Rome: Italy will keep its ports closed to NGO boats carrying out rescue operations in the Mediterranean for the duration of the coronavirus emergency in the country, Interior Minister Luciana …
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Moscow: Neither the coronavirus nor the blizzard sweeping through Red Square in Moscow could stop Russians from celebrating the 150th birthday of the founder of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin …
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Beijing: People coming to Beijing from abroad must undergo one week of additional quarantine, besides the two weeks period that was mandatory until now due to the coronavirus pandemic, according …
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Washington: Global remittances are projected to decline by about 20 per cent this year due to the COVID-19-induced economic crisis, the World Bank Group (WBG) said. The projected fall, which would …
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Baghdad: Seven Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an airstrike during an operation in the eastern province of Diyala of Iraq, Iraqi military said. The incident took place when an …
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Islamabad: Pakistan has received an emergency loan of $1.39 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, pushing the countrys foreign currency reserves apparently to a …
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Cairo: The confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Turkey climbed to 98,674 on Wednesday and the death toll reached 2,376. Meanwhile, Iran confirmed 1,194 new cases, bringing the total number to 85,996. …
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Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) chief called on the United States to reconsider its decision to freeze funding to the organization, and hoped that the US will once again support …
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New Delhi/Beijing: The Wuhan-originated novel coronavirus that globally killed around 180,000 people so far, has mutated into at least 30 different genetic variations, according to a new study in China. The …
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Kabul: Four Afghan civilians were killed when a vehicle they were travelling in hit a roadside bomb in eastern Ghazni province, provincial government spokesman confirmed on Wednesday. “The incident occurred …
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