DUBAI – Dubai-based port operator DP World announced Thursday its profits slid 29% in 2020 from the previous year to $846 million, as the coronavirus pandemic froze supply chains and upended the world’s trade flows.

The port operator, which delisted from the stock exchange and returned to full state-ownership last June, stressed that it defied analysts’ low expectations for global trade over the difficult period.

The maritime firm, one of the world’s largest, has faced various challenges with the virus surging, regional tensions rising and trade wars continuing.

In its annual report, DP World said its revenue in 2020 climbed 11% to $8.53 million, a rise it attributed to a year of acquisitions.

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Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 billion

DUBAI – Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco announced Sunday that its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion, a big drop that came as the coronavirus pandemic roiled global energy markets.

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Amid spiking Covid-19 cases, safety norms violated in Punjab's Amritsar

Cases in Punjab The state has reported over 2,000 cases for four days straight. As many as 2,587 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Punjab in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 2,10,466.In Amritsar alone, 195 fresh infections were seen on Saturday.The disease also claimed 38 lives across Punjab in the same duration.

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'It's not yet time to pawri': Hardeep Singh reminds people amid Covid-19 surge

#pawri.But number of domestic fliers is holding steady.2,47,037 fliers on 2330 flights on 19 March 2021.More than 26.3 million fliers since 25 May pic.twitter.com/CWE59Kr9FQRising Covid-19 cases have resulted in lockdowns, partial and full, night curfews and several other restrictions in many parts of the country – Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, to name a few.What is this pawri?“Ye humari car hai, ye hum hain, aur ye hmari pawri ho rhi hai," these lines are literally on everyone's lips since a video posted by Pakistani influencer Dananeer Mobeen went viral on Instagram.

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Tamil Nadu schools to remain closed for classes 9 to 11 from Monday amid Covid-19

Tamil Nadu shall be closed for classes 9, 10, and 11 from Monday until further orders, the state Revenue and Disaster Management Department has said.Hostels for these students shall also be closed.

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10 people in court over Dublin anti-lockdown protest

Ten people have appeared at a special Saturday night sitting of the Dublin District Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice on charges connected to an anti-lockdown protest in Dublin city centre.

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Madhya Pradesh: One-day lockdown imposed in 3 cities amid Covid spike. Details here

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Ayala scores 23 to push No. 10 Maryland past UConn

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Eric Ayala scored 23 points and Maryland clamped down on defense down the stretch to snag a 63-54 victory over No. 7 UConn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night.

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ICE secures temporary housing for migrant families amid surge at the US-Mexico border

WASHINGTON - U.S. immigration officials confirmed to FOX Television Stations that they are providing temporary shelter for some migrant families amid a growing surge at the U.S.-Mexico border."U.S.

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'Put me in jail': Fierce Covid shot resistance for US Republicans

Covid vaccine center that Todd Engle can almost touch from his West Virginia backyard. But like scores of other Republican voters, force would likely be required to get a dose into his arm.Many of the party's millions of supporters are among the nation's most vaccine-skeptical people, which experts see as a dangerous barrier to finally taming the virus that has killed more than 540,000 in the United States."If they try to make me get it, they're just going to (have to) put me in jail," the 58-year-old Engle told AFP from the porch of his home in Martinsburg, referring to health authorities.

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COVID-19: Calgary rally joins worldwide anti-lockdown protests

COVID-19 restrictions and gathered at Calgary’s Prince’s Island Park to protest pandemic public health restrictions on Saturday.The rally joined others across Canada and many more around the world, organized for March 20. Massive crowd gathers in downtown Kelowna for ‘freedom’ protest rally “That’s what you’re seeing around the world.

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Yanks star Stanton off to strong start after smashing finish

Giancarlo Stanton is picking up where he ended the postseason last year.

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Prince William Speaks With Aid Workers Based In Syria Amid The Pandemic

The Duke of Cambridge is bringing attention to the world’s most fragile states amid the pandemic.

