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Boeing, Airbus study covid behaviour during air travel
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): The unprecedented decline in the global air traffic because of governments closing borders worldwide and ordering would-be fliers to stay home has pushed multinational aerospace giants Boeing and Airbus to conduct a study to find how the coronavirus behav
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South Korea launches 'No mask, no ride' policy for buses, taxis
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 26 (ANI): The South Korean government on Tuesday launched a 'no mask, no ride' policy on buses and taxis as a persistent rise in coronavirus infections in Seoul and the other surrounding area prompted people to put on face masks.
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WHO warns of 'second peak' in areas where COVID-19 declining
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 26 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that countries seeing a decline in COVID-19 infections could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak.
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Delhi govt issues guidelines for domestic travel, asymptomatic passengers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The Delhi government on Monday issued guidelines for domestic travel -- air/train/interstate bus -- in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.
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Nissan and Renault prepare billions of dollars in cuts
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 25 (ANI): Multinational automobile manufacturers Nissan and Renault have planned to disclose billions of dollars in cost cuts this week and slash capacity by an additional million vehicles in view of the coronavirus shutdowns, people familiar with the companies'
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How Singapore and India are contributing to a COVID-19 vaccine race
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, May 25 (ANI): With the COVID-19 cases zipping past five million people globally last week and rocketing towards six million, the search for a vaccine and a therapy has become more and more urgent.
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Venice Film Festival still to take place in September
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 25 (ANI): While most film festivals including the Cannes have been canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, the world's longest running film festival - Venice Film Festival - is scheduled to be held as planned this September.
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Instead of blaming, help solve Covid-19 in face of mounting global challen
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 24 (ANI): In an apparent reference to the countries blaming Beijing for spreading the coronavirus pandemic, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that self-conceit and blame-shifting will not help any country solve this problem but will only hurt other count
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China running a disinformation campaign on Covid-19, say British analysts
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 24 (ANI): A Britain-based think tank on Friday organised a webinar to discuss China's disinformation campaign on Covid-19 and its waning influence around the world.
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Boris Johnson resists calls to sack adviser Dominic Cummings for breaching
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 24 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday resisted calls from opposition parties to sack adviser Dominic Cummings after he traveled 400 kilometers from London to northern England while his wife showed COVID-19 symptoms, as per local media sources cited by Al
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Trump seen golfing at his Virginia club amid pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday was seen golfing at his Virginia club, marking his first visit to one of his golf properties since March amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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UK plans cut in Huawei's 5G network in the wake of coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 23 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to reduce Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's involvement in Britain's 5G network in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.
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