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Amazon, YouTube, Netflix switch to SD streaming as consumption increases
Updated : 6 years ago IST
California [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): Major video and streaming platforms have switched to standard definition (SD) streaming quality to prevent straining broadband networks in Europe as the consumption increases over COVID-19 outbreak.
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Covid-19: Railway employee suspended for hiding son's Europe travel histor
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hubbali (Karnataka) [India], March 20 (ANI): South Western Railway suspended an employee on Thursday, for allegedly hiding her son's travel history who returned from Spain. The employee's son has now been kept under isolation.
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Airlines disappointed with EC guidelines on passenger rights
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva/Brussels, Mar 19 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for Europe (A4E) have reacted with dismay to the European Commission's new guidelines on the application of the EU261 passenger rights regime.
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Eurovision Song Contest cancelled due to coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rotterdam (Netherlands) [Europe], Mar 18 (ANI): The 2020 Eurovision Song Contest became the latest high profile cultural event to be hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with the annual singing competition delayed.
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Nepal expands entry ban to flights from Europe, West Asia, Mid-East
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar 18 (ANI): Nepal on Wednesday imposed restriction on the entry of all arrivals and transit flights from Europe, West Asia, and the Middle East in a bid to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Assisting more than 300 Indian students in Rome: Embassy
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], Mar 18 (ANI): The Indian embassy in Italy said on Wednesday it was assisting more than 300 Indian students stranded in the capital Rome and nearby areas amid the outbreak of coronavirus that has infected nearly 28,000 people in the European nation.
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Will take 12-18 months to develop vaccine for coronavirus: Mark Esper
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Mar 18 (Sputnik/ANI): US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said in a press briefing on Tuesday that the Department of Defense believes it will take 12 to 18 months to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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WHO calls for 'boldest actions' from European countries in fight against C
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 17 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday called upon all European countries to take the "boldest actions" in the fight against novel coronavirus.
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COVID-19 cases in Spain surpasses 11,000, health authorities
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Mar 17 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Spain has increased by almost 2000, exceeding 11,000, Fernando Simon, the director of the Coordination Center for Health Alerts and Emergencies, said on Tuesday.
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French President announces suspension of utility bills, rent for small bus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 17 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the suspension of utility bills and rent for small businesses struggling to stay afloat amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the European nation.
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COVID-19: After Europe, India bars travellers from Afghanistan, Philippine
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Further tightening the lockdown to contain the coronavirus spread, the government on Tuesday imposed fresh travel restrictions prohibiting the entry of travellers from Afghanistan, Philippines and Malaysia and suspended all flights from the three countries
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ICMR DG to brief President Kovind on coronavirus preparedness
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Balram Bhargava is likely to brief President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday on the country's preparedness to contain the coronavirus.
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