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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Washington: Pramila Jayapal, the first Indian-American woman to serve in the US House of Representatives, has endorsed the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden for the November presidential election, it was reported. …
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Dhaka: Restaurants in Dhaka can sell takeaway iftar items from Tuesday onwards amid an ongoing lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, police in the Bangladeshi capital said. Owners must ensure …
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Geneva: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that COVID-19 was still “extremely dangerous”, though countries were seeking to return to normal as social isolation measures have …
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Karachi: The Governor of Pakistan’s Sindh province has tested positive for the COVID-19 and was self-quarantining at his residence following the test result. “I have just been tested COVID-19 positive,” …
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Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that nearly 10,000 businesses have applied for his government’s wage-subsidy program of C$73 billion ($52 billion) to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. Applications opened …
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Houston: Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that the US state’s “stay-at-home” order will be allowed to expire on April 30, meaning more business can open up starting May 1. At a …
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New York: As the number of people killed by COVID-19 in the US reached 56,144, US President Donald Trump raised the forecast for deaths from the deadly disease sweeping the world …
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Geneva: The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has defended its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries should have listened to the agency after it …
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