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Emirates has announced that it will resume scheduled passenger flights to a total of nine destinations from May 21. The destinations are: London Heathrow Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney, and Melbourne. The airline will also offer connections in Dubai for customers travelling between the UK and Australia. These flights will be available for booking on the official website (emirates.com)

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As countries are reopening after a drop in coronavirus cases, Austria and Germany agreed to reopen borders. Austria’s conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said that the border with Germany will reopen gradually. “As of May 15, there will be only spot checks on the German-Austrian border. A full border opening will follow on June 15,” Kurz’s office said in a statement

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Japan Sumo Association (JSA) confirmed the death of a 28-year-old sumo wrestler who died due to multiple organ failure caused by coronavirus. Shobushi, whose real name is Kiyotaka Suetake, was first diagnosed with coronavirus on April 10. "I can only imagine how hard it must have been, but like a wrestler he endured it bravely and fought the disease until the end," JSA Chairman Hakkaku told Kyodo News

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The U.S. has said that the country will not use ventilators sent by Russia after reports of deadly incidents of hospital fires in St. Petersburg that killed five people. US is currently investigating the safety of ventilators. The Russian hospital fire victims were in an intensive care unit and on ventilators at the time of the incident, Russian news agencies reported; 150 other people were evacuated from the hospital

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Daily by Talabat is Dubai's first d-mart or cloud store concept offering 30-minute delivery of groceries at hypermarket prices. The service was launched around three months ago, before the start of pandemic in the region, now covering more than half of Dubai and working on expansion. Grocery and food delivery services reduce the need for people to leave their homes during the pandemic

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British singer Ed Sheeran has been officially named as the richest musician in the UK under the age of 30. His wealth soared by 40 million pounds to a total of 200 million pounds, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. Second on the list is Harry Styles, followed by Niall Horan in third place, Louis Tomlinson in fifth place, Liam Payne on sixth and Zayn Malik on seventh

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Indian Prime Minister Modi asked citizens to download the country's contact tracing app, Aarogya Setu in April and the app became the fastest ever app to reach 50 million users in just two weeks. Now, Aarogya Setu has crossed 100 million users in just 41 days of its launch. Aarogya Setu, which means healthcare bridge in Hindi, also delivers updates on India’s testing efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic

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New York Governor Cuomo confirmed that 100 children in New York are now suffering from a deadly Inflammatory disease believed to be related to coronavirus, known as Kawasaki disease. ‘We have about 100 cases of an inflammatory disease in young children that seems to be created by COVID-19, this is something that’s just starting…the symptoms of the children are analyzed to the Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome” Cuomo said

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Maria Branyas, 113-year-old woman in Spain is believed to be the oldest woman to recover from coronavirus. She was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March during the lockdown in Spain but recovered after weeks. Maria Branyas was born in Mexico in 1907 but later shifted to the Catalan province of Girona during World War 1. "Now that she is well, she is wonderful, she wants to speak, " her daughter tweeted

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Twitter has been one of the early adopters of the work-from-home concept amid coronavirus pandemic. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sent an email to staff mentioning that they can continue working from home forever if they feel so. “If our employees are in a role and situation that enables them to work from home and they want to continue to do so forever, we will make that happen” he added

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Indian Prime Minister Modi announced a massive $260 billion economic relief package to support the economy after a major hit from coronavirus. The amount is nearly 10% of the country's total GDP. "The package's main aim is to build a self-reliant India," Modi said in a televised speech on Tuesday adding that it will help the country compete globally

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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said in a recent interview that he thinks a major US airline will go out of business by September this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I don’t want to get too predictive on that subject, but yes, most likely,” he said in an interview on NBC’s “TODAY” show. “You know, something will happen when September comes around.” He didn’t name the airline though

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Russia has been struggling to cope up with coronavirus recently as the total number of cases exploded to reach 232,000. Third highest in the world behind US and Spain. A fire broke out on Tuesday in a hospital of St. Petersburg treating coronavirus victims claimed the lives of five patients and forced the evacuation of 150 people. Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin's longtime spokesperson, had been hospitalized with coronavirus

