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India continues to extend helping hand to Nepal to fight COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 17 (ANI): India has been extending its hands to long-time partner Nepal by supplying various medicines and equipment to fight the COVID-19 crisis.
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Japan sees worst Q2 GDP contraction in 40 years amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 17 (ANI): Japan's economy in April to June period shrank an annualised 27.8 per cent in real terms from the previous quarter, the sharpest contraction in 40 years as COVID-19 pandemic upended the economy, reports said on Monday.
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India's COVID-19 death toll crosses 50,000 mark
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 17 (ANI): India's COVID-19 death toll breached the 50,000 mark as 941 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
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Protesters rally in Brussels against mandatory mask use
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): People angry at the Brussels authorities for mandating the use of face coverings in all public places to fight the COVID-19 pandemic gathered in the Belgian capital on Sunday to protest the new rules.
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Uttarakhand's COVID-19 count reaches 12,175 with 235 new cases
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): With 235 new cases reported on Sunday, Uttarakhand's coronavirus count reached 12,175, according to the State Control Room COVID-19.
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With 652 new cases, Delhi's COVID-19 count at 1,52,580
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 16 (ANI): With 652 new cases and eight deaths, Delhi has recorded 1,52,580 COVID-19 cases so far, according to the health bulletin of the government in the national capital on Sunday.
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5,950 new COVID-19 cases reported in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 16 (ANI): A total of 5,950 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, taking the state's coronavirus tally to 3,38,055, the health department informed.
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South Korea registers record number of COVID-19 cases since March
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Aug 16 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea has registered a record number of 279 COVID-19 cases since March, bringing the overall number to 15,318, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Sunday.
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Ryan Reynolds urges Canadian teens to stop partying during pandemic: 'Don'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 16 (ANI): Canadian-American actor Ryan Reynolds has sent a message for partying Canadian teens who aren't practising social distancing: 'Don't kill anyone, especially not his mom'.
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Himachal Pradesh's COVID-19 count surges to 3,907
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 15 (ANI): The total number of COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh now stands at 3,907, the state's health department informed on Saturday.
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Thinner crowd at Beating retreat ceremony on Attari-Wagah border
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Wagah (Punjab) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): The Beating retreat ceremony was held at the Attari-Wagah Border as part of India's 74th Independence Day celebrations but the crowd was thinner due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID: Plea in Delhi HC against salary cuts of private school teachers
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): A petition has been moved before the Delhi High Court against the salary deductions being faced by teachers and other staff of some private schools in the national capital amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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