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Boris Johnson 'improving' as he fights COVID-19 in intensive care

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's condition is improving and he is able to sit up in bed and engage with clinical staff, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday as Johnson remained in

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UN peacekeeping mission in Mali continues to work despite COVID-19: envoy

Head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said Tuesday that the mission has continued its work despite COVID-19. As of Tuesday, Mali has reported 56 confir

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Spotlight: UK PM in "good spirits" with "very best care" in hospital -- senior official

A police van drives past St. Thomas' Hospital, where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in care after being admitted with coronavirus symptoms, in London, Bri

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UK PM is Receiving Standard Oxygen Treatment, Breathing Without Any Other Assistance - Spokesman

The head of the UK government was admitted to St. Thomas Hospital in London earlier this week, as his condition has not improved since he was diagnosed with coronavirus

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French man runs a marathon on his balcony during lockdown

02:10 A French man, who was due to take part in this year's Barcelona marathon, which was cancelled due to COVID-19, has instead run the race on his balcony.Elisha Nochomovitz is a kee

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French man runs a marathon on his balcony during lockdown

02:10 A French man, who was due to take part in this year's Barcelona marathon, which was cancelled due to COVID-19, has instead run the race on his balcony.Elisha Nochomovitz is a kee

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Australia calls on 40,000 former health professionals amid COVID-19 outbreak

Australia rolled out a plan to quickly add over 40,000 former health practitioners to join the frontline battle against COVID-19. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and

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The chips are down

The stand of Chinese telecom giant Huawei during the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, November 6, 2019. /VCG Photo Editor's note: Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer based in London. He studied

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Deferral, furlough or full pay? Football faces COVID-19 wage decisions

Around a pandemic-hit planet, reconciling a sudden, sharp drop-off in income with ongoing overheads is a difficult circle to square for many businesses. Few industries mix the high cost and global pr

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Italy metes out stiff fines for lockdown offenders as COVID-19 cases close to 70,000

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 6,820 lives in locked-down Italy by Tuesday with the cumulative number of cases reaching 69,176, according to new data released by the Civil Protection Departm

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Kenya Airways suspends all international flights over COVID-19

Kenya Airways said Monday it has suspended all international flights effective midnight on Wednesday until further notice as part of efforts to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Kenya A

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Hollywood movie studios suspend release of box office data after coronavirus slump

Movie studios Walt Disney and Universal Pictures said on Thursday they were suspending the release of box office data because of the closure of movie theaters in multip

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Greece hands over Olympic Flame to Tokyo 2020 Games organizers

The Olympic Flame burning for the Tokyo 2020 Games was handed over to a small Japanese delegation on Thursday during a ceremony held at the Panathinaic Stadium in Athens. At the marble venue of the

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Britain's Houses of Parliament close door to tourists

Britain's Houses of Parliament /VCG Britain's Houses of Parliament were closed to visitors and tourists on Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak.A limited shutdown will continue until fur

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Disneyland Paris maintenance worker tests positive for coronavirus but park remains open

A Disneyland Paris maintenance worker tested positive for the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) over the weekend, a spokesman for the theme park said on Monday. T

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Shanghai skyscraper sceneries, landmarks to reopen

Shanghai Tower, China’s highest building, will reopen its "Top of Shanghai Observatory" tourist attraction starting on Thursday. The observatory allows visitors to enj

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Disneyland Paris maintenance worker tests positive for coronavirus

A Disneyland Paris maintenance worker tested positive for the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) over the weekend, a spokesman for the theme park said on Monday. The worker has not been in con