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PM Modi speaks to S Africa President Ramaphosa over COVID-19 management
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation on Thursday with South African President Matemela Cyril Ramaphosa, about the measures New Delhi and Pretoria are taking to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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World Economic Forum pushes Singapore meet to August amid COVID-19
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 4 (ANI): The World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, which will take place in Singapore this year instead of traditional Alpine resort Davos, has been postponed until August 17-20 from the end of May, the organizers announced Wednesday.
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Coronavirus can be controlled, WHO Chief says, pointing to decrease in num
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The global decrease in the number of new emerging cases of COVID-19 suggests that the virus can be controlled regardless of its mutations, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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UK's lockdown hero "Captain Tom" hospitialised with COVID-19
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London [UK], February 1 (ANI): Centenarian Captain Tom Moore, who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has been admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, his daughter said.
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WHO delegation visits Wuhan market in hunt for coronavirus origin
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Wuhan [China], February 1 (ANI): Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) delegation investigating the origin of COVID-19 on Sunday visited a market in Wuhan, China where many of the first infections were reported in late 2019.
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Argentina extends social distancing measures for another month
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Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Argentina has decided to extend mandatory social distancing measures until the end of February to curb the further spread of the coronavirus, according to a decree issued by President Alberto Fernandez on Saturday.
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Tunisian Foreign Minister tests positive for COVID-19
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Tunis [Tunisia], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi announced that he has contracted the coronavirus and has severe symptoms.
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Some 200 National Guard Troops deployed at US Capitol test positive for CO
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Washington [US], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 200 members of the National Guard deployed to Washington, DC for the inauguration of President Joe Biden have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Incoming Surgeon General Murthy calls for speeding administration of COVID
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Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): The US needs to do more to help speed the administration of Covid-19 vaccines, Vivek Murthy, President Joe Biden's pick for US surgeon general, said on Thursday (local time).
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Many Australians urge PM to rebuke MP for COVID disinformation
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Canberra [Australia], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Three-quarters of Australians have called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to censure a member of parliament over COVID-19 disinformation.
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World COVID-19 deaths surpass 2 million
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Baltimore [US], January 16 (ANI): A grim milestone has been reached globally as the COVID-19 deaths have breached the 2 million deaths mark while the cases are nearing 94 million.
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CCP wants a different theory of international relations that will not crea
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Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): As relations between the United States and China continue to worsen, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wants "a very different theory" of international relations that's controlled in a way that won't creat
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