Case C-216/17, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato – Antiturst, Coopservice Soc. coop. arl In its judgment of 19 December 2018 (the &ldq...

Changes to the insolvency, civil and criminal procedural law The German Federal Government is currently planning various support measures for entrepreneurs, sole traders, other small, medium and large companies and credit institutions to mitigate t...

Most of the questions we are receiving in the clean energy sector around Covid-19 relate to maintaining project continuity and the impact of Covid-19 on the work force, raising and defending Force Majeure and how best to approach discussions with f...

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(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha: With QFFD support, Qatar Charity is providing healthcare to pregnant Syrian refugees. The same place brought them toget... ......

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Ministry of Public Health announces the registration of 1130 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 129 new recovered cases in ... ......

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, May 9 (Petra) �� Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Wissam Rabadi Saturday discussed with British... ......

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BEIRUT, May 9 (KUNA) -- The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Lebanon went up to 809 with 13 new cas... ......

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, May 9 (Petra)- Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Dr. Wissam Rabadi, discussed with the British ... ......

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Ministry of Public Health announces the registration of 1130 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 129 new recovered cases in ... ......

(MENAFN - Caribbean News Global) OLDWICK, N.J.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Life/health-related catastrophe bonds face the greatest threat of losses from the COVID... ......

(MENAFN - ACCESSWIRE ) LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSSWIRE / May 9, 2020 / The COVID-19 public health crisis is having far-reaching impacts on the US econ... ......

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) MUSCAT, May 9 (KUNA) -- The Sultanate of Oman announced, Saturday, the discovery of 112 new cases of coronavirus ... ......

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, May 9 (KUNA) -- Sixty more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Austria, b... ......

(MENAFN) Brazil's Health Ministry announced on Friday that as many as 751 more lives were claimed in the last 24 hours due to the pandemic of the most... ......

(MENAFN - IANS) Jammu, May 9 (IANS) Thirteen more persons tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the patients ta... ......

(MENAFN) Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that the overall record of patients who have so far tested positive for the novel coronaviru... ......

If Belarus was already in the grip of a public health crisis, its president looks hell-bent on turning COVID-19 into a catastrophe for the country. ......

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Watch Contra Costa Health Services May 7 press conference online. The video will be available on Contra Costa Television channels Comcast Cable 27, ATT/U-verse Channel 99, and WAVE Channel 32, daily at 8 am, 2 pm, and 8 pm. See Press Release: Contra Costa Offers Testing for All County Residents. Watch our County Health Officer, Dr. Chris Farnitano, talk about the new Health Order(PDF). See also videos related to topics, including indicators for progress, at Video Channel. May 7, 2020 - See : Bay Area Health Orders Remain in Effect. May 7, 2020 - See Health Services Press Release: Contra Costa Offers Testing for All County Residents. May 6, 2020 - See Health Services Press Release: Statement...

The Covid-19 crisis has many wealthy individuals thinking about estate planning opportunities. Personal finance expert Megan Gorman discusses the benefits of using GRATs during the current environment. ......

Dubai: A 47-year-old pharmacist in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, died on Thursday after consuming a “new cure” he had made for COVID-19. Indian tweeps shared reports of how the man, K. Sivanesan, made and drank the chemical concoction along with the owner of a popular Chennai-based herbal pharmaceutical company where he worked. According to a report by Indian newspaper, The Indian Express, the owner of Sujatha Bio Tech, along with his employee, tried to create a coronavirus cure, but consumed a...

Download logo On 8 May 1980, the 33rd World Health Assembly officially declared: ‘The world and all its peoples have won freedom from smallpox.’ The declaration marked the end of a disease that had plagued humanity for at least 3 000 years, killing 300 million people in the 20th century alone. It was ended, thanks to a 10-year global effort, spearheaded by the World Health Organization, that involved thousands of health workers around the world to administer half a billion vaccinations to stamp out smallpox. The US$ 300m price-tag to eradicate smallpox saves the world well over US$ 1 billion every year since 1980. Speaking at a virtual event hosted at WHO-HQ, involving key...

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Afraid of contracting the COVID-19, a family in the Indian state of Karnataka, abandoned their mentally-challenged, dead relative's body last week. This is when, three policemen took the job upon themselves to give the deceased a dignified burial. Tweeps are saluting them for their "thoughtful" gesture. The 44-year-old deceased man, was killed earlier this week when...

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Two people who travelled home to Kerala from the Gulf have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, taking the the total number of active cases in the state to 17, Chief...

Patna: Tales of humanity and brotherhood have brought much-needed comfort to the people in distress as they battle the coronavirus pandemic, locking themselves in homes for the past 40 days. Two such incidents in four days stand out. A man from the Indian state of Bihar broke his fast to donate blood in a bid to save the life of a little girl admitted to a government hospital. The...

