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UN chief Antonio Guterres (AP file photo)World
Covid-19 pandemic turning into a human rights crisis : UN chief

Guterres said governments must be transparent, responsive and accountable

23 April 2020 1:21 PM IST

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo)World
Donald Trump signs immigration order curbing green cards

Trump said his move was necessary to help Americans find work in an economy ravaged by the coronavirus

23 April 2020 9:59 AM IST

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (AP Photo)World
Make no mistake, virus will be with us for a long time: WHO chief...

U.S. President Donald Trump last week criticised the WHO's handling of the pandemic and announced he was suspending...

23 April 2020 9:36 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan underwent a test for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. (AFP Photo)World
Pakistan PM Imran Khan undergoes covid19 test

Khan agreed for the test after Faisal Edhi met son of late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhimet who tested positive for...

22 April 2020 4:15 PM IST

A body wrapped in plastic that was unloaded from a refrigerated truck is handled by medical workers wearing personal protective equipment at Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City (AP Photo)World
Global coronavirus cases exceed 2.54 million, death toll crosses...

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China...

22 April 2020 3:40 PM IST

Medical workers wait for patients at a special coronavirus intake area at Maimonides Medical Center in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn which has seen an upsurge of coronavirus patients, April 2, 2020 in New York City. (AFP Photo)World
Coronavirus second wave may be even worse: US health chief

The White House emphasised on continuing with preventive measures to fight the coronavirus and increased testing

22 April 2020 2:19 PM IST

34 crew members on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs in southwestern Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus. (AP Photo)World
34 positive coronavirus cases on cruise ship docked in Japan

Initial four tests carried out revealed first infection on Monday, with additional testing among 57 crew finding a total...

22 April 2020 12:38 PM IST

A memorial pays tribute to Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Heidi Stevenson, a mother of two and a 23-year veteran of the force, along the highway in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. (AP Photo)World
Canada's worst mass shooting death toll rises to 23

Memorials cropped up all over the province of fewer than a million people, featuring Canadian flags and flowers

22 April 2020 11:46 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House.b (AP Photo)World
WHO becoming tool of 'Chinese propaganda': US

US President Donald Trump recently announced he would put a hold on America's funding to the World Health Organization

22 April 2020 11:08 AM IST

File photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang. The South Korean government is looking into reports that North Korean leader Kim is in fragile condition after surgery. (AP Photo)World
North Korea media silent on Kim's health as speculation on health...

North Korean media presented a business as usual image, carrying routine reporting of Kim's achievements

22 April 2020 10:43 AM IST

Passengers arriving from Changsha in China are screened for the new type of coronavirus (Patrick Ngugi/ AP)World
China reports 30 new coronavirus cases, 23 imported

Of the domestic cases, all seven were reported in Heilongjiang province near the Russian border

22 April 2020 10:40 AM IST

President Donald Trump says hell sign an executive order \to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States\ because of the coronavirus. (AP Photo)World
Donald Trump announces 60-day halt to US green cards

Trump said that the move will not have any impact on those entering the country on a temporary basis

22 April 2020 9:14 AM IST

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