London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has commissioned a review into the incumbent 2-metre social distancing rule imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, following calls to scrap it, it …
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Dhaka: A Bangladesh government Minister died due to the novel coronavirus, as tests conducted after his death at a hospital in Dhaka revealed he was suffering from COVID-19, officials said on …
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Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his son confirmed in a tweet. In his tweet on Saturday, Kasim Gilani blamed incumbet Prime …
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Islamabad: The total number of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan has increased to 132,399, of which nearly 50,000 were reported this month alone, while the death toll stood at 2,551, the Health …
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Kabul: The Afghan government has said that 89 civilians were killed in Taliban attacks in the past two weeks, it was reported. The information provided by the National Security Council (NSC) …
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Beijing: China’s National Health Commission (NHS) on Sunday said that there were 57 new COVID-19 cases detected in the last 24 hours, of which 36 were recorded in Beijing, following a …
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Beijing: Typhoon Nuri made landfall in China’s Guangdong province on Sunday morning, the National Meteorological Centre (NMC) said. Nuri hit Hailing Island in Yangjiang city at around 8.50 a.m., becoming the …
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Washington: US President Donald Trump said in his remarks to graduates of the US Military Academy that the country was “ending the era of endless wars”. “We are ending the era …
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Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the government will restore the strict COVID-19 restrictions if it was forced to do so for the sake of the people’s safety. Speaking at …
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Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of the Amamioshima Island in Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture on Sunday, authorities said, adding that no tsunami warning was …
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