Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a “gradual” and “cautious” exit strategy from COVD-19 measures, saying “despite everything, we are still at the very beginning of the pandemic and …
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Washington: Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the US, has urged caution American states to reopen, as anti-quarantine protests were taking place across the country. “Clearly this is something …
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Seoul/Washington: The US is looking into intelligence that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is “in grave danger after a surgery”, a media report said on Tuesday. The Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency …
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Rome: Coronavirus-scourged Italy has, for the first time, reported a drop, though small, in the number of people officially identified as infected with coronavirus since the outbreak began. “For the first …
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Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival, Benny Gantz, on Monday reached an agreement for an emergency unity government, in which both will hold the top post in …
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United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against a retreat from climate action at a time when the world is preoccupied with the coronavirus. “Currently all eyes are on the …
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Los Angeles: The UK’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle who have relocated to California after stepping down as senior royals, have told the British tabloid press they were ending …
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Ottawa: A man disguised as a police officer went on a shooting rampage in Canada’s Nova Scotia province, killing 16 people, in the deadliest such attack in the country’s history, …
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Riyadh, G20 Health Ministers held a teleconference to analyze the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which they said “has highlighted systemic weaknesses” in thee healthcare systems, agreeing on the need …
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Manila: US President Donald Trump and his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte discussed possible bilateral cooperation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a phone call, at a time of tense …
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