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US jobless claims begin decline, but still high at 3.2 mn
AFP, Published on 07/05/2020
» WASHINGTON - Unemployed US workers filed 3.2 million new claims for jobless benefits last week as the coronavirus pandemic continued to ravage the world's largest economy, but there is evidence the tsunami of layoffs is ebbing.
Clubs gear up for Bundesliga restart in nine days' time
AFP, Published on 07/05/2020
» BERLIN - Bundesliga clubs were racing Thursday to get ready for the restart of the season in nine days' time, amid concerns about whether the players will stick to the strict hygiene guidelines implemented to ensure the campaign is completed.
Japan approves Gilead's remdesivir
Reuters, Published on 07/05/2020
» TOKYO: Japan has approved Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, the health ministry said on Thursday, making it the country's first officially authorised drug for the coronavirus disease.
Grim economic data shows devastating impact of virus
AFP, Published on 07/05/2020
» LONDON: Evidence mounted of the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday as hard-hit Europe moved to further ease lockdown measures that ground its economies to a halt.
Clubs gear up for Bundesliga restart
AFP, Published on 07/05/2020
» BERLIN: Bundesliga clubs were racing Thursday to get ready for the restart of the season in nine days' time, amid concerns about whether the players will stick to the strict hygiene guidelines implemented to ensure the campaign is completed.
Pattaya closes eight beaches
Online Reporters, Published on 07/05/2020
» CHON BURI: The Pattaya City municipality has ordered the closure of beaches at eight locations from Saturday to May 31, as part of the effort to contain Covid-19.
Furlough benefits may be increased
Online Reporters, Published on 07/05/2020
» Members of the Social Security Fund furloughed because of Covid-19 measures may get slightly more unemployment benefits if the Labour Ministry has its way.
Millions at risk from known diseases as focus shifts to COVID-19
AFP, Published on 07/05/2020
» PARIS - As COVID-19 deaths climb ever higher in Europe and the United States, millions of lives are at risk in developing nations where lockdowns and overwhelmed medical systems are disrupting vital testing, vaccination and treatment for other killer diseases.
Madonna says she has had COVID-19
AFP, Published on 07/05/2020
» PARIS - Madonna said Thursday she has recovered from the coronavirus which forced her to pull out of a string of concerts in Paris in February and March.
Cruise ship linked to Australian virus cluster reaches Philippines
Reuters, Published on 07/05/2020
» MANILA: A cruise ship at the heart of Australia's biggest coronavirus cluster arrived off the Philippines on Thursday to repatriate more than 200 crew, leaving behind weeks of outrage and acrimony over why symptomatic passengers were allowed to disembark.