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Saudi-led ceasefire in Yemen begins, raising hopes for peace
A nationwide ceasefire in response to the global coronavirus outbreak went into effect in Yemen on Thursday, stirring hope for an end ...Europe Foundation slams WHO head over spread of coronavirus
Japan on Thursday criticized the head of the World Health Organization, accusing him of being incapable of managing the coronavirus crisis. Statement ...EU nations seek breakthrough to clinch virus rescue
EU finance ministers will resume efforts on Thursday to agree a rescue plan for Europe’s hardest-hit nations after The Netherlands blocked a ...India’s poor hit hardest by virus lockdown
With his rickshaw sitting idle outside his one-room shack, Sailesh Kumar is one of the hundreds of millions of poor Indians hit ...Taiwan demands apology from WHO chief over virus ‘slander’
Taiwan demanded an apology from the World Health Organization chief on Thursday after he accused the island’s government of leading personal attacks ...Spain’s daily coronavirus deaths decrease as toll surpasses 15,000
Spain’s number of daily coronavirus deaths slowed on Thursday after two days of increases as 683 people succumbed in 24 hours, taking ...France to extend lockdown as virus deaths soar in Europe, US
France said Wednesday it would extend a lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus as the death toll soared across ...Virus attacks global economy as Europe, US deaths mount
The coronavirus pandemic is battering the world’s major economies and could spiral into the deepest global recession in generations, experts warned Wednesday, ...Coronavirus: COVID-19 death toll across the UK rises by 938 to 7,097
The UK coronavirus death toll rose by 938 to 7,097 people as of 16:00 GMT on April 7, the health ministry said. ...Ethiopia declares state of emergency to fight coronavirus
Ethiopia on Wednesday declared a state of emergency to fight the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far infected 55 people and resulted ...