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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London; A 108-year-old woman, who survived the two World Wars and the outbreak of the Spanish flu, died within hours of testing positive for coronavirus, becoming the UK’s oldest fatality due …
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Canberra: The Australian government on Sunday announced an A$1.1 billion ($678 million) funding package to support the country’s most vulnerable amid the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Health …
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San Francisco: Google has decided to cancel this years April Fools prank out of respect for those fighting new coronavirus pandemic globally. An internal email from Google marketing head Lorraine …
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San Francisco: Twitter has deleted a tweet posted by US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Republican activist Charlie Kirk for violating its rules over novel coronavirus misinformation. Giuliani …
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Wuhan: China’s Wuhan, where the coronavirus pandemic originated last December, on Sunday reopened more bus routes, as the city gets its public transportation system back on track after almost two month …
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Kabul: The Taliban has said that it had some reservations about the peace negotiating team formed by the Afghan government, saying it violated the deal the militant group signed with the …
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Seoul: K-pop star Choi Jong Hoon has been sentenced to one year in jail for filming his rape victims and sending the footage to his friends. The 31-year-old disgraced star was …
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