in Taiwan's naval vessel outbreak

Three more people tested positive of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the outbreak involving three naval vessels, Taiwan's epidemic monitoring agency said T

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WHO: All evidence show coronavirus likely originated in bats

All evidence have indicated that the coronavirus likely originated in bats and was not manipulated or constructed in a lab, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.WHO spokeswoman Fadela

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Novel coronavirus is not "manipulated or constructed" in labs: WHO spokesperson

All available evidence suggests that the new coronavirus has an animal origin, and is not a "manipulated or constructed" virus in a lab or somewhere else, World Health Organization spokesperson Fa

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COVID-19 cases in Japan rise to 11,431, Tokyo records 123 new daily infections

Coronavirus cases in Japan increased by 278 to 11,431, with 123 new daily infections recorded in Tokyo, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and lo

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"Taiwan didn't report any human-to-human transmission" of COVID-19: WHO chief

Taiwan's health authorities did not report any human-to-human transmission of coronavirus to the World Health Organization (WHO) in its email at the end of last year,

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Russian COVID-19 cases top 50,000

Russia has tallied 5,642 COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, raising the total number to 52,763 as of Tuesday, the country's coronavirus response center said in a statement. The tally is the s