London: UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said a government surveillance study has shown that 17 per cent of the people in London and around 5 per cent or more of …
17% Londoners, 5% of UK residents have COVID-19 antibodies’ Read More
Seoul: South Korea on Friday said it was closely monitoring the whereabouts of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who has been missing again from the public eye for three …
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Dhaka: Bangladesh has incurred losses worth 11 billion taka ($129 million) due to cyclone Amphan which has caused damages to housing, infrastructure, fisheries, livestock, water resources and agriculture, according to …
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Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced that he was withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty, a multilateral agreement to guarantee transparency regarding weapons control, and accused Russia of breaching …
US exits another arms treaty, accuses Russia of breaching Read More
United Nations: The Unicef has warned of the dangers for migrant children who are being forcibly returned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since early March, at least 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children have …
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United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres looks forward to working “very closely” with India’s new Permanent Representative TS Tirumurti, according to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. “We very much welcome India’s new …
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Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surged to over 5.1 million, while the death toll stood at 332,900, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, …
Global COVID-19 cases top 5.1 mn: Johns Hopkins Read More
Wuhan: No new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in central China’s Hubei Province on Thursday, the provincial health commission said on Friday. By Thursday, Hubei had seven confirmed COVID-19 cases, including …
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Washington: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US would not close in the case of a second coronavirus wave. “People say that’s a very distinct possibility. It’s standard. …
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Washington: Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, a former White House butler who served under 11 US presidents, has died after contracting the coronavirus, the media reported on Thursday. Jerman, aged 91, began working …
Former White House butler dies of coronavirus Read More