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Graphic on the testing, tracking and tracing COVID-19 infections, according to an OECD report.
World
20.08.2024
WHO warns over virus immunity as global death toll tops 200,000
Police remove a demonstrator during he anti-confinement protest in Berlin
World
20.08.2024
Dozens of anti-lockdown protesters arrested in Berlin
US President Donald Trump prompted outcry and ridicule with his suggestion that disinfectants be used to treat coronavirus patients
World
20.08.2024
WHO warns over virus immunity as global death toll nears 200,000
Shoppers clad in protective gear, including face masks and latex gloves, walk through Tajrish Bazaar in Iran's capital Tehran at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
World
20.08.2024
Fears raised in Iran of 'fresh outbreak' of virus
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Nepal's reconstruction work has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic
World 20.08.2024
Nepal marks quake anniversary under lockdown
Health workers have complained for weeks that Pakistan's hospitals are suffering chronic shortages of safety gear
World 20.08.2024
Pakistani doctors launch hunger strike over virus protection fears
US President Donald Trump prompted outcry and ridicule with his suggestion that disinfectants be used to treat coronavirus patients
World 20.08.2024
Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort
Sri Lanka has been under nationwide lockdown for more than five weeks
World 20.08.2024
Asia virus latest: Anzac vigils held in isolation, sumo wrestling hit
The most high-profile instance of flogging in Saudi Arabia in recent years was the case of blogger Raif Badawi who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes in 2014
World 20.08.2024
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging
A Russian cargo capsule carrying essential supplies has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) after blasting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, pictured
World 20.08.2024
Russian cargo capsule docks with ISS
Experts say Spain may have been particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus due to a lifestyle that involves lots of social and family gatherings
World 20.08.2024
Why has Spain been hit so hard by the coronavirus pandemic?
Captain Tom Moore's rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' beat Canadian artist The Weeknd's 'Blinding Light' into second place
World 20.08.2024
WWII veteran tops UK music charts after record virus fundraiser
Hong Kong book seller Lam Wing-kee at the Tonsan book store in Taipei
World 20.08.2024
Hong Kong dissident reopens bookshop in Taiwan, defying Beijing
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