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China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
World
June 9, 2020
China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
LONDON (Reuters) – Beijing dismissed as “ridiculous” a Harvard Medical School study of hospital traffic and search engine data that…
Moscow emerges from lockdown as WHO warns of ‘worsening’ global crisis
World
June 9, 2020
Moscow emerges from lockdown as WHO warns of ‘worsening’ global crisis
Moscow emerged from a strict coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday despite Russia seeing thousands of new cases every day, as the…
Virus travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease
World
June 9, 2020
Virus travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease
When Julie Sergent’s father died, she faced an agonising decision: if she travelled from her home in Japan to attend…
Joyful PM Ardern declares New Zealand virus victory
World
June 8, 2020
Joyful PM Ardern declares New Zealand virus victory
New Zealand lifted all domestic coronavirus restrictions on Monday after its final COVID-19 patient was given the all clear, with…
India re-opens more public spaces despite record virus infections
World
June 8, 2020
India re-opens more public spaces despite record virus infections
Malls and temples re-opened in several cities across India on Monday despite the country recording a record daily number of…
Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic
World
June 6, 2020
Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to pull out of the WHO over “ideological bias,” as his counterpart Donald Trump…
Iranian wedding party fuelled new COVID-19 surge, President Rouhani says
Middle East
June 6, 2020
Iranian wedding party fuelled new COVID-19 surge, President Rouhani says
DUBAI (Reuters)- – A wedding party contributed to a new surge in coronavirus infections in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said…
Pandemic could cost Australian universities $11 bn: lobby group
World
June 3, 2020
Pandemic could cost Australian universities $11 bn: lobby group
Australian universities could lose up to US$11 billion dollars as an indefinite coronavirus border closure locks out the foreign students…
Brazil toll tops 30,000 as Italy reopens borders
World
June 3, 2020
Brazil toll tops 30,000 as Italy reopens borders
Brazil surpassed 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak as the disease continued to rip through Latin America, while Italy —…
DR Congo reports fresh Ebola outbreak
World
June 2, 2020
DR Congo reports fresh Ebola outbreak
DR Congo reported a fresh Ebola outbreak in its northwest on Monday, the latest health emergency for a country already…