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Spain’s daily coronavirus deaths lowest in a month
April 24, 2020
Spain’s daily coronavirus deaths lowest in a month
MADRID (Reuters) — Spain’s daily coronavirus deaths fell to the lowest in more than a month on Friday, with 367…
Countries take different approaches in lifting lockdown
April 24, 2020
Countries take different approaches in lifting lockdown
MADRID (AP) — Without a tried-and-tested action plan for how to pull countries out of lockdown, the world is seeing…
Staff count emotional cost as virus savages UK nursing homes
April 24, 2020
Staff count emotional cost as virus savages UK nursing homes
SELSTON, England (AP) — Lucy Dawson is haunted by a sense of powerlessness. The nurse has equipment to treat the…
COVID-19 takes unequal toll on immigrants in Nordic region
April 24, 2020
COVID-19 takes unequal toll on immigrants in Nordic region
(Reuters) — The first person in Sadad Dakhare’s two-bedroom apartment in Oslo, Norway, to show symptoms was his four-year-old niece.…
Africa dangerously behind in global race for virus gear
April 24, 2020
Africa dangerously behind in global race for virus gear
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As Africa braces for a surge in coronavirus cases, its countries are dangerously behind in the global…
UK economy crumbles under coronavirus strain; questions mount over lockdown exit
April 23, 2020
UK economy crumbles under coronavirus strain; questions mount over lockdown exit
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s economy is crumbling under the strain of the coronavirus lockdown and government borrowing is…
White House shifts from raising alarms to reopening country
April 23, 2020
White House shifts from raising alarms to reopening country
WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, the Trump administration played up the dangers of the coronavirus as it sought to persuade…
South Africa’s itinerant wastepickers lose livelihood in lockdown
April 23, 2020
South Africa’s itinerant wastepickers lose livelihood in lockdown
SOWETO, Johannesburg (Reuters) — They perform one of South Africa’s most important services, collecting recyclables that would otherwise swell the…
Italian cruise ship in Japan has 48 coronavirus cases
April 23, 2020
Italian cruise ship in Japan has 48 coronavirus cases
TOKYO (Reuters) — Nearly 50 crew members on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs in Japan’s Nagasaki have tested…
Can dogs detect COVID-19? Canines in training to sniff out virus
April 22, 2020
Can dogs detect COVID-19? Canines in training to sniff out virus
Can dogs detect COVID-19? A British charity believes so, and has begun training canines to sniff out the coronavirus following…