Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a congratulatory message to Chinese President Xi Jinping for successfully containing the novel coronavirus, Pyongyang’s state media reported on Friday. In a “verbal …
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United Nations: The UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) has estimated that 116 million babies will be born under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic. New mothers and newborns will experience global containment …
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New York: Two Indian-origin doctors, a father and daughter, who died of COVID-19 after contracting the deadly disease while treating infected patients, have been hailed by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy …
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Islamabad: Pakistan’s COVID-19 death toll has registered an over 100 per cent increase over the past 10 days, while the number of cases reported by each province were also rising, data …
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Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown will be lifted in phases starting from Saturday, despite a surge in the number of coronavirus cases and …
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San Francisco: California Governor Gavin Newsom released guidelines for reopening businesses starting from Friday in the most populous US state amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re moving forward but we are doing …
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Washington: A woman who accuses Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her 27 years ago has called on him to quit the presidential race. In an interview, Tara …
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Damascus: The Islamic State (IS) carried out an attack in a desert region in eastern Syria, killing 11 Syrian soldiers and pro-government fighters, a war monitor reported. The IS attack took …
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Rome: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 274 more lives in Italy in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide toll to 29,958, according to the latest data released by the country’s …
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Jerusalem: Israeli President Reuven Rivlin tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government. On Thursday, Rivlin formally informed Netanyahu in a letter that he has two weeks to put …
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