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Coronavirus cases in Pakistan tally 2238

The country has also witnessed 31 deaths from the infection

2 April 2020 2:58 PM IST

Australian student Alek Sigley says he was threatened with a firing-squad execution in North Korea (AFP Photo)

Australian student says North Korea threatened to execute him

Alek Sigley was forced to read out a videoed "letter of apology" dictated by his captors before being released

2 April 2020 2:30 PM IST

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North Korea insists it is free of coronavirus

Pak Myong, director of anti-epidemic department of the North's Central Emergency, insisted that the efforts had been...

2 April 2020 12:50 PM IST

Customers shop for pork at a wet market in Taicang city, east Chinas Jiangsu province. (Photo- AFP)

â€‹China's 'deadly' wet markets selling bats, pangolins and dogs...

Huanan Seafood Market in China's Wuhan is believed to be the epicentre of coronavirus

2 April 2020 10:04 AM IST

Muslims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on March 7, 2020

Coronavirus: Saudi asks Muslims to delay Haj plans

The kingdom's Al Saud ruling family stakes its legitimacy in this oil-rich nation on overseeing and protecting the hajj...

1 April 2020 1:52 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo- AP)

US sanctions not hampered Iran's fight against coronavirus: Rouhani

Friction between Tehran and Washington has increased since 2018 when President Donald Trump pulled the US out of...

1 April 2020 1:29 PM IST

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Coronavirus deaths outnumber 9/11 terror attacks in US

More than 4,000 people in the US have died due to COVID-19 and nearly 190,000 have been infected by it

1 April 2020 12:38 PM IST

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listen as President Donald Trump speaks before he signs the coronavirus stimulus relief package in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, in Washington. (AP Photo)

Trump Impeachment trial distracted govt from coronavirus: McConnell

McConnell said that the outbreak came up while tied down on the impeachment trial, and it diverted the attention of the...

1 April 2020 11:13 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (Photo- AP)

Over 2 lakh coronavirus deaths in US likely: White House

Trump called it a matter of life and death for Americans to heed his administration's guidelines

1 April 2020 10:56 AM IST

Spain outbreak is the worlds second deadliest. (Photo- AFP)

Spain: Coronavirus claims 849 lives in a day

Spain, whose outbreak is the world's second deadliest after Italy, broke another national record of 849 deaths in one...

31 March 2020 5:25 PM IST

12-year-old infected with coronavirus dies in Belgium

12-year-old infected with coronavirus dies in Belgium

The small EU country, with a population of 11.4 million, now has 12,775 cases of persons tested positive for COVID-19

31 March 2020 4:30 PM IST

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Coronavirus cases in Pakistan on the rise, 1,865 patients so far

So far 25 people died due to the disease, while 52 recovered. Another 12 were in critical condition at various hospitals

31 March 2020 3:56 PM IST