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COVID-19 Crisis Could Plunge Half A Billion Into Poverty: Oxfam

The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thursday. The report released by the Nairobi-based

2-Month-Old Believed To Be Italy's Youngest Coronavirus Patient Recovers

A two-month-old baby who was believed to have been Italy's youngest COVID-19 patient has been released from hospital after overcoming the disease, media reports said Thursday. The baby was no longer running a temperature or fever and was

25 Million Jobs At Risk Due To Travel Restrictions: Aviation Body

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a new analysis showing that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the COVID-19 crisis. Globally, the livelihoods of some 65.5

Russia To Begin Coronavirus Vaccine Trials On Humans In June

The head of a top Russian research centre told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that his lab was ready to start human trials of experimental

China says no new deaths in coronavirus milestone

China on Tuesday reported no new coronavirus deaths for the first time since it started publishing figures in January, just a day before it plans to

Oman residents abroad can renew visas online

Inhabitants of Oman who can't come back to the nation because of movement limitations forced due to Covid-19 would now be able to restore their

Oman made 3-D medical equipment to fight Coronavirus

Oman's Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has effectively created clinical hardware utilizing 3-D printing innovation as a feature of the national endeavors to battle Covid-19 coronavirus episode, said a report. The task has been

4.6-magnitude earthquake hits Aqaba, Jordan

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck the southern city of Aqaba in Jordan early Sunday, the city's governor Ghassan Al-Kayed said. "No casualties or physical damage were reported, but residents of the city felt the earthquake which took

US Coronavirus Deaths Hit New Daily High Of 1,480 In 24 Hours: Report

he United States recorded nearly 1,500 deaths from COVID-19 between Thursday and Friday, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, the worst 24-hour death toll globally since the pandemic began. With 1,480 deaths counted between 8:30 pm

Oman isolated Muttrah to stop spread of COVID-19

Muttrah was segregated on Wednesday, as security powers took over significant streets prompting the wilayat to stop the spread of COVID-19. Registration kept an eye on by the Royal Oman Police and Sultan's Armed Forces were set up to