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Countries With Lowest Score in Corona Counts
Amidst growing global tensions of corona, there are still some countries watching all this unfold and not having to do as much as work as other administrations facing the storm. There are 6 countries with zero reported cases of Coronavirus so far. There are 35 countries which have reported 10 or less than 10 cases of COVID-19 to date. There
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Iphone Internet Queries in China Drop by 48%: Research
According to Longbow Research, people searching for Iphones over the internet in China has declined by 48%. This is a massive nudge as China was the fastest growing Iphone market in the world. Research analyst, Shawn Harrison, said in a report: “Apple has repeatedly lowered the selling price of the iPhone, but it has not prevented the iPhone’s search trend
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- Pope says for first time that China's Uighurs are 'persecuted' November 24, 2020Francis mentions plight of Muslim minority in China, alongside Rohingya and Yazidi, in new bookPope Francis has for the first time called China’s Muslim Uighurs a “persecuted” people, something human rights activists have been urging him to do for years.In the wide-ranging book Let Us Dream: the Path to a Better Future, he said: “I […]Reuters
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