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Coronavirus death toll in Turkey rises to nine, 670 confirmed cases: health minister
Middle East
March 21, 2020
Coronavirus death toll in Turkey rises to nine, 670 confirmed cases: health minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The death toll in Turkey due to the coronavirus rose to nine, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said…
Uber suspends taxi booking option in Saudi Arabia
Middle East
March 21, 2020
Uber suspends taxi booking option in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – Uber Technologies has suspended the option to book regular taxi services through its app in Saudi Arabia…
Iran president expects coronavirus restrictions to ease within three weeks
Middle East
March 21, 2020
Iran president expects coronavirus restrictions to ease within three weeks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that social distancing measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak in…
Australian beaches locked down as virus cases pass 1,000
World
March 21, 2020
Australian beaches locked down as virus cases pass 1,000
Sunbathers, surfers and tourists were banned from Bondi Beach on Saturday in efforts to contain the coronavirus, which has now…
Air raid sirens mark start of virus lockdown in Jordan
Middle East
March 21, 2020
Air raid sirens mark start of virus lockdown in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Air raid sirens echoed across Jordan’s capital early Saturday to mark the start of a three-day…
Khamenei lauds Iranians’ ‘dazzling’ sacrifices to fight virus
Middle East
March 21, 2020
Khamenei lauds Iranians’ ‘dazzling’ sacrifices to fight virus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a speech on state television for the Persian New Year,…
Worldwide virus lockdowns as WHO warns young people ‘not invincible’
World
March 21, 2020
Worldwide virus lockdowns as WHO warns young people ‘not invincible’
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide kicked off the weekend under a coronavirus lockdown, as the global death toll accelerated…
World virus infections hit 200,000; Borders jammed in Europe
World
March 18, 2020
World virus infections hit 200,000; Borders jammed in Europe
BERLIN (AP) — Desperate travelers choked European border crossings Wednesday after countries implemented strict controls to try to slow the…
As world cowers, China glimpses coronavirus aftermath
World
March 18, 2020
As world cowers, China glimpses coronavirus aftermath
Restaurants are reopening, traffic and factories are stirring, and in one of the clearest signs yet that China is awakening…
New coronavirus can survive on some surfaces for days: study
World
March 18, 2020
New coronavirus can survive on some surfaces for days: study
The novel coronavirus can survive on some surfaces for days or in the air for several hours, according to a…