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Coronavirus: Why you shouldn’t get a pet during lockdown

April 28, 2020 8:13 am Add a Comment

As the saying almost goes: A dog is for life, not just for coronavirus. That’s the message coming from The Kennel Club, one of the UK’s biggest dog welfare organisations. It’s warning people the lockdown is not a time for … Read more →

Iran plans to reopen Mosques in areas free of Coronavirus

April 27, 2020 4:46 pm Add a Comment

Iran plans to reopen mosques in parts of the country that have been consistently free of the coronavirus outbreak as restrictions on Iranians gradually ease. Iran, one of the Middle Eastern countries hardest hit by the pandemic, will be divided … Read more →

Coronavirus: Trump suggests injecting disinfectant as treatment

April 24, 2020 1:33 pm Add a Comment

US President Donald Trump has been lambasted by the medical community after suggesting research into whether coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body. He also appeared to propose irradiating patients’ bodies with UV light, an idea dismissed … Read more →

Coronavirus: Oil price at 18-year low as turmoil persists

April 21, 2020 2:12 pm Add a Comment

The price of a barrel of Brent Crude – the UK benchmark for oil – has slipped below $20, its lowest level since 2002. The close to 20% slump follows negative prices being recorded for a barrel of West Texas … Read more →

Africa records 1,160 deaths from Coronavirus

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African has recorded some 1,160 coronavirus related deaths. Total confirmed cases across the continent, according to report, now stands at 23,517 cases, with 6,116 recoveries. These were made known by the latest data from the John Hopkins University and Africa … Read more →

Coronavirus: UK growth could drop by record 35% by June

April 14, 2020 12:31 pm Add a Comment

Britain’s independent tax and spending watchdog has warned the coronavirus pandemic could trigger a record 35% drop in UK growth by June. The Office for Budget Responsibility said that this was based on an assumption that the current lockdown would … Read more →

Coronavirus: Trump claims ‘total’ authority to lift lockdown

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President Donald Trump has claimed “total” power to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, contradicting governors and legal experts. “The president of the United States calls the shots,” Mr Trump said during a combative press conference in which he feuded with … Read more →

Boris Johnson leaves hospital as he continues recovery from coronavirus

April 12, 2020 1:02 pm Add a Comment

Boris Johnsonhas left hospital after spending a week in hospital with Covid-19 and will go to Chequers to continue his recovery. The prime minister was being treated at St Thomas’ hospital in south London and had spent time in the … Read more →

Coronavirus: New York using mass graves amid outbreak

April 10, 2020 9:01 am Add a Comment

Images have emerged of coffins being buried in a mass grave in New York City, as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak continues to rise. Workers in hazmat outfits were seen using a ladder to descend into a huge … Read more →

Coronavirus: Worst economic crisis since 1930s depression – IMF

April 9, 2020 6:25 pm Add a Comment

The coronavirus pandemic will turn global economic growth “sharply negative” this year, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. Kristalina Georgieva said the world faced the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. She … Read more →