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World Bank says 100 mln people facing extreme poverty in 2021
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): An estimated 100 million people experienced extreme poverty this year largely in the so-called middle-income countries (MICs) as a result of the economic crisis brought about by the measures implemented to address the novel coronavirus pandemic, the
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Canada, US extend COVID-19 border restrictions till July 21
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada is extending the border restrictions that limit so-called non-essential travel to and from the United States through July 21 amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said on Friday.
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Biden signs legislation to address hate crimes against Asian Americans
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has signed legislation to address the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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US congressman demands shifting 2022 Olympics from Beijing amid gross huma
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): The United States and other countries should pursue moving the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games from Beijing to another place because of China's human rights violations and its responsibility for the novel coronavirus pandemic, US Congressman Michael McCaul
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Makers delay release of John Krasinski's 'A Quiet Place Part II' amid pand
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 23 (ANI): Paramount has yet again pushed back the release of the marquee title 'A Quiet Place Part II' further into 2021 amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
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US House passes bill to provide Americans USD 2,000 stimulus checks, sends
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives has passed legislation to provide Americans with USD 2,000 stimulus checks in an effort to offer financial relief during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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US entering 'most dangerous' COVID-19 phase, warns Trump adviser
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Dr. Deborah Birx, one of President Donald Trump's top medical advisers on the novel coronavirus pandemic, has warned in an internal memorandum that the United States has not turned the corner as the US president claims and is entering the most da
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Guterres reiterates call on UN Day for global ceasefire to fight COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated in a speech on the United Nations Day on Thursday that all hostilities worldwide should cease in order to direct joint efforts toward combating the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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US mortality data indicates COVID-19 death toll nearly double reported tol
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The true death toll from COVID-19 likely exceeds 400,000, nearly twice the official tally, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) based on an analysis of "excess deaths" in the first eight months of the novel c
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COVID-19 pandemic to push 150 million people into extreme poverty by 2021:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 150 million people may fall into extreme poverty throughout the world by 2021 as a result of the economic contraction caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank said in a report on Wednesday.
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COVID-19 to potentially increase child mortality in developing countries b
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The novel coronavirus pandemic will likely drive up child mortality rates in developing countries by slightly less than half of the current rate, World Bank President David Malpass said on Monday.
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Canada extends coronavirus travel ban until October 31
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], October 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada is extending the travel ban for foreigners until October 31 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said in a statement.
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