United Nations: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up delivery of health and hygiene items for families and health workers in 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries affected by the …
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London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be back at work in Downing Street on Monday, about two weeks after leaving a London hospital in his fight against the novel coronavirus, …
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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law moving the end day of World War II from September 2 to September 3. The bill was passed by the lower …
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Brasilia: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro denied the accusation, made by former Minister of Justice and Public Security Sergio Moro, of trying to interfere in Federal Police investigations. In a press conference …
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San Francisco: California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state has launched a program to provide daily free meals to the elderly who qualify for the scheme. The “Restaurants Deliver: Home …
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Houston: Retail businesses in the US state of c have reopened for the first time in weeks, as a slow reopening process have started amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to …
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Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed into law a $484 billion relief package to boost funding for small businesses, hospitals and virus testing, as the country grapples with the COVID-19 …
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Washington: US Food and Drug Agency approved the first “at-home test” for diagnosing COVID-19, said Dr Stephen Hahn, who heads the agency. He said the president tasked him with cutting down …
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United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed the importance of multilateralism amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a message for the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, which falls on …
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Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO), together with a group of global partners, launched a groundbreaking collaboration to accelerate both the development and equitable access to new essential technologies for COVID-19. …
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