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Will add 75 million barrels to nation's strategic petroleum reserve, says
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 21 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Monday said that he is planning to add as much as 75 million barrels of oil to the nation's strategic petroleum reserve as the oil prices crashed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indian Railways crosses two million mark in distribution of free meals dur
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Indian Railways on Monday crossed the two million mark in the distribution of free hot cooked meals during the coronavirus lockdown in the country.
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ADB Ventures raises $50 million, exceeding fund capitalisation target
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 20 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday that ADB Ventures, its new impact investment platform, will soon start operations after successfully raising the equivalent of 50 million dollars from multilateral and bilateral development partners and
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Priyanka Chopra lauds Global Citizen, WHO for success of 'One World' conce
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C, [USA], April 20 (ANI): Actor Priyanka Chopra on Monday lauded the World Health Organisation, Global Citizen and musician Lady Gaga for the success of the virtual concert 'One World: Together At Home' and for being able to raise USD 127 million for COVID-19 relief.
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Over 81,000 COVID-19 cases reported worldwide in last 24 hours: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 20 (ANI): A further 81,153 people have tested positive for the coronavirus disease over the preceding 24 hours, taking the overall number of cases confirmed since the start of the outbreak above 2.24 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Sunday
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, wife Patty Quillin donate USD 30 million to vac
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 19 (ANI): Netflix chief Reed Hastings and his wife Patty Quillin have donated USD 30 million to Gavi Alliance, the nonprofit immunization organization started by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, reported Variety.
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Andhra Pradesh doctors set record in COVID-19 tests, conduct 5508 tests pe
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 19 (ANI): Doctors in Andhra Pradesh have set a record by conducting 5,508 COVID -19 tests per day, occupying the second place among states conducting maximum number of COVID-19 tests per million.
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First shipment of hydroxychloroquine from India en route to UAE
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The first shipment of medical equipment, carrying 5.5 million tablets of hydroxychloroquine -- an anti-malarial drug identified by the US Food and Drug Administration as a possible treatment for the COVID-19 -- is currently on its way to the United Arab
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Chinese administration protecting Xi from global criticism over COVID-19,
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi/Berlin [India/Germany], April 19 (ANI): The coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan city of central China last December, continues to wreak havoc across the world affecting millions of people. However, experts believe that since the very beginning, the mainland has been hiding facts
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COVID-19: Experts say face mask shortage led to significant loss of life i
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 19 (ANI): A number of health experts have opined that the millions of face masks donated by the Trump administration to China earlier this year when coronavirus was raging in that country created a shortage of the protective gear, which probably contributed to a si
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Taylor Swift's 'Soon You'll Be Better' performance at 'One World' concert
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 19 (ANI): Taylor Swift won millions of hearts with her performance of hope at the virtual concert 'One World: Together At Home' where she performed 'Soon You'll Be Better.'
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US can efficiently use $500 million it allocates to WHO, says Trump
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): The United States could find ways to efficiently use the USD 500 million, it usually allocates to the World Health Organisation (WHO), said President Donald Trump while taking a dig at the United Nations health body.
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