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Stories for August 19th 2020
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Wednesday, August 19th 2020 - 08:58 UTC
Airlines prepared to accept passengers with a negative Covid-19 test within 48 hours before travel
Airlines and airports have asked a United Nations-led task force meeting on Monday to recommend that countries accept a negative Covid-19 test within 48 hours of travel as an alternative to quarantines that have decimated demand for travel, according to a document seen by news agency Reuters.
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Wednesday, August 19th 2020 - 08:46 UTC
Citigroup with a record clerical error of US$ 900 million; a beneficiary refuses to hand back US$ 175 million
Citigroup asked a US judge on Tuesday to freeze funds it mistakenly sent Revlon Inc creditors amid a lawsuit over one of the largest clerical errors by a bank in years. Last week, Citi repaid a nearly US$900 million loan made to Revlon, a day after lenders sued the cosmetic company over its restructuring tactics, but the repayment was made in error.
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Wednesday, August 19th 2020 - 07:09 UTC
Diabetes Type 1 among children in UK almost doubled during Covid-19 peak, Imperial College
Cases of type 1 diabetes among children in a small UK study almost doubled during the peak of Britain's COVID-19 epidemic, suggesting a possible link between the two diseases that need more investigation, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, August 19th 2020 - 06:02 UTC
Kiwi Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hits back at Trump statements
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday hit back against United States President Donald Trump for saying her country is experiencing a “big surge” in Covid-19, calling the remarks “patently wrong”.
