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U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass Vietnam War toll as Florida governor meets Trump
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The U.S. coronavirus death toll reached a grim milestone on Tuesday, surpassing the number of American lives lost in the Vietnam War, as Florida’s governor met with President Donald Trump to discuss easing shutdowns aimed at curbing the
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Covid-19: One new death makes it 100 fatalities, 31 new cases
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia reached a grim milestone of 100 deaths related to the novel coronavirus after the country reported one new death today (Apr 28). Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this takes the country’s mortality rate to 1.7%.
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528 new Covid-19 cases take Singapore tally to 14,951
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 528 new Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases in Singapore on Tuesday (April 28), taking the total count to 14,951. Eight Singaporeans and permanent residents are among the new patients. Migrant workers living in dormitories continue
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Trump faults China for coronavirus’ spread, says U.S. investigating
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and said his administration was conducting “serious investigations” into what happened. “We’re doing very serious investigations … We are not
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U.S: 3,300 inmates test positive for coronavirus — 96% without symptoms
When the first cases of the new coronavirus surfaced in Ohio’s prisons, the director in charge felt like she was fighting a ghost. “We weren’t always able to pinpoint where all the cases were coming from,” said Annette Chambers-Smith, director
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Egypt loosening some lockdown restrictions for Ramadan; coronavirus toll rises
CAIRO: Egypt will ease its coronavirus lockdown for the holy fasting month of Ramadan by allowing more businesses to reopen and shortening a night-time curfew, the prime minister said on Thursday, as new coronavirus cases reached the highest daily toll
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Japan’s Nagasaki confirms 33 coronavirus cases on cruise ship docked for repairs
TOKYO: Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture said on Wednesday it had confirmed 33 cases of coronavirus infection on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs and would carry out further testing on other crew members. Those who test positive but are asymptomatic
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India reports biggest one-day coronavirus spike as lockdown eased
India has recorded its biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases as the government eased one of the world’s strictest lockdowns to allow some manufacturing and agricultural activity to resume. An additional 1,553 cases were reported over 24 hours, raising the
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India March exports shrink, outlook grim as coronavirus hits demand
NEW DELHI: India’s merchandise exports shrank by more than one-third from a year ago, hit by a fall in global demand and shipments due to the new coronavirus, and analysts warned of a grim outlook for exports in 2020 as
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Oil bounces back as rising stockpiles seen pointing to lower output amid coronavirus
TOKYO: Oil rose on Thursday, with U.S. crude rebounding from near-20-year lows in the previous session on hopes that a big build-up in U.S. inventories may mean producers have little option but to deepen output cuts as the coronavirus pandemic
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