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Google is continuing to build more helpful new features into Google Maps to assist people trying to navigate around cities that have begun emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. When you look for public transit directions, you’ll now see “relevant alerts” from transit agencies about mandatory precautions you’ll need to take …

The summer’s festival of football looks set to conclude with a “blitz” of the European competition in Lisbon over the space of two weeks in August. Those are the latest plans for completing the 2019-20 Champions League and Europa League, and currently seen as the most workable. Uefa has set …

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian says he and his family have recovered from the coronavirus. Pashinian said on Facebook that he and his family members tested negative Monday for a second time in as many days. Pashinian announced that he was infected a week ago, adding that he probably contracted …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment declared today, Monday, the registration of 1115 new active Covid-19 cases, 386 cases of recovery and 24 fatalities during the past 24 hours. The ministry said in a statement received by AlghdeerTV agency, that 8927 tests were performed today, raising the total number …

The United Kingdom’s death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 55 to 40,597 as of 1600 GMT on June 7, the lowest rise since a lockdown was imposed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in March, according to government data published on Monday. The last time such a low …

After 78 days of coronavirus stay-at-home orders and a death toll larger than all but six countries, New York City begins to reopen Monday. Now, New York and cities across the country must reckon with a combination of coronavirus, vast unemployment and systemic racism — a toxic trifecta that most …

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency plans to resume international flights from July 15. That’s according to news agency TASS, citing a source ‘in one of the airlines.’ “Yesterday, a meeting was held at the Federal Air Transport Agency, during which it was decided to propose resuming international air traffic from …

China reported four new confirmed and two asymptomatic Covid-19 cases in the mainland as of end-June 7, the country’s health commission said on Monday. The National Health Commission said the four new confirmed cases were so-called imported cases involving travelers from overseas. The commission a day earlier reported six confirmed …

Egyptian doctors have expressed anger in recent days, accusing the authorities of neglecting them and failing to protect and provide them with the protective equipment they need. In response, media outlets close to the government accused the doctors of treason, not sacrificing for the sake of the nation and even …

The UAE’s new academic year will start on August 30, the Minister of Education has announced. Hussain Al Hammadi said administrative and teaching staff would begin work a week earlier on August 23. It has not yet been established how lessons will be organized, although a mixture of remote learning …

Denmark on Monday lifted the limit on public gatherings to 50 people from 10 as it relaxes measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the ministry of health said. The restrictions on public gatherings were put in place on March 17.

Anti-government demonstrations broke out in several Brazilian cities on Sunday as President Jair Bolsonaro suffers growing backlash against his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Protesters carrying signs in defense of democracy and against racism gathered in Brazil’s largest cities despite medical recommendations of social distancing, many encouraged by U.S. demonstrations …

New Zealand said on Monday it had no active cases of COVID-19 for the first time since the novel coronavirus arrived in the country, setting it on course to eliminate the disease, lift social distancing restrictions and open up its economy. The Pacific island nation is among only a handful …

The total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 7 million early Monday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The university’s data showed that the global tally of fatalities had reached 402,730, while the number of recoveries topped 3.14 million. The US remains the worst-hit …

The Iraqi ministry of health and Environment declared today, Sunday, that 28 fatalities and 1,268 new confirmed cases were registered. Those numbers are the third highest since the outbreak of the virus in the country. In a statement received by AlghadeerTV, The Ministry said that 303053 tests were performed since …

The security authorities in the Kurdistan Region decided on Sunday to extend the travel ban between the provinces until mid-June. “The region’s Ministry of Interior decided to extend the travel ban between the provinces of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, Dohuk and Halabja, and the two independent administrations “Raprin and Karmian” from …

Brazil’s government has stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infections in an extraordinary move that critics have called an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in Latin America’s largest nation. The Saturday move came after months of criticism from experts saying Brazil’s statistics are …

The death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 400,135 worldwide, the Johns Hopkins University reported citing data of federal and local authorities. According to the US-based research university, the United States reported the highest death toll (more than 109,800 fatalities). The United Kingdom is ranked second with nearly 40,600 …

The government has moved slowly to permanently stop the sale and consumption of wild animals in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, raising fears the practice may continue. Bamboo rats lifted Mao Zuqin out of poverty. Now, because of the coronavirus pandemic, poverty threatens again. Mr. Mao has over the …

Malaysia will lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses on Wednesday, including a ban on travel between its states, after lockdown of nearly three months although its international borders will remain closed. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced in a televised address the novel coronavirus outbreak was under control and Malaysia would …