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CO2 emissions in India have fallen for the first time in four decades, and that’s not only because of the coronavirus lockdown but a significant drop in the usage of electricity and fossil fuels in the country, according to an analysis by the environmental website, Carbon Brief. The study finds that Indian carbon dioxide emissions fell 15% in March, and are likely to have fallen by 30% in April

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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) on May 2 launched World’s Tallest Donation Box campaign at the Burj Khalifa as part of the 10 million meals campaign. Burj Khalifa met the target of 1.2 million meals on Monday. Besides the financial donations that poured in from people belonging to 110 different nationalities, the initiative received unique in-kind contributions including fast food vouchers from Burger King, and McDonald’s

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Boxing Legend Mike Tyson announced his comeback after posting a ferocious training video on Instagram. Tyson, with a record of 50-6-2, hasn't boxed in the ring professionally since 2005. Last week, his trainer Rafael Cordeiro told ESPN he was shaken by his unwavering potency. "I didn't know what to expect," Cordeiro said. "I saw a guy with the same speed, same power as guys 21, 22 years old," he added

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WhatsApp recently added support to allow video calls for eight people at a time through the mobile version but the company may soon support video calls for 50-person at one time in an effort to give tough competition to Zoom. The feature will also be available on iOS and Android, but it's the desktop support that makes it a viable replacement for established video conferencing tools

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According to the latest report by The Paper, Wuhan administration is drawing up plans to test more than 11 million people in 10 days after the city reported six new coronavirus cases. Every district in Wuhan has been told to draw up a 10-day testing plan by Tuesday. Life was slowly getting back to normal in Wuhan where the virus first emerged in 2019 but new cases threatened revival efforts

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India has been criticized for handling its migrant worker's crisis after a sudden lockdown that left millions of migrant workers without food, supplies, and means of transportation. Sonu Sood, a well-known Bollywood actor is now lending his hand to help migrant workers by arranging food and buses for them to reach their respective locations. The actor arranged buses for the migrant workers to travel from Maharashtra to Karnataka

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The global tourism industry is struggling as the industry lost billions of dollars in revenues this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Malaysia was expecting around 30 million tourists and around $21 billion in revenues this year. But COVID-19 destroyed everything. " Malaysia will lose at least 60% of its tourism business by 2020," says Yap Lip Seng, CEO of the Malaysian Hotel Association

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US President Donald Trump left his coronavirus press briefing abruptly on Monday after clashing with a Chinese-American reporter who asked questions about America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. TV network CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang asked Trump why he continued to insist that the US was doing better than other countries when it came to testing for the virus. Trump replied. "Don't ask me, ask China that question, OK?"

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According to the latest reports, more than 100 people have now been tested positive for COVID-19 in the party district of Itaewon in Seoul, Korea. Around 8,500 police officers in Seoul are now tracking more than 11,000 people who were partying in Itaewon over the weekend. A Catholic-run newspaper in Seoul was the first to run with the headline that the outbreak came from “gay nightclubs

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WHO said that the countries are lifting COVID-19 restrictions too soon and it can hamper efforts to contain the virus. Asian countries have reported a resurgence in cases recently. China, Japan, and Korea reported a resurgence in new coronavirus cases. “While Covid-19 accelerates very fast, it decelerates much more slowly. In other words, the way down is much slower than the way up,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said

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According to the data compiled by Eurostat, Spain has one of the highest percentages of flat residents in Europe. Almost two-thirds of the population live in flats, the highest rate for any EU nation apart from Latvia. In Italy, the proportion is around half, and in France, it’s just over a third. In Spain’s tough lockdown, images of people on their balconies applauding healthcare workers have spread across the globe

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Like many other sports leagues, the NBA is considering whether to resume the season by playing without fans. NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal said that NBA should scrap the remaining season instead of making plans to resume the 2020 edition

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