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People wearing facemasks walk near the Yangtze River in Wuhan, epicentre of the coronavirus, which reported no new deaths from the disease for the first time since January
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20.08.2024
China says no new deaths in coronavirus milestone
Cases on the mainland China have been dwindling since March, but the country faces a second wave of infections brought in from overseas
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20.08.2024
Asia virus latest: China reports no new deaths, Indonesia issues 'pandemic bonds'
French officials said they were in contact with laboratories to ensure rapid restocking of scarce medicines
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20.08.2024
Medicine shortage looms over coronavirus-hit Europe
Authorities in Amazonas state in northern Brazil have restricted river traffic to essential travel, seeking to stop the spread of the coronavirus in a region that could be particularly vulnerable to it
World
20.08.2024
Coronavirus severs Brazilian Amazon from world
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Rights groups have warned of a race against time to protect inmates, calling on all countries to relieve the pressure on packed prisons through early release rulings
World 20.08.2024
Prisoners dread virus outbreak in race against time
A pet shop owner feeds an animal outside his shuttered store in Karachi
World 20.08.2024
Hundreds of abandoned animals die at Pakistan pet markets
Honor Blackman has died of natural causes aged 94
World 20.08.2024
1960s Bond girl Honor Blackman dead at 94
Singapore has now ordered the closure of all businesses deemed non-essential
World 20.08.2024
'Dead city': Singapore closes workplaces in virus fight
There are concerns about the economic impact of the state of emergency
World 20.08.2024
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
The March 22 referendum on the new constitution was boycotted by the opposition which see the changes as a pretext for President Alpha Conde to extend his stay in power
World 20.08.2024
Guinean president enacts new constitution
A seven-member High Court panel has unanimously quashed Australian Cardinal George Pell's convictions
World 20.08.2024
Timeline of Cardinal Pell's child sex abuse case
Cancelled shows are a disappointment for spectators but mean no money for food and rent for artists. Self-employed often slip through social safety nets and they are faring variously in this crisis
World 20.08.2024
'What will I live on?': Crisis-hit Europeans seek state aid
The temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients at the Ifema convention and exhibition centre in Madrid
World 20.08.2024
Coronavirus: three months of global upheaval
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