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The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to put some 75 million jobs in the global tourism industry at risk, resulting in a loss of $2.1 trillion in travel and tourism GDP to the world economy, according to the latest research by World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), chinadaily.com.cn reports. The findings …

Prior to Friday’s figure, the largest daily toll was registered on March 21, when 793 people died. The 919 people who died over the last 24 hours compares with 712 deaths on Thursday, 683 on Wednesday, 743 on Tuesday and 602 on Monday. The total number of confirmed cases rose …

The teaching process has been postponed till April 21 in Georgia due to coronavirus, APA’s local bureau reports citing the decision adopted by the Georgian government. The government’s decision will be applied to both general secondary education schools and higher education institutions. In the same decision, the education institutions have been …

The Egyptian Ministry of Health said that a German tourist who suffered from coronavirus died on Sunday after he tested positive for the infectious disease on March 6, Egypt Today reports. The Egyptian authorities said that the dead patient (60 years old) arrived in Hurghada port city on Friday coming …

Scientists in Australia have become the first to recreate the new coronavirus outside of China in what they have called a “significant breakthrough”, BBC reports. The discovery will be shared with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the hope it may help efforts to diagnose and treat the virus. Scientists …

NATO suspended its training mission in Iraq, the alliance said Saturday after a U.S. drone strike killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, according to news organization Politico. NATO has been advising the Iraqi defense forces on how to keep ISIS from regaining strength. However, those “training activities are temporarily …

Turkey will stabilize the inflation rate at single digits by improving competition in goods and services markets and enhancing production, the country’s treasury and finance minister said Friday, APA reports citing Anadolu Agency. “Fight against inflation will be our top agenda in 2020,” Berat Albayrak said on Twitter, underlining the year-end inflation …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has officially opened the Cambridge Central Mosque in the east of England, according to Al Jazeera. Described as Europe’s first eco-mosque, the facility is equipped with solar panels, relies on green energy and aims for a zero-carbon footprint. It first opened to the public in …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia, India and China make a substantial contribution to forming indivisible security architecture on the continent, APA reports citing TASS. He was speaking at a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held on the sidelines of the G20 summit. “Russia, India …

The surface area of the Urmia Lake in north-west Iran has increased by 829 square kilometers, Agil Agdasi, an official with Reagional Water Company of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, told IRNA, Trend reports. He noted that the lake’s water surface has reached 3,231 square kilometers. Currently, water volume of the lake is …