New York: The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 600,000, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. On Tuesday, the country …
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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the military could be deployed to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic in the country, after the number of cases in the country rose …
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Abu Dhabi: The balance of power will tip in favour of China in a post COVID-19 world and the US may take longer to recover compared to countries in Asia, a …
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Washington: The White House has said that President Donald Trump was not firing the nation’s top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci. “This media chatter is ridiculous,” Xinhua news agency quoted White …
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Washington: More than 30 people were killed after tornadoes ripped through states in southern US, authorities have said. The tornadoes hit Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South and North Carolinas …
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Geneva: There is no evidence that the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, which is primarily used against tuberculosis, protects people against infection with the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. …
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United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned about the fighting in Libya, including the latest shelling of Tripoli, and the first signs of COVID-19 infection, a spokesman said. “We are …
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Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has inaugurated a national broadcast education channel to mitigate the loss faced by the students due to the closure of educational institutions till May 31 …
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Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said that the country’s coronavirus lockdown will be extended till May 11. “The confinement… the strictest… will pursue till Monday May the 11th,” Macron said on …
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United Nations: A United Nations spokesman said that as of Sunday evening, there were 189 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the entire UN system across the world, including three deaths. “As …
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