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COVID-19: Iran receives int’l aid, more Mideast countries take preventive measures
CAIRO: Yesterday, Iran received international aid to support its efforts to fight COVID-19, while more countries in the Middle East took further steps to stop the spread of the virus, reported Xinhua news agency. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi
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Saudi Arabia suspends umrah over COVID-19
RIYADH: The Saudi Interior Ministry announced yesterday the temporary suspension of Umrah for citizens and residents as part of preventative measures against novel coronavirus outbreak, reported Xinhua news agency. The ministry, in a statement released by the Saudi Press Agency,
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Biden’s Super Tuesday surge reshapes Democratic race, Bloomberg drops out
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The search for a Democrat to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov 3 election narrowed yesterday to a choice between Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, who staged a comeback in Super Tuesday voting to become the
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COVID-19: Emirates airline asks staff to take one-month unpaid leave
DUBAI: Major international airline, Emirates is asking staff to take unpaid leave for up to a month at a time due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus that has led to flight cancellations around the world. Emirates has cancelled flights to
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World Bank announces up to US$12 billion in immediate funds for coronavirus
WASHINGTON: The World Bank yesterday announced an initial US$12 billion in immediate funds to assist countries grappling with the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus virus outbreak that has spread quickly from China to some 80 countries. World Bank
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COVID-19: WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment
WASHINGTON/GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus and asked companies and governments to increase production by 40% as the death toll from the respiratory
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Biden may win three states; Sanders takes Vermont on Super Tuesday
WASHINGTON: A resurgent Joe Biden rolled to projected wins in three large Southern states yesterday, getting off to a strong start on the biggest day of voting in the 2020 Democratic presidential nominating race. Edison Research and television networks quickly
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Buttigieg endorses Biden as moderate Democrats close ranks around former VP
DALLAS: Pete Buttigieg endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy yesterday in a meeting between the two former rivals on the eve of crucial Super Tuesday voting as moderate Democrats rallied around the former vice president to strengthen his challenge to front-runner
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Netanyahu ahead in Israeli election, but lacks governing majority
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led today in a cliffhanger election in Israel, but was still short of a governing majority in a third national ballot in less than a year, exit polls showed. On the basis of initial
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Coronavirus deaths rise to six in Seattle area as US pushes for more testing
KIRKLAND, Wash: Six people in the Seattle area have died of illness caused by the new coronavirus, health officials said yesterday, as authorities across the US scrambled to prepare for more infections with an emphasis on increasing testing capacity. Dr.
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