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Virus bounces VCU from NCAA Tournament; Oregon advances

INDIANAPOLIS – VCU has been pulled from the NCAA Tournament because of COVID-19 protocols.

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Couple buys Riverside dream home, but seller refuses to move out in eviction moratorium loophole

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Canada’s pandemic ‘alert’ system failed to operate properly for COVID-19: report

COVID-19 has described a lack of detailed knowledge of the system by senior managers.The audit dated Feb. 26, and released on Saturday, was ordered by federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu after reports the Global Public Health Intelligence Network didn’t operate as intended at the onset of the pandemic.The interim report concluded the monitoring system did identify the outbreak of the pneumonia that would become COVID-19 on the night of Dec.

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Phillies hope to end 9-year postseason drought with re-energized 2021 team

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 23: Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates a solo home run in the eight inning with Bryce Harper #3 during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on September 23, 2020 in Wa CLEARWATER, Fla. - For Bryce Harper and the rest of the Philadelphia Phillies, the time is now.No excuses.The Phillies are aiming to end a nine-year postseason drought. They feel they have the players to contend.

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‘The universe has really expanded.’ How 3 small businesses pivoted in the pandemic

“Their business model didn’t work during a worldwide pandemic,” he says. “Once we put that behind us, their business model can work again.”And yet, there have also been success stories.To mark the one-year anniversary of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Global News spoke to three entrepreneurs in some of Canada’s hardest-hit industries about how they pivoted and found a way to survive and thrive during the health emergency.

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Florida surpasses 2 million COVID-19 cases, school districts reviewing new CDC guidelines

ORLANDO, Fla. – The department of health reports there have been 2,004,362 positive cases of the coronavirus in Florida since the beginning of the pandemic.

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COVID-19 vaccine now available for individuals aged 60+ at Regina drive-thru clinic

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United Airlines flight diverted after man allegedly bites passenger’s ear, police say

A United Airlines plane seen at the gate at Chicago OHare International airport (ORD)on October 5, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.

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US ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines

WASHINGTON – U.S. relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as President Joe Biden tries to assert America's place in the world and distinguish himself from his predecessor.

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Spring arrival sees eased restrictions and just 2 new COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia

COVID-19 on Saturday — the first day of spring — after 2,000 tests were completed the day prior.Both of the cases are located in the central zone. One is a close contact of a previously reported case and the other is under investigation.

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Thai police use tear gas, rubber bullets to break up protest

BANGKOK – Police in the Thai capital used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday night to break up a rally by pro-democracy protesters calling for the release of detained activists, constitutional changes and reform of the nation's monarchy.

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Scientists seek Scots recently diagnosed with Covid for new treatment trial

coronavirus to participate in a new Covid treatment trial. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is working alongside University of Glasgow experts to research the impact that an antiviral tablet can have on symptoms.

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coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours. Figures announced by the Scottish Government this afternoon reveal 488 new cases of the virus have been identified overnight, bringing the total cases to 212,997.

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Maharashtra sees biggest surge in daily COVID-19 cases: 27,126 cases in a day

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Some NY nursing homes proved helpless in face of virus surge

ALBANY, N.Y. – As the coronavirus made an end-of-the-year surge across New York, few nursing homes escaped unscathed. But some proved especially helpless at stopping the spread of COVID-19, despite having nine months to stockpile protective equipment and refine preventative measures.

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Skin swabs could be the next COVID-19 test

declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. In that time, more than 121 million people have contracted the virus, and 2.6 million have died.

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Jo Whiley reveals disabled sister Francis is finally getting coronavirus vaccine after Covid left her fighting for life

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7.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan, triggering tsunami advisory for part of coast

TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake struck Saturday off northern Japan, shaking buildings even in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami advisory for a part of the northern coast. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The U.S.

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Jo Whiley's vulnerable sister finally getting Covid vaccine after virus battle

Jo Whiley's sister will have her covid vaccination this weekend, a month after she was hospitalised with the virus.

