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China’s Uighurs trapped in factory toiling for tech titans
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China’s Uighurs trapped in factory toiling for tech titans

NANCHANG, China (AP) — In a lively Muslim quarter of Nanchang city, a sprawling Chinese factory turns out computer screens,…
290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
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290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies

Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home on Thursday with Italy the latest country to shut schools over…
WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus
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WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus

WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective…
Egypt’s Health Minister to return from China this weekend, will enter 14-day quarantine
Egypt

Egypt’s Health Minister to return from China this weekend, will enter 14-day quarantine

Minister of Health Hala Zayed and a delegation from Egypt will return from an official visit to China by the…
The impatience of being idle: China’s factory workers chafe under quarantine
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The impatience of being idle: China’s factory workers chafe under quarantine

China’s coronavirus epidemic turned a Lunar New Year family reunion into an enforced quarantine for factory worker Hu Aihua, trapping…
US leads global fight against coronavirus economic threat
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US leads global fight against coronavirus economic threat

The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday led the global charge in response to the growing economic risk posed by the…
Manpower Ministry follows up Egyptian coronavirus case in Italy
Egypt

Manpower Ministry follows up Egyptian coronavirus case in Italy

Egyptian Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan announced on Tuesday that he is following up the situation of an Egyptian expatriate in…
Virus alarms sound worldwide, but China sees crisis ebbing
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Virus alarms sound worldwide, but China sees crisis ebbing

BEIJING (AP) — The virus epidemic spread through Iran’s parliament, travel warnings broadened to include Italy and other parts of…
Handshake? No thanks: coronavirus changes global habits
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Handshake? No thanks: coronavirus changes global habits

Say no to a handshake, refuse every peck on the cheek and definitely avoid hugging. Instead, try a direct gaze,…
WHO says world in uncharted territory as US virus toll rises
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WHO says world in uncharted territory as US virus toll rises

The world has entered uncharted territory in its battle against the deadly coronavirus, the UN health agency warned, as new…
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