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Country’s leader, Alexander Lukashenko, boasts of holding only parade in former Soviet Union Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Thousands of people, including elderly veterans of the second world war, have turned out for Belarus’ Victory Day military parade despite the...

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The settlement report said that in strange and reprehensible statements that reflect the Zionist colonial and racist ideology, the American ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, urged the government of Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz to accelerate the announcement of the annexation of areas in the occupied West Bank to Israel. He told an Israeli newspaper that “if the government of Israel announces this, the United States will be prepared to recognize, in the coming weeks, Israel’s sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria, and that it will recognize 30% of the occupied West Bank as areas of Israel within the deal of the century in the...

The world is at risk of widespread famines resulting from lockdowns to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The devastating economic impact of Covid-19 is seeing a huge rise in the number of hungry people. Hamida Begum, a domestic worker in Bangladesh who is now out of work, said: “We only have forty Taka […]

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1. ICMR teams up with Bharat Biotech to develop Covid-19 vaccine  Hindustan Times
2. Bharat Biotech to lead monoclonal antibodies project for Covid-19 therapy  The Financial Express
3. Bharat Biotech leads CSIR project to develop antibodies against Covid-19  Times of India
4. Bharat Biotech to lead project on monoclonal antibodies therapy for COVID-19  The New Indian Express
5. Indian scientists to develop medicine against COVID-19  Deccan Herald
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1. Loss Of Smell and Taste Now Recognized Symptoms Of COVID-19  ABP Live
2. 8-year-old rushed to hospital due to mystery illness linked to COVID-19  ABC News
3. New coronavirus symptom stumps doctors  WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland
4. Mystery illness appearing in children linked to coronavirus, doctor says  KLAS - 8 News Now
5. Boy tests positive for coronavirus antibodies after hospitalization  ABC News
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1. Amid Covid-19, Trump wants to give Green Cards to 40,000 foreign doctors, nurses  Livemint
2. Legislation introduced in US to give Green Cards to foreign nurses, doctors  Economic Times
3. American lawmakers introduce legislation in Congress to offer green cards to foreign doctors, nurses  Top Live News
4. Legislation introduced in U.S. Congress to give Green Cards to foreign nurses and doctors  Todaynewspaper
5. COVID-19: Legislation introduced in Congress to give Green Card to 40,000 foreign nurses, doctors  The Tribune India
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1. 'Not anticipating worst situation but…': Health Minister on Covid-19 in India  Hindustan Times
2. Testing capacity for Covid-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day: Harsh Vardhan  Times of India
3. 'Have prepared country for worst situation': Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on coronavirus pandemic  Times Now
4. ‘We’re prepared for the worst’: Health minister on Covid-19 crisis  Top Live News
5. Do not anticipate worst case situation like developed countries in India: Harsh Vardhan  Times of India
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1. Coronavirus India News LIVE | Tamil Nadu COVID-19 tally zooms to 6,535 with 526 new cases; 44 die  Moneycontrol
2. Retirement age hiked for all Tamil Nadu government staff  Deccan Chronicle
3. With 45% National Intake, Southern States Draw 10-15% Revenue From Liquor: Report  News18
4. In Pictures | Day-45 of coronavirus lockdown leaves people in limbo  The Hindu
5. With 45% of national intake, southern states draw 10-15% revenue from liquor: Report  Moneycontrol.com
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1. Tamil Nadu: All private establishments outside Covid-19 containment zones to open from Monday  The Indian Express
2. Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu relaxes lockdown measures further  Times of India
3. Major Relaxations For Non-Containment Zones In Tamil Nadu From Monday  NDTV
4. 1,589 cases linked to Koyambedu so far  The Hindu
5. Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court against Madras high court order to close Tasmac liquor shops  Times of India
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Manuel Manonelles is Associate Professor of International Relations, Blanquerna/University Ramon Llull, Barcelona

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Growing up in Ramallah in Palestine, Maher Nasser, Director of Outreach Division at the United Nations Department of Global Communications, never really liked running. “I only ran when I needed to: to catch a bus or to run from soldiers,” he tells IPS. But now with three marathons under his belt — which raised thousands for scholarships […]

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James A. Paul, a writer and consultant, was Executive Director of Global Policy Forum (1993-2012), an NGO monitoring the work of the United Nations, and author of the book “Of Foxes and Chickens: Oligarchy & Global Power in the UN Security Council.” He was also for many years an editor of the Oxford Companion to Politics of the World.

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Alexander Trepelkov is Officer-in-Charge of the Division for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

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Jay Collins is Vice Chairman Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory, Citigroup*

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Humankind has outlived multiple pandemics in the course of world history. The kingdoms and states of Central and Western Europe abolished the institution of serfdom once it had become clear that medieval rule in the aftermath of devastating pestilence would founder without ending the dependency and servitude that characterized the Dark Ages. The vulnerability of […]

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