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Trump places travel ban on Europe over coronavirus

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2020

US President Donald Trump announced a shock 30-day ban on travel from mainland Europe over the spiralling coronavirus pandemic that has sparked unprecedented lockdowns, widespread panic and another financial market meltdown on Thursday. Trump’s unexpected move in a primetime TV address from the

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Breaking: British Health Minister tests positive for coronavirus

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2020

Nadine Vanessa Dorries, a UK health minister has confirmed she has contracted the coronavirus. The 62 year-old is the first MP to catch the deadly bug. In a statement, she said: “I can confirm I have tested positive for coronavirus. As soon as I was informed I took all the advised precautions and have been […]

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Breaking: Bethlehem church to close after suspected Coronavirus cases

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2020

Foreign tourists visit the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on March 05, 2020. – The Palestinian health ministry called for local churches, mosques and other institutions to close after a number of suspected cases of coronavirus COVID-19 at a hotel in the […]

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Breaking: Iran shuts schools, universities over coronavirus

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2020

Schools and universities in Iran will be closed until early April because of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the health minister said Thursday. “People should not consider this as an opportunity to go travelling. They should stay home and take our warnings seriously,” Saeed Namaki said at a televised press conference. Details later… AFP

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Russia Jails Jehovah’s Witness For Extremism

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2020

A court in Russia-annexed Crimea sentenced a Jehovah’s Witness to six years in prison for extremism, the group said Thursday as Moscow pursues a crackdown on the US-based movement. Russia outlawed the Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2017, labelling them an extremist organisation. A court in Dzhankoy in the north of the Crimean peninsula sentenced Sergei Filatov, […]

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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia Mosques Go Empty As Kingdom Suspends Umrah For Domestic Pilgrims

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2020

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday suspended temporarily the Umrah pilgrimage and visit to the Prophet’s Mosque for Saudi citizens and expatriates in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported. According to a statement by the Ministry of Interior, the decision was taken in line with recommendation of a committee saddled with the responsibility of following up […]