Washington [US], May 17 (ANI): Resignation of Bill Gates in 2020 from Microsoft's Board of Directors came after the board hired a law firm to investigate a romantic relationship he had with a Microsoft employee that was deemed inappropriate, people familiar with the matter said.
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): India's daily spike of coronavirus cases remained below the 3 lakh mark for the first time in nearly 26 days as only 2,81,386 fresh infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry's data on Monday.
Madrid [Spain], May 17 (ANI): Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has denied telling his players that he would be leaving the club once the ongoing season comes to an end.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand reported its first death by black fungus or Mucormycosis at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh, informed AIIMS PRO on Monday.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Sunday reported 270 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the nationwide tally to 70,522, the health ministry said.
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): Amid strained ties between Washington and Beijing, the US-China nuclear arms have raced up after reports have emerged of the communist nation developing second-strike capability in nuclear energy.
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Amid the reports of COVID-19 vaccine shortage from various states, the Central government on Sunday said nearly 51 lakh vaccine doses will be received by the States and Union Territories within the next three days.
Muscat [Oman], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani Health Ministry on Sunday announced 2,788 new COVID-19 infections during the past five days, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the sultanate to 205,501, the official Oman News Agency reported.
Paris [France], May 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's right-wing National Rally party, said on Sunday that media reports alleging her of embezzlement of EU funds through a fictitious employment scheme were aimed at undermining her presidency bid in the 2022 vote.
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 16 (ANI): Nepal on Sunday reported 7,368 new COVID-19 cases, taking the cumulative count of infections in the country to 4,55,020.
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Amid the reports of a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in rural India, the Centre on Sunday issued guidelines for the containment and management of coronavirus spread in peri-urban, rural and Tribal areas to strengthen primary level healthcare infrastructure
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,780 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, bringing the national total to 470,110.