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Qatar confirms first virus death among World Cup workforce
World Cup organisers in Qatar reported the first coronavirus death of a worker involved in construction of 2022 tournament venues on Thursday. ...Germany locks down district over outbreak as Djokovic gets virus
Germany became the latest country to reimpose lockdown measures to tackle a coronavirus cluster on Tuesday, as tennis star Novak Djokovic contracted ...Germany imposes lockdown on slaughterhouse outbreak region
The governor of Germany’s most populous state has announced lockdown measures in a county that has seen a large increase in COVID-19 ...New Zealand extends cruise ship ban, tightens rules to contain virus at border
New Zealand on Monday extended a ban on cruise ships arriving in the country and tightened measures for visitors to exit quarantine, ...Paris throws off mask to party like the virus never was
Social distancing and face masks were largely forgotten as thousands of French people danced and partied well into Monday in the first ...Spain reopens to foreign tourists after lockdown
Spain’s national state of emergency has ended after three months of restrictions on movement to rein in its COVID-19 outbreak. As of ...France shakes off its virus blues as cinemas, casinos set to open
France will begin to shake off its coronavirus blues Sunday with cinemas opening on the stroke of midnight and thousands of people ...Cafes, shops reopen as Singapore eases virus curbs
Shops and cafes reopened in Singapore on Friday as coronavirus measures were relaxed — but the city-state’s leader warned people “not to ...China inspects food imports over virus fears
China has launched a nationwide campaign to inspect food imports after a new coronavirus outbreak emerged at a wholesale market in Beijing, ...Global stocks drift as second wave virus fears mount
Global stocks drifted on Thursday as spiking coronavirus cases in some U.S. states and China crushed hopes of a quick global economic ...














