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Russia may see spike in COVID-19 cases during May holidays - official

Russia has recorded over 80,000 COVID-19 cases and 199 deaths. /CGTN A top health official in Russia fears the country could experience a spike in COVID-19 cases if people defy lockdown measur

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Belgium may have passed peak of COVID-19, says spokesman

Belgium may have passed the peak of the COVID-19 crisis, said Emmanuel Andre, an inter-federal spokesman, at a press briefing on the epidemiological situation on Monda

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India's COVID-19 death toll rises to 519 as total cases reach 16,116

India's federal health ministry Sunday evening said the death toll due to COVID-19 in India rose to 519 and the total number of confirmed cases in the country reached

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Drop in oil demand "unprecedented in modern times": says OPEC secretary general

The drop in global oil demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic is "unprecedented in modern times", far greater than that during the great recession of 2008-2009, said the

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Pandemic-hit Riga Airport announces massive layoff

Riga International Airport announced a massive layoff of staff on Tuesday, as all its operations have been at a virtual standstill because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The airport said in a statement t

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Qatar reports 225 new COVID-19 cases, 2,057 in total

Qatar reported on Tuesday 225 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total confirmed cases to 2,057, the Ministry of Public Health said in a statement. A total of 19

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India's COVID-19 death toll rises to 124, as cases total 4,789

India's federal health ministry Tuesday evening said the death toll due to COVID-19 in India rose to 124 and the total number of confirmed cases reached 4,789. "As on 6

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India COVID-19 death toll rises to 111 as total cases reach 4,281

India's federal health ministry said Monday evening the death toll due to COVID-19 in India rose to 111 and the total number of confirmed cases in the country reached 4

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Cote d'Ivoire reports first death from COVID-19

Cote d'Ivoire reported Sunday the first death due to COVID-19 after the detection of 25 new cases, which brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 165 in the country, according to the Ministry of

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COVID-19 cases in Switzerland approach 10,000, death toll over 100

Nearly 10,000 cases of COVID-19 infection have been reported in Switzerland, Federal Councilor Alain Berset said at a press briefing in Bern on Wednesday. "We have 9,765 tested cases in the country t

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Insurgents attack police post, raise flag in northern Mozambique

The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) announced Monday the occurrence of an armed attack by insurgents on the barracks of the Defense and Security Forces in the village of Mocimboa da Praia

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Netflix will reduce streaming quality in Europe for 30 days

Earlier today, we learned that EU Commissioner Thierry Breton had called for Netflix to reduce streaming quality in Europe — a move to limit its overall bandwidth usage as more users turn to streaming

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Apple updates Mac Mini with more storage options

Apple today announced the Mac Mini will ship with more standard storage space. Starting at $799, the base model Mac Mini now ships with a 256GB SSD, up from 128GB previously. The CPU, GPU and system

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Facebook’s spam filter is blocking some coronavirus links

Facebook appears to have a bug in its News Feed spam filter, causing URLs to legitimate websites including Mediu and USA Today to be blocked from being shared as posts or comments, including posts rel

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MLS suspends 2020 season for 30 days due to coronavirus

Major League Soccer (MLS) has suspended all games, effective immediately, for 30 days, the league announced Thursday as it continues to assess the impact of the coronavirus. "Our clubs were united t

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New York state shutting down Broadway shows, large gatherings

The U.S. state of New York will ban gatherings with 500 people or more, including Broadway shows, as a precaution due to the coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. The ban will be in effe

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FIBA suspends all competitions amid coronavirus spread

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced on Thursday that all FIBA competitions are suspended due to the spread of coronavirus. "Considering the current situation with the coronaviru