By Nikhila Natarajan New York, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Americas top infectious diseases doctor on the White House coronavirus task force, signalled a dramatic shift in the way Covid-19 vaccine development …
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Rome, The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 8,165 lives in locked-down Italy by Thursday, with the cumulative number of cases reaching 80,539, according to new data released by the Civil Protection …
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New York, The number of COVID-19 cases in the US topped 70,000 as of 1.45 p.m., US Eastern Time on Thursday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering …
US confirmed COVID-19 cases top 70,000, toll crosses 1,000 Read More
Paris, The coronavirus claimed 365 lives in France in 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 1,696 while the total of confirmed cases jumped to 29,155, Director General of Health …
Coronavirus cases near 30,000 in France, death toll at 1,696 Read More
London: UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak will on Thursday unveil a package of support to self-employed workers facing financial difficulties due to the coronavirus pandmic. The Indian-origin Chancellor had set out …
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Dhaka: The Bangladesh government has conditionally released former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and suspended her sentence for six months, as the country goes all out in its efforts to combat the …
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Geneva: Calling it “a second window of opportunity”, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to use this critical window now to suppress and stop the further transmission …
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Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has said China is ready to work with all other parties to step up coordination against COVID-19 and shore up confidence in the international community. Xi …
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Islamabad: While reiterating his hesitance in imposing a full-scale lockdown in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan urged the country’s leaders to “discuss and reassess” their strategies in order to find a …
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New Delhi/Kabul: The Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for the terror attack on a Gurudwara in central Kabul in which at least 27 members of the Sikh community were …
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