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UN chief announces follow-on Covid donor event, calls for 5x funds - 05/04/2020

Brussels - Around 40 billion dollars is needed globally to develop the necessary tools to fight the coronavirus, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres tells an international donor conference. "It...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, more Americans depart home - 05/03/2020

Philadelphia (tca/dpa) - Americans are on the move again, indicating that adherence to stay-at-home orders may be wearing off as the pandemic drags on. During a three-week period ending late last...

Amnesty urges Pakistan to probe killing of ethnic rights activist - 05/02/2020

Islamabad (dpa) – Amnesty International on Saturday called on Pakistan to investigate the killing of an activist from the Pashtun ethnic minority in the country's tribal region. Arif Wazir, a leader...

Save the Children: Over 7m Afghan children facing food shortages - 05/01/2020

Kabul (dpa) – At least 7.3 million children in Afghanistan could face food shortages in May due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Save the Children said on Friday. The lockdown on major Afghan...

Watchdog: Israel mounts two attacks on Syria in less than 24 hours - 05/01/2020

Damascus - By Khalil Hamlo and Weedah Hamzah, - Israel has mounted two attacks on outposts of the pro-Iranian Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah movement and Syrian government troops in the war-torn country...

EU braces for stats on post-lockdown GDP, unemployment and inflation - 04/30/2020

Brussels (dpa) - The European Union is bracing for a bumper crop of first official statistics showing the economic damage sustained during the strict lockdowns imposed due to the coronavirus. EU...

AIDS activists support lesbian, gay community through coronavirus - 04/29/2020

Seattle (dpa/tca) - Russell Campbell and his partner moved to Seattle in 1992 because the city was known for its great HIV and AIDS resources. Campbell's partner was diagnosed with HIV in the late...

Protesters torch four banks in northern Lebanon - 04/28/2020

Beirut (dpa) - Lebanese protesters returned to the streets on Tuesday, attacking and burning banks in northern Lebanon to protest the deteriorating economic situation in the country. According to...

Airline SAS plans to cut half its workforce due to virus standstill - 04/28/2020

Stockholm (dpa) - Scandinavian carrier SAS said on Tuesday it would start processes to cut about half its workforce - or 5,000 full-time positions - due to the standstill in air travel caused by the...

Johnson: Britain 'turning tide' on coronavirus but risks second peak - 04/27/2020

London (dpa) - Britain is "turning the tide" in its fight to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus but must continue social distancing measures to avoid a second peak of infections, Prime Minister...
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