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Australia’s Home Minister tests positive for COVID-19
ANKARA: Australia’s Home Minister Peter Dutton today said that he tested positive for coronavirus, reported Anadolu Agency. In a tweet, Dutton said that he woke up to a sore throat with temperature. “I immediately contacted Queensland Department of Health and
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COVID-19: South Korea reports more recoveries for first time
SEOUL: South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections today for the first time, since its outbreak emerged in January, as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes, that Asia’s biggest epidemic outside China may be
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MotoGP shifts Argentina race to November
BUENOS AIRES: The MotoGP Argentina race has been postponed by seven months as organisers continue to delay the start of the season because of the coronavirus, reported Xinhua news agency. The event, which had been scheduled for April 17 to
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Coronavirus survivor: US woman who survived Covid 19 shares her experience
A woman from the US, who was infected with coronavirus during the last week of February, shared her experience regarding COVID-19 in a Facebook posting. In the post, Seattle-based Elizabeth Schneider revealed how she contracted the virus, symptoms, immune system,
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US senators aimed to ban federal employees from using TikTok
WASHINGTON: Two Republican senators yesterday, introduced a bill aimed at banning federal employees from using Chinese social media app TikTok, on their government-issued phones, amid growing national security concerns around the collection and sharing of data on US users with
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Coronavirus: Pornhub makes premium content free for Italy for a month
Italy is one of those countries that have been hit the hardest by coronavirus. More than 12,000 patients have been registered and out of these 827 have died. The European nation is currently on lockdown and during this time Pornhub
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Canadian prime minister’s wife tested positive coronavirus
CANADA: Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau has tested positive for coronavirus, a spokesman for the prime minister said. The prime minister is in good health with no symptoms, the spokesman said in a statement on Twitter.
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Oil price falls a third day, biggest weekly drop since 1991
TOKYO: Oil prices fell today for a third day, with Brent crude set for its biggest weekly drop since 1991 and US crude heading for the worst week since 2008 as panic about plunging demand from the coronavirus outbreak grips
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Facebook,Twitter remove Russia-linked fake accounts
UNITED STATES: Facebook and Twitter said yesterday, they had taken down a network of Russian-linked fake accounts operated out of Ghana and Nigeria which targeted US. Facebook told reporters that the network, which it removed from Facebook and Instagram for
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US surveillance program expire after renewal stalls in Senate
WASHINGTON: US government surveillance tools fiercely opposed by privacy advocates and defended by intelligence agencies will expire, after legislation renewing them stalled in the Senate yesterday, although passage is expected next week. In a rare bipartisan vote, the Democratic-led House
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