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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. ...Coronavirus surges in Latin America as deaths surpass 100,000
Latin America’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 100,000 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, with few signs of the ...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 ...Arab League urges Libya cease-fire amid fears of wider war
The Arab League on Tuesday pressed Libya’s warring parties and their foreign backers to halt fighting and restart peace talks, as regional ...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 ...Singapore heads for polls despite virus outbreak
Singapore’s parliament was dissolved Tuesday for an election even as the city-state struggles to recover from a major coronavirus outbreak that has ...China dog meat festival goes ahead but virus takes a toll
Volunteers at a Beijing dog shelter hand out treats to dozens of rescued animals which had been bound for a controversial dog ...Virus cases top nine million as WHO says pandemic ‘accelerating’
Global coronavirus infections topped nine million on Monday as the World Health Organization warned that the pandemic was accelerating and Saudi Arabia ...French pupils return for ‘obligatory’ school after virus closure
French schools opened their doors to greet pupils on Monday for what the government says is two weeks of obligatory lessons before ...WHO urges dexamethasone boom for worst virus cases
The World Health Organization called on Monday for a rapid increase in production of dexamethasone, a cheap steroid which has been shown ...