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Pennsylvania fire department helps children celebrate birthday during lock
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 6 (ANI): Having your birthday during the lockdown period would, indeed, spoil your plans! However, a fire department in Pennsylvania is making efforts to bring cheer to the families who are unable to celebrate their children's birthday during these trying times.
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UN chief urges govts to protect women as response to COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 6 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday (local time) urged governments across the world to protect women as part of the response to the lethal coronavirus outbreak.
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UN Security Council may meet soon to discuss COVID-19, says Secy Gen Anton
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): With the world under the grip of COVID-19, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres indicated that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) may meet soon to discuss the pandemic, which has infected more than 1.2 million worldwide and killed cl
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Impossible to contain COVID-19 in war-torn countries like Libya: UN
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
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.
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After Kerala floods, 'Youth Power' to combat COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 3 (ANI): Youths, who came together to help during Kerala floods and won wide appreciation including from the UN, are back again, this time to battle COVID-19 crisis.
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UN disarmament commission's session postponed to 2021 over COVID-19: UNGA
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has pushed back the organizational session of the UN Disarmament Commission to 2021 in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nikon is offering online photography courses for free
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Apr 2 (ANI): For those in love with the lens but unable to capture the beauty outside due to the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, Nikon is offering free online courses to help you enhance your skills while sitting at home.
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Haryana rolls out telemedicine services
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 2 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said the State government has decided to roll-out telemedicine services in the State from today onward to provide better access to healthcare services to those people who are unable to visit h
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UN calls for $2.5 trillion coronavirus crisis package for developing count
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 31 (ANI): With two-thirds of the world's population living in developing countries (excluding China) facing unprecedented economic damage from the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations is calling for a 2.5 trillion dollars package for these countries to turn expressio
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MP: Female cop faces action for writing 'I've violated lockdown, stay away
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): A female cop in Madhya Pradesh now faces action for writing "I have violated lockdown, stay away from me" on the forehead of a labourer. Termed as unacceptable by her own force, the action comes at a time when thousands of migrant workers ar
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COVID-19: GPO staff serves food to needy amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): In a noble gesture, the staff of General Post Office (GPO) along with their family members in Thiruvananthapuram came together to serve home cooked food to those who are unable to get food during the lockdown period following COVID-19 outbre
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Narendra Modi interacts with AYUSH professionals over COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) professionals from around the country through video conferencing on the coronavirus pandemic situation.
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