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[ad_1] MOSCOW: Russia’s coronavirus cases surpassed Italian and British infections on Monday (May 11) to become the third highest in the world after a record daily rise in hours before President Vladimir Putin reviewed the blockade regime from the country. The official count increased to 221,344, meaning that Russia now …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China rebuked New Zealand on Monday (May 11) for its support for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organization (WHO), saying the country should “stop making wrong statements” on the issue to avoid damage bilateral relations. Taiwan, with strong support from the United States, has stepped up its …

[ad_1] ATLANTA: Georgia Attorney General asked federal prosecutors on Sunday (May 11) to investigate local police response to the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man who authorities say was killed by a former white police officer and her son as the victim ran through a small town. The case, …

[ad_1] PARIS (REUTERS) – France tiptoed out of one of Europe’s tightest blockades on Monday (May 11), reopened shops, factories and some schools to revive the economy, but was wary of the risks of a second wave of infections. France, whose official death toll is the fifth highest in the …

[ad_1] LONDON: Men’s blood has higher levels than women of a key enzyme used by the new coronavirus to infect cells, the results of a large European study on Monday (May 11) showed, a finding that may help explain why men are more vulnerable to infection. with COVID-19. Angiotensin-converting enzyme …

[ad_1] SEOUL: Decreasing rates of coronavirus infections and falling daily death tolls for COVID-19 have emboldened governments around the world to ease blockade measures and reopen their economies. But in doing so, countries also risk new outbreaks, with new cases emerging in South Korea, China, India, New Zealand and Germany …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Some areas of the Singapore Racecourse in Kranji will be converted into Community Recovery Facilities (CRFs) to house foreign workers who test positive for Covid-19. The Singapore Turf Club (STC) said in a statement Monday (May 11) that the selected areas include multi-storey car park and car …

[ad_1] RIAD: Saudi Arabia’s finance minister said on Monday (May 11) that the kingdom will triple its Value Added Tax (VAT) and suspend monthly payments to citizens in new austerity measures amid an economic depression led by the coronavirus. “It was decided that the cost of living subsidy will be …

[ad_1] ROBBIO, Italy: Europe’s top rice producer Italy has seen consumption of the staple rise throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, putting even pasta in the shade. It’s not just popular at home either – China itself has even signed a deal to import Italian rice. Advertisement Advertisement The Chinese have their …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Although the COVID-19 pandemic had affected its initial plans, two Singapore-based startups are still accelerating efforts to produce their own electric motorcycles. This occurs when Singapore relaxed its rules on electric motorcycles in April, allowing high-powered motorcycles with powers of more than 10kW to be on the roads …