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UK deaths from coronavirus pass 26,000
Date: 2020-04-29 19:11:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:59 - ID:8414626
LONDON, April 29 (MENA) - The number of people who have died with coronavirus in the UK has passed 26,000, as official figures include deaths in the community, such as in care homes, for the first time. The foreign secretary said this did not ....
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At least 38 workers killed in fire in S. Korea
Date: 2020-04-29 18:43:17 GMT - south korea - World - SN:56 - ID:8414579
SEOUL, April 29 (MENA) – At least 38 workers were killed and 10 others injured Wednesday in a fire at a warehouse construction site near Seoul, South Korean fire authorities said. The fire occurred at the four-story structure in Icheon, 80 ....
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Boeing to cut 16,000 jobs after posting massive loss
Date: 2020-04-29 17:59:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:52 - ID:8414516
WASHINGTON, April 29 (MENA) – Boeing said it will slash staff and production after posting a massive first-quarter loss, CNN reported Wednesday. Demand for air travel has evaporated during the coronavirus outbreak, and the aerospace company ....
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ILO: Nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods
Date: 2020-04-29 16:25:07 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:44 - ID:8414438
GENEVA, April 29 (MENA) - The continued sharp decline in working hours globally due to the COVID-19 outbreak means that 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy – that is nearly half of the global workforce – stand in immediate danger of having ....
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Asian markets rise ahead of US Fed meeting
Date: 2020-04-29 08:31:26 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:8413720
TOKYO, April 29 (MENA) - Asian markets rose in early trading Wednesday, as traders awaited reassurance from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, +0.14% inched up about 0.2%, while the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, +0.44% edged ....
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British Airways to cut up to 12,000 jobs
Date: 2020-04-29 08:11:19 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:13 - ID:8413680
LONDON, April 29 (MENA) - British Airways will cut up to 12,000 jobs as the airline’s owner warned the coronavirus recovery will take “several years.” In a letter to staff Alex Cruz, chairman and chief executive of British Airways wrote: “In the ....
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Malaysia: Ports to allow import, export activities by authorised companies
Date: 2020-04-29 07:39:54 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:11 - ID:8413638
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (MENA) - Malaysian port operators nationwide have been instructed to allow all import and export activities by companies which have been authorised to operate during the Movement Control Order (MCO) by the Ministry of ....
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Suicide attack leaves 3 dead, 15 wounded in Kabul
Date: 2020-04-29 07:17:41 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:8413607
KABUL, April 29 (MENA) - A suicide attack killed at least three people and wounded at least 15 others in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, Khaama Press reported quoting the security officials as saying. Tariq Arian, a spokesperson for the ....
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Germany reports 202 new death cases from coronavirus, total exceeds 6,000
Date: 2020-04-29 06:53:34 GMT - Germany - World - SN:8 - ID:8413592
BERLIN, April 29 (MENA) - Germany reported on Wednesday 202 new death cases from coronavirus, bringing the tally of deaths to 6,115 while the new infections were 1,304 over the past 24 hours, according to the federal disease control agency Robert ....
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Greece unveils plan to loosen lockdown
Date: 2020-04-28 21:27:29 GMT - Greece - World - SN:68 - ID:8413496
ATHENS, April 28 (MENA) - Thirty-seven days after Greece went into full lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled a a long-awaited plan for the gradual lifting of the restrictive measures that will allow ....
