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Italy's 'very long' lockdown to only end gradually
AFP, Published on 30/03/2020
» ROME - Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's government prepared Italians for a "very long" lockdown Sunday that would only be lifted gradually despite its economic hardship and traumatic impact on daily lives.
What's next for climate change?
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 30/03/2020
» Relentless efforts to combat Covid-19 have shifted the world's focus away from other hot-button issues that had been gaining momentum, such as climate change.
Brazil economy 'can't stop' for coronavirus: Bolsonaro
AFP, Published on 30/03/2020
» SAO PAULO - Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday flouted his government's social distancing guidelines against the spread of the coronavirus by mixing with supporters on the streets of Brasilia and urging them to keep the economy going.
Nigeria orders lockdown in Lagos, Abuja over virus
AFP, Published on 30/03/2020
» ABUJA: Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the "cessation of all movements" for two weeks in the largest city Lagos and capital Abuja to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Mali votes despite coronavirus and security fears
AFP, Published on 30/03/2020
» BAMAKO - Malians voted in a long-delayed parliamentary election on Sunday, barely a day after the country recorded its first coronavirus death and with the leading opposition figure kidnapped and believed to be in the hands of jihadists.
Peak US death rate likely in two weeks: Trump
AFP, Published on 30/03/2020
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Sunday that the peak death rate in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic was likely to hit in two weeks and extended "social distancing" guidelines until April 30.
Scrap season if it can't be finished by end of June says Kane
AFP, Published on 30/03/2020
» LONDON - England captain Harry Kane said on Sunday the Premier League season should be cancelled if it cannot be completed by the end of June because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Foam in hole and toilet paper for prizes, US golfers play on despite virus
AFP, Published on 30/03/2020
» LOS ANGELES - While most global sport has shut down over the coronavirus pandemic, a US third-level women's golf tour is playing through, aided by a ruling declaring Arizona courses as essential businesses - and where a winner's prize recently included a toilet roll.
Passengers on stranded virus-hit ship plead for help
AFP, Published on 30/03/2020
» PANAMA CITY: Passengers on a virus-stricken cruise liner stranded off Panama in Central America were told Sunday the company was still searching for a port which will allow them to disembark, even as they pleaded for help.
Trump says US won't pay Harry and Meghan security
AFP, Published on 30/03/2020
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States would not pay security costs for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, appearing to confirm that the royal couple have moved to live in California.