INDIA’S DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY SEEKS LOCKDOWN EXTENSION TO MAY 31

Sun 17 May 2020: (Reuters) – India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) asked the government on Sunday to extend a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus to May 31, as cases exceeded 90,000 and further clashes erupted between police and stranded migrants. The NDMA, responsible for setting policy on the lockdown, made its […]

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INDIAN REINFORCED TROOPS IN LADAKH AFTER FACE-OFF WITH CHINA

Sun 17 May 2020: Tension has also escalated along Demchok in eastern Ladakh; reports indicate Chinese construction activity has been spotted. Ladakh is being closely monitored and Indian troops are being reinforced along the border with reports of China pitching tents near river Galwan — a 1962 flashpoint that has seen aggression in recent days […]

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SAFE, EFFECTIVE, AFFORDABLE MEDICINE, VACCINES REQUIRED TO FIGHT COVID-19: WHO

Sun 17 May 2020: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said scientists are working at “breakneck speed” to develop vaccines and medicine to fight COVID-19, but the world must ensure government-private sector cohesion. “Now is the moment where leaders must come together to develop a new global access policy,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]

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2020 LIST OF UK’S RICHEST SHOWS FIRST FALL IN WEALTH IN DECADE

Sun 17 May 2020: The Sunday Times report says Britain’s super-rich have lost more than £54bn in the past two months amid the coronavirus pandemic. The combined wealth of the UK’s 1,000 richest people has plummeted for the first time since the financial crash, with some billionaires counting losses of up to £6bn since last […]

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LIBYAN OFFICIAL CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO CUT TIES WITH ‘ENEMY’ UAE

Sat 16 May 2020: A member of Libya’s Presidential Council has called for severing relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid accusations of the Gulf state backing eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar. In a letter to the Libyan government of Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj late Friday, council member Mohamed Amaria Zayed termed the UAE as […]

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