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France confirms slow decline in COVID-19 fatalities, hospital cases

France's Director General of Health Jerome Salomon on Sunday confirmed "a slow decline" in the spread of coronavirus after the updated data on the epidemic indicated decelerating cases in hospital

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Lockdown extended in India till May 3

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended the countrywide Lockdown till May 3 in the wake of the prevailing health crisis posed by the COVID pandemic. In

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Portugal's land border with Spain remains closed until May 15: minister

Portuguese Minister of Internal Administration Eduardo Cabrita announced on Monday that its land borders with Spain will remain closed at least until May 15. "In coordination with the Government o

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India extends visas of all stranded foreigners till April 30

NEW DELHI, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Indian government has extended visas of all foreigners stranded in the country, due to the travel restrictions in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak, till April 30

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Myanmar suspends all int'l commercial passenger flights from landing

Myanmar's Yangon International Airport announced on Sunday that the landing of all international commercial passenger flights will not be allowed in all Myanmar airport

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Egypt's mosques, churches suspend mass prayers for 2 weeks over COVID-19

Egypt suspended mass prayers in mosques and churches on Saturday for 2 weeks to contain the spread of COVID-19. The government said the decision came in line with the Islamic Law and the national int

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Gyms, night clubs, spas shut on Delhi till month end to check COVID-19 spread

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that all gyms, night clubs and spas in the Indian capital will remain closed till March 31 amid COVID-19 outbr

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Italy reports 977 more COVID-19 cases, exceeding 10,000

Checking the temperature of a driver coming from Italy at the Brenner Pass border between Italy and Austria, March 10, 2020. /Reuters Italy reported 977 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tue

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Saudi Arabia suspends schools, universities over COVID-19

Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that schools and universities in the kingdom are suspended in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The decision, to be e

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COVID-19 confirmed cases exceed 100,000 globally: JHU

Up till 8 a.m. Eastern Time Friday (1300 GMT), the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has exceeded 100,000 globally to reach 100,113, according to Johns Hopkins Univ

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UN Security Council extends ban on illicit oil exports from Libya

The Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution to extend the ban on the illicit export of petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, till April 30, 2021. Resolution 2509 wo

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China lifts tariffs on imported supplies used for virus prevention

Imported supplies used for novel coronavirus prevention and control have been exempted from tariffs from January 1 till March end, China's Ministry of Finance announced

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Metro do Porto signs contract with China's CRRC Tangshan Co.Ltd. for new trains

Metro do Porto on Tuesday signed a contract for the acquisition of 18 light rail vehicles from China's CRRC Tangshan Co. Ltd., with the maintenance for five years. The total value of the contract re