World faces new ‘Great Depression’ as virus toll mounts
by Dave Clark with AFP bureaus World powers scrambled on Thursday to build a global response to the human…
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TikTok pledges $250 million for COVID-19 relief
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-- TikTok, the fast-growing mobile video app, pledged Thursday to contribute $250 million to coronavirus relief efforts…
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Multisys develops first contact tracing system in PH, helps government track and respond to COVID-19 cases
Leading software solutions company Multisys Technologies Corporation developed the first COVID-19 contact tracing system in the Philippines through its emergency…
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Pandemic may cause Africa’s 1st recession in 25 years: World Bank
by Susan NJANJI and Sofia CHRISTENSEN Agence France Presse JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The World Bank warned Thursday…
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Another 6.6 million US workers file for unemployment benefits last week
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic caused 6.6 million US workers to apply for…
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One hundred Italian doctors have died of virus: medics
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- One hundred Italian doctors have died of the novel coronavirus since the pandemic reached the Mediterranean…
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Love and physical distance: How a daughter shows her love for 80-year old mom amid the virus pandemic
(Editor’s Note: This is a first-person account of our EBC correspondent in New Jersey, Elle Aguilar, who lives with her…
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Spain sees daily drop in virus deaths, over 15,000 total
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to 683 on Thursday, after rising for two…
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Wuhan virus lockdown over, but lingering fears slow recovery
by Jing Xuan TENG Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- Hairstylist "Ah Ping" is back in business now that…
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Palace: Health workers who died in fight vs COVID-19 may be buried at Libingan ng mga Bayani
(Eagle News) -- Health workers who died in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 may be buried in Libingan…
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