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Lockdowns ease amid promising drops in virus deaths (source — www.thesundaily.my) 27/04/2020 02:21:41

MADRID: Spanish children ventured outside for the first time in weeks on Sunday, and Italy and New York laid out partial reopening plans as marked decreases in deaths from the global coronavirus pande...

Sri Lanka extends lockdown as virus cases spike (source — www.thesundaily.my) 26/04/2020 17:30:00

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has reversed plans to end its virus lockdown on Monday, extending it for another week after a spike in coronavirus infections including at a naval base.Within hours of announcing th...

IATA urges Malaysia to support airlines to survive Covid-19 impact (source — www.thesundaily.my) 24/04/2020 08:46:25

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is among the priority countries in Asia Pacific that need to take action to support local airlines to survive the Covid-19 pandemic as the impact on the industry worsens, says t...

MIA claims British Vogue pulled article about her over 'anti-vax' comments (source — www.theguardian.com) 22/04/2020 18:37:20

Musician who said she would ‘choose death’ over a possible coronavirus vaccine hits out at fashion magazine on InstagramMIA has claimed that British Vogue magazine has cancelled a feature about her be...

India presidential palace isolates 500 over virus scare; Pakistan’s Khan to be tested (source — www.thesundaily.my) 21/04/2020 18:10:26

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: About 500 people entered self-isolation in staff quarters of India’s presidential palace on Tuesday, and Pakistan’s prime minister was due to be tested, as the coronavirus spreadi...

Sri Lankans remember Easter bomb victims at home amid virus (source — www.independent.ie) 21/04/2020 16:47:51

Sri Lankans commemorated the anniversary of last year’s Easter Sunday bomb attacks mainly from their homes on Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic.

'I'm trapped': the UAE migrant workers left stranded by Covid-19 job losses (source — www.theguardian.com) 20/04/2020 09:00:03

In debt, unable to earn and refused repatriation over coronavirus fears, many migrant workers face an uncertain futureCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEach night, Bipul* is ...

Moeen Ali: I'd play Tests for England tomorrow if I got the call (source — www.theguardian.com) 17/04/2020 21:00:46

Moeen ready to put past negativity behind him‘It’s a case of looking to start afresh when we get back’Moeen Ali has indicated he would be open to a Test return once cricket resumes after reflecting on...

'You Clap For Me Now': The Story Behind The Powerful Poem Read By Key Workers (source — www.huffingtonpost.co.uk) 15/04/2020 19:48:29

We’re here to guide you through the coronavirus lockdown. Sign up to the Life newsletter for daily tips, advice, how-tos and escapism.NHS workers, delivery drivers and teachers have united to re...

81 Malaysians stranded in Sri Lanka to return home tomorrow (source — www.thesundaily.my) 13/04/2020 12:30:48

PUTRAJAYA: Eighty-one Malaysians who were stranded in Sri Lanka are expected to return home tomorrow, said Wisma Putra.The Foreign Ministry said the agreement was reached during a telephone conversati...

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