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Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis. The coronavirus has killed…

Covid-19: WHO probes possible coronavirus link to rare disease in children

GENEVA, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization has said it is studying a possible link between coronavirus and…

Covid-19: New York City lockdown extended till June 13 – governor

NEW YORK, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lockdown measures in New York City have been extended until June 13 under an…

Covid-19: Wall Street retreats as trade war fears compound virus woes

NEW YORK, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US stocks dropped on Friday as signs of deteriorating trade relations between the United…

Covid-19: Barber who defied lockdown in New York tests positive

NEW YORK, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A barber who defied New York’s strict coronavirus lockdown for several weeks to cut…

Covid-19: Mexico at ‘peak moment’ of crisis after biggest daily rise in cases

This was the first time the daily rise in new cases was more than 2,000 MEXICO CITY, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Covid-19 vaccine: Macaque monkey trial in US offers hope

Elisa Granato was the first volunteer to be injected in a human trial WASHINGTON/LONDON, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A vaccine…

Ethiopian Airlines sees crash settlement with Boeing by end-June

ADDIS ABABA, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian Airlines expects a settlement with planemaker Boeing by end of June over the…

Covid-19: Brazil and Mexico report record surge in cases as Latin America reels

An employee wearing protective gear disinfects a shopping mall in Caxias do Sul, Brazil MEXICO CITY, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

US Senate approves bill to pressure China over Uighur rights

A vocational skills education center in Dabancheng, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate approved legislation…