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Why is Maharashtra seeing surge in Covid cases? Experts must probe, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra, said senior BJP leaders and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday. He was speaking to the media after attending a meeting with Nagpur Guardian Minister Nitin Raut and district officials at the divisional commissionerate."I feel a team of experts should be constituted to study the surge in Covid-19 cases in the state.

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Biden is on his heels amid a migrant surge at Mexico border

WASHINGTON – Somehow, they didn’t see it coming.

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Half of UK adult populations receives first vaccine jab

The British government has hailed its coronavirus vaccination programme as "a huge success" after announcing half of the adult population had now received at least one dose.

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Covid-19 surge: Ahmedabad starts screening 'super-spreaders' again

Ahmedabad has decided to once again start screening the "super-spreaders" of the virus. "Super-spreaders" are the nodal people who are likely to spread the virus amongst a big group of people, for instance, vegetable vendors, grocers, medicine store owners, auto-rickshaw drivers, saloon owners, masons etc.

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Overseas fans barred from Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears

- 'Never happened' -Whatever they decide, there's no doubt that barring overseas fans will help make the Games a very different event from years past."It has never happened that foreign spectators were banned from entering the host country at the time of the Games, even during the Spanish flu at the time of the Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games," said Jean-Loup Chappelet, a Lausanne-based professor who specialises in the Olympics."Even for Athens 1896, the Cook agency organised 'packages' for those who wanted to attend the first modern Games."When the Games were postponed last year, organisers and Japanese officials had hoped that the pandemic would be receding by spring 2021.They proclaimed the event would mark the light at the end of the

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AstraZeneca exports can be banned if EU not supplied first: EU chief

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has threatened to halt exports of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines if the bloc did not receive its promised deliveries first, escalating a row that has fanned international tensions.

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Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

ISTANBUL – Turkey has withdrawn from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first to sign 10 years ago and that bears the name of its largest city.

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Leap from bats to humans was easy for SARS-CoV-2 — study

December 2019 to a seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.Exactly how the virus passed from its original animal host into humans remains a mystery, however.Viruses closely related to SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — have been found in horseshoe bats and pangolins, but previous research suggests that its lineage diverged from theirs several decades ago.Scientists are keen to find out more about the origins of the virus, because it will help them assess the risk of similar viruses emerging that could cause future pandemics.Two key questions are:According to new research by scientists in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Belgium, the transition from bats to people was one small step for the virus.Stay informed with

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The Syrian refugee attempting a beatboxing world record in aid of Manchester venue 'struggling' through the pandemic

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‘A lot of blame to go around’: Health expert says governments not co-operating on COVID-19 app

96% of Canadians who test positive for coronavirus aren’t using COVID Alert app properly The advisory council’s report was released the same day that Global News reported less than four per cent of Canadians who tested positive for COVID-19 have used the app to warn others of possible exposure.The report says that in some provinces, such as Ontario and Quebec, the process for activating the app’s exposure notification feature is more complicated than in other provinces.

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Hundreds of Africans driven out of China's Guangzhou due to Covid: Report

China in decades, while remaking business operations.According to a CNN report, Guangzhou, already thronged by internal migrants, became an accidental experiment of multiculturism in China, as loose immigration rules and factories churned out cheap products, attracting many African entrepreneurs.According to Prof. Adams Bodomo's book "Africans in China", an African-Chinese minority would arise as interracial marriages in the community flourished.

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Maharashtra: Dharavi reports 62% rise in Covid-19 cases as state braces for second wave

Dharavi in Mumbai has reported a 62% jump in Covid-19 cases in March, as compared to new infections recorded in February. While the area had seen 168 people testing positive for the disease in February, the count has gone up to 272 in March so far, civic officials said on Saturday.

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Mumbai: BMC seals 305 buildings amid Maharashtra Covid-19 surge

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Punjab announces closure of educational institutions till 31 March amid surge in Covid-19 cases

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Philadelphia man among 4 linked to Proud Boys charged in plot to attack Capitol

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Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator pass him by rather than ride with Republican colleagues who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s election.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Port operator DP World sees 2020 profits drop 29% amid virus

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