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BRICS Foreign Ministers to brainstorm on response to COVID-19 today
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will join his counterparts from Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa on Tuesday, as the foreign ministers of BRICS member countries will hold an extraordinary video conference to discuss ways to jointly combat the c
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Corona pandemic: European Commission should question China over spreading
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 28 (ANI): The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Party have issued an open letter calling on the European Commission (EC) to investigate and explain the allegations that a recent report documenting how governments push disinformation about the coronavirus p
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COVID-19: Tottenham's players to follow social distancing as training resu
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 28 (ANI): Tottenham Hotspur has become the latest side to announce a return to training following the suspension of football due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19: FIFA proposes use of five substitutions after football resumes
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], April 27 (ANI): FIFA has proposed that teams should temporarily be allowed to use five substitutes in order to minimise the injury threat to players due to the congestion caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Amazon pilots using video calls to verify third-party sellers
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 27 (ANI): E-commerce company Amazon is testing using video calls to verify third-party sellers in an attempt to minimise the amount of fraudulent accounts and listings on its platform, the company announced.
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Julian Assange's extradition hearing postponed till November due to corona
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 27 (ANI): The hearings on the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States have been postponed till November due to coronavirus pandemic with his defense arguing that it made the proceeding 'medically dangerous'.
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These wheels are on fire: Ronaldo shares cycling session with fans
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Although football has been brought to an indefinite halt by the coronavirus pandemic, Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be committed to maintaining his physical fitness by training at home.
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Financial stocks gain as RBI opens liquidity window for mutual funds
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 27 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices trimmed early gains in the afternoon session on Monday but closed in the green with a surge in financial stocks after the Reserve Bank of India launched a special liquidity facility worth Rs 50,000 crore for mutual funds
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French Grand Prix cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 27 (ANI): The organisers of the French Grand Prix on Monday confirmed that the event will not go ahead in 2020, in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19: Coursera to make 3,800 of its courses free for the unemployed
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
California [USA], April 27 (ANI): Online learning platform Coursera will make 3,800 of its courses available for free to people unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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RBI announces Rs 50,000 crore special liquidity facility for mutual funds
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 27 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday decided to open a special liquidity facility for mutual funds of Rs 50,000 crore in a bid to arrest redemptions in the asset management industry after last week's collapse of six debt schemes of Franklin
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Manchester City's Fernandinho missing football after returning to Brazil
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Manchester [UK], April 27 (ANI): Manchester City's midfielder Fernandinho said that he is missing football as the Premier League season has been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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