Tue 04 May 2021: Coronavirus cases in Nepal have exploded as the virulent Indian strain of the virus crosses the two neighbouring countries’ open border. On Monday, Nepal’s COVID-19 cases increased by 7,388 and deaths by 37, the highest spike in 24 hours since the pandemic started. Nepal has recorded a total of 343,418 cases […]
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Tue 04 May 2021: Actor Kangana Ranaut’s Twitter account has been permanently suspended after a controversial tweet related to the post-election result violence in Bengal. The account repeatedly violated Twitter policy on “hateful conduct and abusive behavior”, the social media site said today. The 34-year-old actor, unfazed, accused Twitter of race bias. “I have many […]
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Mon 03 May 2021: Adar Poonawalla should be a walking advertisement for India’s pharmaceutical prowess. Instead the billionaire owner and chief executive of the Pune-based Serum Institute, the world’s largest vaccine maker, has become a symbol of India’s fraught ties with its private sector. Before Covid-19, Serum wasn’t a household name even inside the country. […]
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Mon 03 May 2021: Security forces in Myanmar killed six more people, taking the death toll since protests began against the Feb. 1 military coup to 765, according to a local monitoring group. Five people were killed on Sunday and one on Saturday but documented on Sunday, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) said […]
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Sun 02 May 2021: A forum of scientific advisers set up by the government warned Indian officials in early March of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus taking hold in the country, five scientists who are part of the forum told the Reuters news agency. Despite the warning, four of the scientists […]
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Sun 02 May 2021: Uyghur activists dismissed a documentary released by the state-owned China Global Television Network in mid-April in several languages, including English and Russian, in a bid to push Beijing’s narrative of Xinjiang to global audiences. The documentary, Beyond The Mountains: Life In Xinjiang, depicted the lives of ethnic Uyghur and other Muslim […]
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Sun 02 May 2021: The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un slammed South Korea for failing to stop anti-Pyongyang leaflets flown by a defector group last week, calling it an “intolerable provocation” and warning of “corresponding action.” Kim Yo-jong made the remarks in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, saying […]
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Sat 01 May 2021: The top-ranking military officer of the Afghan Armed Forces Yasin Zia confirmed on Saturday that the United States and its allies began withdrawing troops from the country. “The withdrawal of foreign troops has actually begun,” the Chief of General Staff of the Afghan army said at a press conference. Ahead of […]
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Sat 01 May 2021: Fire broke out at Bharuch Welfare Hospital at 1 am on Saturday. According to district collector Dr Modhya, at least 18 Covid-19 patients lost their lives in the incident. The patients died due to the fire and resultant smoke, Bharuch Superintendent of Police Rajendrasinh Chudasama said. A total of around 70 […]
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Sat 01 May 2021: India on Saturday recorded 401,993 daily cases, Health Ministry figures show — a new global record. The ministry said the overall coronavirus mark has now surpassed 19 million, while the death toll stands at 211,853, including 3523 new fatalities. India has added more than 300,000 daily cases for nine consecutive days […]
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