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Air pollution ‘pandemic’ shortens lives by 3 years: study
World
March 3, 2020
Air pollution ‘pandemic’ shortens lives by 3 years: study
A ‘pandemic’ of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths…
Governments step up economic response to coronavirus
World
March 2, 2020
Governments step up economic response to coronavirus
Governments and central banks on Monday stepped up efforts to shield the world economy from the impact of the coronavirus…
Top brands accused of using forced Chinese labour
World
March 2, 2020
Top brands accused of using forced Chinese labour
China is transferring tens of thousands of Uighur detainees out of internment camps and into factories that supply some of…
Virus kills member of council advising Iran’s supreme leader
Middle East
March 2, 2020
Virus kills member of council advising Iran’s supreme leader
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A member of a council that advises Iran’s supreme leader died Monday after falling sick from…
Egypt’s Health Minister heads to China sunday evening
Egypt
March 2, 2020
Egypt’s Health Minister heads to China sunday evening
Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed head to China Sunday evening aiming to exchange expertise with Chinese officials…
Global virus death toll tops 3,000 as second man dies in US
World
March 2, 2020
Global virus death toll tops 3,000 as second man dies in US
The global death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic surpassed 3,000 on Monday after dozens more died at its epicenter…
Blip or bust: coronavirus economic impact still in doubt
World
March 1, 2020
Blip or bust: coronavirus economic impact still in doubt
Markets have shuddered as the coronavirus spreads worldwide, but analysts doubt it will plunge economies into a crisis like the…
One worker at a time, virus-hit China’s factories sputter back online
World
March 1, 2020
One worker at a time, virus-hit China’s factories sputter back online
The Xuda Shoes Company is usually bustling at this time of year, with workers having long returned from a Lunar…
China virus cases rise again, Trump urges calm after US death
World
March 1, 2020
China virus cases rise again, Trump urges calm after US death
China reported a fresh spike in coronavirus infections on Sunday, as President Donald Trump urged calm after the first death…
Virus hammers China’s February economic activity: data
World
February 29, 2020
Virus hammers China’s February economic activity: data
China’s manufacturing activity fell to its lowest level on record in February as official data on Saturday confirmed the massive…