China is at present busy with a global campaign to rid itself of the taint of an alleged cover-up of and misinformation about the Corona Virus outbreak. But is the …
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New Delhi/Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has made a gaffe claiming that the COVID-19 curve has been flattening in Pakistan. The faux pas happened because he was reading the chart upside …
Imran Khan reads chart upside down, claims Covid curve flattening Read More
Canberra: Australia’s suicide rate could increase by as much as 50 per cent as the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were taking their toll on people’s mental health, …
Australia suicide rate could increase by 50% due to pandemic Read More
Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that COVID-19 restrictions in the country would be eased while minimum social distance and hygiene rules would continue to apply. “I think we can say …
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London: In a U-turn, the UK government that earlier decided not to use the global framework proposed by Apple and Google for its coronavirus contact tracing app has now asked software …
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New York: Sixty-four children have been hospitalised across New York with a disease possibly linked to the COVID-19, the state’s health department said. In an advisory issued to healthcare providers on …
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London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced tough questions from lawmakers in the House of Commons as he was mulling a “comprehensive” plan to ease the COVID-19 lockdown in the country. …
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Washington: US President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution aimed at limiting the president’s power to use military forces against Iran. “This was a very insulting resolution, introduced by Democrats as part …
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Geneva: Strong and resilient health systems are the best defense against pandemics and the multiple health threats of the world, said World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “The pandemic …
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Paris: France’s death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to 25,809, the world’s fifth-highest behind the United States, Britain, Italy and Spain, according to figures released by the French Health Ministry. …
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