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UK set to announce 3-week extension of COVID-19 lockdown

The United Kingdom is expected to announce a three-week extension of its near-lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus late on Thursday, a

Europe coronavirus death toll tops 90,000: AFP tally

The coronavirus has killed more than 90,000 people in Europe, over 65 percent of the overall global death toll, according to an AFP tally Thursday at

Coronavirus hits ethnic minorities most in Britain

When Amer Awan’s father died of coronavirus, mourners congregated with little thought of social distancing. But cultural practices alone do not

WHO says no evidence coronavirus was made in lab—China

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there is no evidence that the coronavirus that has infected more than two million people globally was mad

Gold price spikes over coronavirus pandemic

Thais are flocking to Bangkok’s Chinatown to sell their gold jewellery as the price of the precious metal spikes and the economy tanks due to th