Tue 07 July 2020: Pyongyang warns Seoul of further deterioration in bilateral relations ANKARA (AA) – North Korea on Tuesday reiterated that it will not hold a dialogue with the US, slamming South Korea for “meddling” in its affairs. In a statement carried by state-run Korean Central News Agency, Kwon Jong Gun, director general of US […]
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Tue 07 July 2020: NEW DELHI (AA) – India’s death count due to COVID-19 crossed 20,000 on Tuesday with 467 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry. Meanwhile, total cases in the country have reached 719,665. Over the past day, 22,252 new cases were reported. Indian Council for Medical Research has tested more […]
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Mon 06 July 2020: Premier Imran Khan hands over first badge of ‘Made in Pakistan’ ventilators to disaster management authority KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan on Monday launched indigenously manufactured ventilators amid the country’s battle against the raging coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Imran Khan handed over the first tranche of ventilators called “safe vent” to the […]
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Mon 06 July 2020: Regional government set to allow Hindus to visit shrine despite order banning social, religious gatherings amid pandemic SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – The regional administration in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir is set to allow a Hindu pilgrimage despite rising coronavirus infections and deaths. Under a government order effective the weekend of […]
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Mon 06 July 2020: Authorities have withdrawn planned reopening of Taj Mahal NEW DELHI (AA) – India on Sunday became the third worst virus-hit country in the number of coronavirus cases after the US and Brazil. India registered 24,248 positive cases in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 697,413, according to the Health […]
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Mon 06 July 2020: Zafar Mirza says he has quarantined himself at home upon doctors’ advice KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Adviser to the Prime Minister for Health Zafar Mirza, who effectively acts as the health minister, has tested positive for COVID-19, joining a long list of lawmakers and politicians who have recently contracted the virus. […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: Visitors to the Taj Mahal will have to wear masks at all times, keep their distance and not touch its glistening marble surfaces when India’s 17th-century monument to love reopens on Monday after a three-month COVID-19 shutdown. Only 5,000 tourists will be allowed in a day, split into two groups, a […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: Activists, organizations denounce lack of transparency, say foolish to expect justice from Myanmar’s military DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Rohingya rights groups have denounced the recent court-martial of three Myanmar army officers as “a miscarriage of justice” and another of the country’s “sham attempts” to mislead the international community. The three officers were convicted […]
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Sat 04 July 2020: Shankar Kurhade, 48, a resident of Pune in the Indian State of Maharashtra, claims his gold mask weighs 50 grams and costs around $3,870., he isn’t even sure if it is effective against COVID-19. Shankar Kurade from the Pimpri-Chinchwad region of Pune is making headlines, and has gone viral on social […]
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Sat 04 July 2020: JAKARTA, Indonesia (AA) – The total number of coronavirus cases in Southeast Asian countries has reached 161,441 as of Saturday, including 4,593 fatalities and 91,833 recoveries. The latest figures showed 3,143 new cases and 63 fatalities over the last 24 hours, with most cases reported in Indonesia and the Philippines. Indonesia, […]
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