London: Some 20,000 former staff of the UK’s National Health Services (NHS) have returned to work to help the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed …
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Los Angeles: Singer-songwriter John Prine, who received a Grammy lifetime achievement award this year, is in critical condition with symptoms of coronavirus. The 73-year-old singer’s family shared the news via his …
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Seoul: North Korea has tested “super-large” multiple rocket launchers, Pyongyang’s state media reported on Monday, a day after South Korea’s military said the country fired what appeared to be two short-range …
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London; Great Pakistani squash player Azam Khan has died of novel coronavirus. He was 95. According to a report in geo.tv, Azam, who won four consecutive British Open titles between 1959-62, …
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Madrid, Spain has suspended the use of Chinese kits to detect coronavirus after being found to be faulty. As per media reports, Spain discovered that the rapid test kits failed …
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Washington, US President Donald Trump said the country is stepping up developing treatments for COVID-19 patients, including experiment on antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and a blood-related therapy. Addressing a White House …
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Cape Town, The total number of COVID-19 infections in South Africa has risen to 1,280, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said. In his latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic, he also …
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Berlin: A German provincial Finance minister, who was reportedly worried about the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, has been found dead, having allegedly committed suicide, reports said on Sunday. The …
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New York: US President Donald Trump has backed off his threat to quarantine Covid-19’s epicentre, New York City area, but the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an advisory …
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Rio de Janeiro: Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has backed a campaign to help underprivileged families in Brazil cope with the coronavirus outbreak. Led by Brazilian television personality Luciano Huck, the …
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