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Virus not reason to let migrants drown, European rights chief warns
The COVID-19 epidemic cannot justify leaving migrants to drown or returning them to risk abuse in Libya, Council of Europe...
Read more3 boys sentenced in child gang rape
A German court on Thursday handed youth sentences to three 15-year-old boys for the gang-rape of a young woman in...
Read more20 sailors hospitalised after French navy coronavirus outbreak
About 20 French sailors were hospitalised following a large outbreak of the coronavirus in the French aircraft carrier Charles de...
Read moreNew York extends coronavirus shutdown to May 15
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday extended the state’s shutdown to stem the spread of coronavirus until May 15....
Read moreSouth Africa coronavirus cases rise to 2,415, China donates equipment
South Africa’s health minister on Tuesday reported a rise in coronavirus cases of 143 over the past day, taking the...
Read moreJordan to ban mosque prayers during fasting month of Ramadan — minister
Jordan will not allow public worship in mosques during the holy month of Ramadan that begins coming week as part...
Read moreUK urged to stop China taking control of Imagination Tech- lawmaker
The British government should seek every mechanism to prevent the removal of the technology base of Imagination Technologies to China,...
Read moreU.S. Supreme Court to hold virtual hearings over COVID-19
The United States Supreme Court on Monday announced plans to hear cases by teleconference in May, a move described by...
Read moreEcuadorian government removes hundreds of bodies from virus-hit city
A government task force has removed 771 bodies from hospitals and homes in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil after its...
Read moreCOVID-19 cases in Africa rise to over 14,000 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in...
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