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European tourists run short of cash, Delhi hotels come to their rescue
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Tourists from the European countries stranded in the national capital are facing problems due to the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus. They are short of cash but their hotels are providing them with food without asking for a
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Pope calls for world to come together against coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Vatican City, Mar 29 (ANI): Pope Francis on Sunday called for the world to stop "all forms of war" and act as "one human family" against the coronavirus.
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France confirms 37,575 coronavirus cases
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 29 (Sputnik/ANI): France has confirmed 37,575 cases of the coronavirus infection, up from 32,964 announced a day earlier, the French health agency said on Saturday.
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Cannes festival venue transformed into homeless shelter amid coronavirus l
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 28 (ANI): As one of the most prestigious events of the entertainment industry, the Cannes film festival got postponed to the end of June, the management has now transformed the location that has seen thousands of red carpet galas, into a homeless shelter.
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France has 32,964 coronavirus cases, increase of almost 4,000 in 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 28 (Sputnik/ANI): France has 32,964 cases of the coronavirus infection, up from 29,155 announced a day earlier, Jerome Salomon, the head of France's public health service, said Friday.
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French PM warns of "extremely high" wave of coronavirus epidemic in Paris
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 27 (Xinhua/ANI) : French Prime Minister Edouard Phillipe on Friday warned of an "extremely high" wave of the coronavirus epidemic that will sweep Paris and its suburbs in the coming days.
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You can now use Amazon Alexa to check COVID-19 risk level
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
California [USA], Mar 27 (ANI): Amazon announced that it is making its digital voice assistant Alexa even more helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic for risk analysis using voice commands.
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Rapper G-Eazy to provide free meals to kids in San Francisco for a month
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 27 (ANI): To make sure kids on his home turf don't go hungry while sheltering in place amid the coronavirus pandemic, Rapper G-Eazy is providing free meals to children in San Francisco for a month.
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France confirms it is pulling out troops from Iraq due to coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 26 (ANI): France is pulling out its troops from Iraq due to the coronavirus outbreak which has affected more than 25,000 people in the country and claimed over 1,000 lives.
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Iran should allow humanitarian assistance for COVID-19: US
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday said that Iran should accept the humanitarian assistance for the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, following Tehran's refusal of foreign help on the ground to deal with the coronavirus from a France-based medical charity.
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Iran rejects 'foreign' help as COVID-19 death toll nears 2,000
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tehran[Iran], Mar 25 (ANI): Iran on Wednesday ruled out any foreign help on the ground to deal with the coronavirus pandemic after an offer from a France-based medical charity to set up a 50-bed hospital, as the country's death toll from the coronavirus neared 2,000.
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COVID-19: France in touch with India for evacuation of its 2000 nationals
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The government of France is in talks with the Indian government for the evacuation of 2,000 French tourists who are stranded in the country due to nationwide lockdown, French diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.
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