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World hunger worsening as coronavirus weighs and obesity rises
AFP, Published on 13/07/2020
» ROME: Nearly one in nine people in the world are going hungry, with the coronavirus pandemic exacerbating already worsening trends this year, according to a United Nations report published Monday.
Washington Redskins confirm name to be changed
AFP, Published on 13/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - The Washington Redskins confirmed Monday the team is changing its name following pressure from sponsors over a moniker widely criticized as a racist slur against Native Americans.
Hotel floors shut after Egyptian tests positive for virus
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/07/2020
» Two floors of a hotel in Rayong where an Egyptian delegation stayed have been ordered closed for sanitising after one of them was found to have been infected with the coronavirus.
Latin America virus deaths pass US as Spain lockdown blocked
AFP, Published on 13/07/2020
» LERIDA (SPAIN) - Latin America surged past the US and Canada to become the world's second worst-hit region for virus deaths on Monday as a Spanish court blocked a move to lock down some 200,000 people.
Hotel floors shut after Egyptian tests positive for virus
Published on 13/07/2020
» Two floors of a hotel in Rayong where an Egyptian delegation stayed have been ordered closed for sanitising after one of them was found to have been infected with the coronavirus.
Family of infected girl from Sudan investigated
Online Reporters, Published on 13/07/2020
» The family of a nine-year-old girl found infected with Covid-19 are being investigated after they were not in state quarantine and required only to self-isolate.
Jokowi wants wider testing as Indonesia cases near 77,000
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/07/2020
» Indonesian President Joko Widodo wants to ramp up coronavirus testing by 50% to 30,000 per day as infections reached nearly 77,000 in Southeast Asia’s most populous nation.
Manchester City's European ban quashed on appeal
AFP, Published on 13/07/2020
» LAUSANNE:- Manchester City are free to play Champions League football next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday lifted a two-season ban from European competitions imposed by UEFA.
Suppression in Myanmar drives 'ice' into Thailand
King-oua Laohong, Published on 13/07/2020
» Mountains of crystal methamphetamine or "ice" have been seized this year as a result of heavy suppression in Myanmar, causing an influx of the drug into Thailand, Office of Narcotic Control Board (ONCB) secretary-general Niyom Termsrisuk said on Monday.
Manchester City's European ban quashed on appeal
AFP, Published on 13/07/2020
» LAUSANNE - Manchester City will be free to play Champions League football next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) lifted a two-season ban from European competitions imposed by UEFA on Monday.