The World Bank has approved US$1.9 billion dollars for 25 countries. The largest amount of assistance was US$ 200 million for India, followed by US$ 200 million for Pakistan, US$ 129 million for Sri Lanka,US$100 million for Afghanistan and US$83 million for Ethiopia. World Bank President David Malpass told Associated Press news agency that the […]
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has launched a 2-billion-dollar global humanitarian response plan to fight COVID-19 in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries. UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and UN Children’s Fund Executive Director Henrietta Fore joined the launch on Wednesday, via video teleconference. Guterres […]
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Serena Williams has opened up about how difficult she is finding social distancing. The 23-time tennis grand slam singles champion revealed on Instagram more than a week ago that she planned to spend six weeks at home because of the coronavirus crisis. And, in a post on TikTok, Williams explained she is struggling to deal […]
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All 50 U.S. states, as well as Washington D.C., have now reported COVID-19 cases, after West Virginia reported its first case on Tuesday. “We knew it was coming,” said West Virginia Governor Jim Justice at a news conference on Tuesday evening. “We’ve prepared for this and we shouldn’t panic.” Confirmed cases are increasing rapidly as […]
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United States President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday night the country will suspend all travel from European countries except Britain for 30 days in a bid to fight the ongoing novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. The announcement came as confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. rolled past 1,000. The new rules will go into effect […]
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Korean writer-director pulls off a double shock, winning best picture – the first time a foreign-language film has won – and best director Oscars for Parasite His film earlier became the first Korean film to win the best international feature prize, formerly best foreign film, and won best original screenplay South Korean satire Parasite made Oscars history […]
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A Boston man in his 20s is the eighth confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States – and the first in Massachusetts. According to officials in the commonwealth, the man, a resident of The Hub, recently travelled to Wuhan, the Chinese city where the virus first emerged. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and […]
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A Chilean military plane disappeared with 38 people on board on Monday, said the Chilean Air Force in a statement. More than seven hours after it lost contact, the Air Force declared that the plane was damaged. The Hercules C130 aircraft took off at 4:55 p.m. (1955 GMT) en route from the southern city of […]
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The United States will do its “very best” to keep Turkey in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), the U.S. national security adviser Robert O’Brien said on Sunday ahead of a White House visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan’s scheduled meeting on Wednesday with President Donald Trump comes amid strained relations between the […]
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ZTN Sports Reporter LEWIS Hamilton will have to wait for the next race in Mexico to seal his sixth title. This is despite the fact that team Mercedes secured a formula 1 record sixth straight world championship double after their Japanese Grand Prix victory. Hamilton’s teamate Valtteri Bottas won that race, with rival Ferrari’s Sebastian […]
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