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COVID-19: About half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods
Thu Apr 30 2020
Almost 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy, nearly half of the global workforce, face an immediate danger of losing their livelihoods due to the continued sharp decline in ...
Remdesivir has 'clear cut' power to fight coronavirus
Thu Apr 30 2020
US officials says there is "clear-cut" evidence that a drug can help people recover from the coronavirus. Remdesivir cut the duration of symptoms from 15 days down to 11 in clinic...
COVID-19: In India cases rises to 33,050
Thu Apr 30 2020
In India the number of cases climbed to 33,050 and the death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,074 after 66 more fatalities on Thursday, according to the Union H...
Actor Rishi Kapoor passed away
Thu Apr 30 2020
Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor died in a Mumbai hospital on Thursday, his brother Randhir Kapoor said. He was 67. "He is no more. He has passed away," Randhir told PTI....
Trump says China wants him to lose his bid for re-election
Thu Apr 30 2020
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in N...
Within 12 hours 9K Indians in UAE register to fly home
Thu Apr 30 2020
Around 9,000 Indians in the UAE wishing to fly home during the COVID-19 pandemic registered their details within 12 hours after the launch of the e-registration by the Indian missi...
Coronavirus deaths in US surpass Vietnam War toll
Wed Apr 29 2020
Coronavirus death toll climbed above 58,000 in US on Tuesday, surpassing the loss of American life from the Vietnam War, as Florida’s governor met with President Donald Trump to d...
Spanish beach sprayed with bleach
Wed Apr 29 2020
In Spain authorities in a Spanish coastal resort have apologised after spraying a beach with bleach in an attempt to protect children from coronavirus. Zahara de los Atunes, near C...
COVID-19 : Govt allows movement of stranded people
Wed Apr 29 2020
Migrant workers, tourists, students and other people, who are stranded in different parts of the country, were on Wednesday allowed to move to their respective destinations with ce...
Russia prolongs nationwide partial lockdown until May 11
Wed Apr 29 2020
Russians will have to self-isolate until May 11, President Vladimir Putin has said, as the country braces itself for the peak of the Covid-19 epidemic, which has infected over 95,0...
Chinese Navy expels US warship from territorial waters
Wed Apr 29 2020
A US warship was “expelled” from disputed South China Sea waters after Beijing’s navy scrambled fighter jets and naval assets to escort it away, accusing Washington of “provocative...
COVID-19 : Deaths In India Cross 1,000-Mark
Wed Apr 29 2020
In India 1,007 people have died of coronavirus and 31,332 cases have been reported so far, according to the latest figures from the Union Health Ministry. 73 people have died in th...
Meatpacking plants to stay open in US
Wed Apr 29 2020
Meat processing plants to stay open to protect the nation's food supply amid the coronavirus pandemic ordered US President Donald Trump. He invoked a Korean War-era law to mandate ...
Actor Irrfan Khan dies at 53
Wed Apr 29 2020
National Award winning actor and cancer warrior Irrfan Khan, whose films are a masterclass in seamless acting, died in Mumbai on Wednesday morning after battling a medical complica...
Top NYC doctor takes her own life
Tue Apr 28 2020
In US, a top New York City doctor who was on the front line of the US fight against coronavirus has taken her own life. Dr Lorna Breen, who was medical director of the emergency de...
Mumbai cops aged above 55 asked to go on leave
Tue Apr 28 2020
In view of the deaths of three policemen in the last three days due to COVID-19 disease, the Mumbai Police have asked their personnel who are above 55 years of age with pre-existin...
France, Spain reveal lockdown exits
Tue Apr 28 2020
Two of the worst-hit countries in the coronavirus pandemic France and Spain were laying out separate roadmaps Tuesday for lifting their lockdowns, while signs emerged the virus has...
Dubai could reopen to tourists by July
Tue Apr 28 2020
Dubai could start to reopen to tourists by July, according to a tourism official. The process is likely to be gradual and could be delayed until September, depending on restriction...
Indian criticism of coronavirus test kits is irresponsible: China
Tue Apr 28 2020
China has criticised India’s decision to stop using Chinese testing kits for the novel coronavirus because of quality issues as unfair and irresponsible in the latest strain in the...
Swab collection a high risk job, says doctor
Tue Apr 28 2020
As per news report of PTI, a doctor working at a hospital for treatment of coronavirus patients here in Maharashtra has revealed the tough task and challenges they face in collecti...