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Europe should crackdown on China, says EU Parliamentarian
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 19 (ANI): Holding China responsible for the coronavirus outbreak and conducting unfair trade practices with those nations who come up with a demand of independent investigation, a European Parliamentarian, Tom Vandendriessche, has called for levying a 'corona tax' on
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Face masks adorned with Madhubani and Manjusha paintings on sale in Patna
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 19 (ANI): Amid COVID-19 outbreak as the demand for face masks increases, folk artists in Patna are making reusable face masks adorned with Madhubani and Manjusha paintings.
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Nancy Pelosi calls Trump 'morbidly obese', says he shouldn't take hydroxyc
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 19 (ANI): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday criticized President Donald Trump for taking hydroxychloroquine--an anti-malarial drug which is believed to be helpful in keeping away from coronavirus infection but has not been approved by scientists, adding that he
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China backs WHO-led review of COVID-19 outbreak during annual meet
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 19 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all countries across the globe to support developing nations and pledged USD 2 billion in aid over two years to help them respond effectively to the pandemic.
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Combating COVID-19: Delhi Court prohibits use of saliva to affix fee stamp
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Delhi's Tis Hazari Court, in a circular, directed lawyers, Court staff and others not to use saliva while affixing court fee stamps on the applications and petitions and on envelopes containing summons, notices, etc in view of COVID-19 outbreak so as to preve
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White House says China's 'token' USD 2 billion payment to WHO meant as dis
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 19 (Sputnik/ANI): The US government sees China's newly announced payment to the World Health Organization (WHO) as an attempt to distract from Beijing's failure in handling the COVID-19 outbreak, White House National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot said in a
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US Fed chief says economic slump could stretch through end of 2021
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell said on Sunday that the US economy will recover from the damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic but the process could stretch through end of next year.
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Covid-19 will re-shape Singapore's shopping scene
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Singapore, May 18 (ANI): When normalcy returns and when cross-border travel is allowed, Indian visitors who come to Singapore to shop, may see changes to their usual shopping haunts.
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US economy seems to recover as people head back to shops, restaurants
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 18 (ANI): The US economy, which hit the bottom due to the damage wrought by the coronavirus, showed the first stirrings of recovery as Americans headed back to shops and restaurants over the weekend, trying to recapture routines, the outbreak had forced them to aband
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India among 62-nation seeking probe into WHO's COVID-19 response
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 18 (ANI): A total of 62 countries, including India has backed a joint effort by Australia and European Union, calling for an independent inquiry into the WHO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a draft resolution proposed for 73rd World Health Assembly
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Siddaramaiah calls CLP meeting to discuss K'taka govt's 'failures' in tack
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 17 (ANI): Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called a meeting of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) to discuss various issues related to coronavirus and "failures" of the state government in tackling the outbreak.
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COVID-19 spread high In India but not affecting all parts of country: Govt
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The containment policy of COVID-19 needs a differential approach in India as the virus spread is high in the population but it is not uniformly affecting all parts of the country, stated the latest updated containment plan for large outbreak area.
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