New York: With nations around the world battered by their dependence on China for vital supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Washington was …
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Washington: The number of sailors testing positive for COVID-19 aboard US Navy destroyer, the USS Kidd, has risen to 78, representing nearly 25 per cent of the ship’s complement, according to …
Nearly quarter of sailors test corona-positive aboard US Navy destroyer Kidd Read MoreNew York; The number of COVID-19 deaths in the US has topped 60,000, reaching 60,207 as of 4 p.m. (Wednesday), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at …
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New York; While declaring May as Asian American Heritage Month, US President Donald Trump recalled his visit to India as “a demonstration of our nation’s enduring friendship with one of the …
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Washington: The Amoeba record store, a place of pilgrimage for music lovers, has said goodbye to its iconic headquarters on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Amoeba’s move was planned, but …
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United Nations: Carbon-intensive, polluting industries should not receive taxpayer bailouts in the COVID-19 recovery efforts that should instead tackle climate change and pollution, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “By making …
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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday extended the national paid leave introduced to contain the spread of COVID-19 to May 11. “We are now facing a new, perhaps the most …
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Mumbai: Singer Sona Mohapatra has come out with a cheeky version of singer Arijit Singh’s number “Zaalima” and said the quirky do-it-yourself (DIY) music video was created as an artistic response …
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Tokyo: The Japanese government has been forced to halt its free mask distribution program, after the initiative received a barrage of mockery and criticism. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe …
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Colombo: Some 4,000 Sri Lankan Navy personnel and their families have been quarantined after at least 185 military members tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday. Some 181 …
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