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Obama takes jab at U.S. gov't over coronavirus response

Former President Barack Obama took a jab at the U.S. government on Saturday over its response to the coronavirus pandemic."More than anything, this pandemic has fully,

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Digital museum solicits literary, art works on COVID-19 epidemic

China on Saturday launched a campaign to solicit literary and art works created during the country's fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, which will be exhibited in a

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FIG sets up fund for gymnastics community affected by pandemic

A solidarity fund will be set up to support athletes affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).The special fund will

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Brazilian health minister resigns less than a month after taking office

Less than a month after taking office, Brazilian Minister of Health Nelson Teich presented his resignation to President Jair Bolsonaro, the ministry said on Friday. Th

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Volkswagen's global sales down 45 pct in April

Volkswagen's global sales plummeted by 45.4 percent in April year-on-year to a total of 437,500 vehicles, Germany's largest carmaker announced on Friday.Sales in wester

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WHO says COVID-19 to escalate hunger, malnutrition in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to undermine the ability of many African countries to feed their citizens amid disru

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Canadian gov't helps big businesses weather COVID-19 pandemic

After providing emergency relief in the form of loans and wage subsidies to small and medium-sized enterprises, the Canadian government offered support on Monday to Can

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Austria registers over 1.8 mln unemployed or in short-time work

As of Monday, over 1.8 million people have registered as jobless or in short-time work in Austria, said the government in its first weekly job market update during the

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Thailand's health safety measures put ahead of social, economic ones: PM

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reconfirmed on Tuesday health safety measures will be continually given higher priorities in face of the global pandemic th

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2nd-largest LatAm airline files for bankruptcy in U.S. amid COVID-19 pandemic

Colombia's Avianca, the second-largest airline in Latin America, filed for bankruptcy in the United States on Sunday due to the "unforeseeable impact of the COVID-19 p

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Israel approves 400-mln-USD loan to save leading airline amid COVID-19 epidemic

Israel's finance ministry has agreed to guarantee 80 percent of a 400-million-U.S.-dollar loan to save the country's leading airline El Al, Ynet news website reported

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India COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,223 as total cases reach 37,776

India's federal health ministry said Saturday evening that five new deaths due to the COVID-19, besides fresh 440 positive cases, were reported since the morning across

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China sees 23 mln domestic tourist trips on 1st day of May Day holiday

China saw more than 23 million domestic tourist trips made Friday, the first day of the five-day May Day holiday, with the domestic tourism revenue reaching over 9.7 b

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Lockdown extended in India by 2 weeks to fight COVID-19

The Indian government on Friday extended the ongoing lockdown beyond May 3 by two weeks, said an official statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs (Internal Security)

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Turkish military suspends conscription, discharge over COVID-19 concerns

Turkish military suspended on Friday the discharge and conscription of soldiers for one month over the concerns of the spread of COVID-19, official Gazette reported.The

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India COVID-19 death toll rises to 452, total cases reach 13,835

India's federal health ministry Friday evening said the death toll due to COVID-19 in India rose to 452 and the total number of confirmed cases in the country reached 1

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Sanders endorses Biden for White House

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders announced on Monday that he is endorsing former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden for the White House. "I'm asking all Americans... to come toge