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Indonesia ban mask exports to make sure domestic supply
JAKARTA: Indonesia will temporarily ban the export of face masks to safeguard domestic supply amid the coronavirus outbreak, Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto said today. “We will issue a temporary export ban for mask products to meet demand from domestic industries
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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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Covid 19: UiTM to postpone Convocation Ceremony
PUCHONG: Teknologi Mara University (UiTM) decided to postpone its 92th Convocation Ceremony initially scheduled to take place on March 24 until April 16 at all its campuses. Its vice chancellor Datuk Dr Mohd Azraai Kassim said the decision was made
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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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COVID-19: Friday prayers in Perlis to be replaced by Zuhur prayers – MAIP
KANGAR: Perlis Raja, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail has decreed that Friday prayers across the state today to be replaced by Zuhur prayers at home. Perlis Raja Muda, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail, who is also the president of the Perlis Islamic Religious and
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COVID-19 : Nine new cases in S’pore, two linked to mosque gathering in M’sia
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Health Ministry (MOH) has confirmed nine more cases of COVID-19 infection in the republic, with two linked to a mass religious gathering at a mosque in Malaysia. In a statement yesterday, MOH said the cases involved male Singapore
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Mufti: Aclohol-based sanitiser can be used when performing prayers
KUALA LUMPUR: The use of alcohol-based hand sanitiser is permissible when performing prayers as it is considered a necessity and forgivable, according to the Office of the Federal Territory Mufti. The matter was clarified through the mufti’s official portal yesterday, which
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COVID-19: Several Latin American countries ban travel to and from Europe
BUENOS AIRES: Several Latin American countries stepped up measures yesterday to slow the spread of the coronavirus, halting flights to and from Europe, banning public gatherings and closing schools. Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Honduras took tougher steps
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173 tabligh participants undergo COVID-19 test in Tawau
TAWAU: A total of 173 individuals who participated in a tabligh gathering at Sri Petaling Mosque in Kuala Lumpur have been tested for COVID-19 at the Tawau Health Clinic yesterday. Tawau Health officer Dr G Navindran said they were among
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