Toronto [Canada], April 8 (Sputnik/ANI): Canada is investing $2.14 million to counter misinformation online about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Department of Canadian Heritage said in a statement.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 6 (ANI): BJP MLA T Raja Singh lit a torch in Hyderabad following the call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off lights of houses at 9 PM for 9 minutes to mark the fight against the coronavirus.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 5 (ANI): People turned off the lights of their houses and lighted earthen lamps and flashed torch lights in Ahmedabad, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's '9 pm, 9-min' appeal to defeat the coronavirus pandemic.
Tripoli [Libya], April 5 (ANI): The United Nations has warned that an outbreak of coronavirus in Libya could be worrisome and catastrophic for the country's Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) and other 700,000 refugees in the country.
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): BJP MP Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday dismissed apprehensions over the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off the lights in their homes on April 5 for nine minutes and light earthen lamps, candles or use torches and mobile flashlights to stre
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to switch off lights for nine minutes on Sunday night and light earthen lamps, candles or use torches or flashlights to strengthen a collective resolve t
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri and cricketer Harbhajan Singh have come out in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to gather together for a unique exercise of lighting a diya, candle or torch on April 5 at 9 pm in the ongoing fight aga
Toronto [Canada], Apr 3 (Sputnik/ANI): A failure to maintain a six-foot distance between two individuals not from the same household will now be punishable by a fine exceeding $3500, the City of Toronto said in a statement.
Toronto [Canada], April 2 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Canada increased to 10,466, while the death toll increased to 111, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam told reporters on Thursday.
Lausanne [Switzerland], Mar 25 (ANI): In light of the postponement of the Olympics Games to 2021, the Organising Committee of Tokyo 2020 has decided to postpone the Olympic Torch Relay scheduled to start on March 26.
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): Pop star Shawn Mendes has donated $175,000 to the SickKids Foundation in Toronto with emergency medical resources to combat the coronavirus.