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British Airways to cut 12k amid Covid 19 outbreak
LONDON – British Airways (BA) announced on Tuesday that it will cut 12,000 jobs as the coronavirus outbreak has grounded flights around the world. International Airlines Group (IAG), the airline’s parent company, said it will make over a quarter of BA’s
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U.S. death toll spirals amid rush to build field hospitals, find supplies
NEW YORK/ LOS ANGELES :The U.S. government raced on Tuesday to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals near major cities as healthcare systems were pushed to capacity, and sometimes beyond, by the coronavirus pandemic. Even as millions of Americans hunkered down
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Modi seeks ‘forgiveness’ from India’s poor over coronavirus lockdown
MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the nation’s poor for forgiveness on Sunday, as the economic and human toll from his 21-day nationwide lockdown deepens and criticism mounts about a lack of adequate planning ahead of the decision. Modi
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Muhyiddin: 14 Chinese nationals from Wuhan sent back
KUALA LUMPUR: Fourteen Chinese nationals from Wuhan in Hubei province, who arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Tuesday, were sent back. This was undertaken following the announcement of the Malaysian government’s decision to ban tourists originating from
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