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President gives assent to promulgation of Ordinance to amend the Epidemic
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind has approved to promulgate The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 which provides stricter punishments for attacks against health workers even as the country battles the coronavirus outbreak.
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South Korean president announces USD 32 billion relief package for industr
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 22 (ANI): South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday announced a massive USD 32 billion relief package in a bid to revive the country's key industries.
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Tale of two communist nations in COVID-19 battle: China faces scrutiny, Vi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], April 18 (ANI): Even as the communist China has faced accusations of downplaying the discovery and severity of coronavirus which originated in its city of Wuhan, its neighbour Vietnam, also a communist-run country- is winning accolades for its handling of the crisis and is
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COVID-19 crisis to alter global trade paradigm, future of work: Experts
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): A cross-section of industry experts said on Saturday that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and consequent lockdowns across the world to curb its spread will alter the future of work forever.
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Arsenal to provide free meals to aid fight against COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], April 10 (ANI): England's football club Arsenal on Friday announced that it will be providing more than 30,000 free meals as well as personal hygiene products to people in need in the local community to aid the fight against coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19 pandemic reveals how bioterrorist attack may unfold: UN Secretary
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [U.S.], April 10 (Sputnik/ANI): The lack of preparedness for the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic revealed how non-state actors could access deadly strains to perpetrate a bioterrorist attack, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council.<
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Increase spending on managing COVID-19 pandemic, tackle climate emergency:
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], April 9 (ANI): The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having far-reaching economic and social consequences for the Asia Pacific region with strong cross-border spillover effects through trade, tourism and financial linkages, according to a new report by the United N
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Canada to Invest $2.14Mln to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Toronto [Canada], April 8 (Sputnik/ANI): Canada is investing $2.14 million to counter misinformation online about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Department of Canadian Heritage said in a statement.
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Dehradun's Bhagat Singh Colony, Kargi-Grant area under community surveilla
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 6 (ANI): After five people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event recently in Delhi, tested positive for Coronavirus here, District Magistrate Ashish Kr Srivastava ordered community surveillance in Bhagat Singh Colony and Kargi-Grant areas on Monday.
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Combating COVID-19: HDFC Bank receives mandate to collect donations for PM
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 5 (ANI): HDFC Bank Ltd has received the mandate to collect donations for the PM CARES Fund, which was created with the primary objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and to provide relief to
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Chandler Bing's sarcasm is yet again on point amid coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Using famous 'Friends' character Chandler Bing's expression of hiding pain through sarcasm, actor Matthew Perry on Saturday used the reference to talk about coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19: AIFF supports FIFA's decision to postpone U-17 Women's World Cup
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): All India Football Federation and Local Organising Committee on Saturday supported FIFA's decision to postpone the U-17 Women's World Cup in India due to COVID-19.
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