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Attendees of COVID-19 patients scramble for oxygen cylinders at a hospital in Srinagar on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 (File Photo: KM/Umar Ganie)

Global COVID-19 cases top 20.7 million

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 20.7 million, while the deaths have increased to over 752,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the total
Aug. 14, 2020
Foreign labourers work on the construction of a house in Riyadh [Credit: Getty Images]

Saudi industry fires expats, hires citizens

Saudi Arabia’s industrial sector has fired more than 1,900 foreign workers and hired almost 500 Saudi citizens in a drive to replace its large expat workforce with the Kingdom’s nationals. Minister of
Aug. 13, 2020
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