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Italian town next to epicenter of COVID-19 outbreak mysteriously avoids cases

Rome: The Italian town of Ferrera Erbognone in the province of Pavia, which is right in the area where coronavirus outbreak started in Italy, has mysteriously avoided COVID-19 cases so far, and its...

1 April 2020 10:05 AM GMT

Eight killed in roadside mine blast in Afghanistan

Kabul: Eight civilians were killed and two others were injured in a roadside mine blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Wednesday morning. Tolo news quoted provincial police confirming that the...

1 April 2020 10:04 AM GMT

China lockdown may have prevented 7 lakh COVID-19 cases

London: Researchers claim that China''s control measures during the first 50 days of the novel coronavirus pandemic may have delayed the spread of the virus to cities outside of Wuhan by several days...

1 April 2020 8:43 AM GMT

1,550 Israelis evacuated over a week from India amid lockdown

Bengaluru: Around 1,550 Israelis left stranded in India due to 21-day nationwide lockdown since March 24 midnight have flown back home over the week in seven flights, a diplomat said on Wednesday. ...

1 April 2020 7:00 AM GMT

COVID-19: US death toll surpasses 4,000, higher than the 9/11 terror attacks

New York: The coronavirus deaths crossed 4,000 in the US on Wednesday, a number higher than the ghastly 9/11 terror attacks in the country, even as the top health experts projected that the pandemic...

1 April 2020 6:41 AM GMT

Trump urged to pause H1B visa programme after job loss amidst layoffs

Washington: A US body representing American technology workers has urged President Donald Trump to suspend for this year the H-1B visa programme, the most sought-after among the Indian IT...

1 April 2020 6:25 AM GMT

Tough mitigation measures is the way forward to contain COVID-19 in US: top health expert

Washington: The US is dependent on tough mitigation measures, including social distancing and restricted movement, to stem the tide of the coronavirus pandemic, a top health expert has said as the...

1 April 2020 5:58 AM GMT

US virus deaths pass 4,000: Johns Hopkins

Washington: The total US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 4,000 early Wednesday, more than double the number from three days earlier, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. ...

1 April 2020 5:49 AM GMT

Pakistan's COVID-19 tally reaches 2039, Command Centre in place for coordinated response

Islamabad: The tally of positive coronavirus cases in Pakistan reached 2039, health authorities confirmed on Wednesday. Punjab and Sindh topped the list with 708 and 676 cases. Pakistan occupied...

1 April 2020 5:35 AM GMT

Local oil refineries in Pakistan close as demand slumps during COVID-19 lockdown

Islamabad: Attock Refinery Limited has closed down its largest plant, which is capable of refining a minimum of 26,000 barrels of crude oil per day (bpd), over the lack of demand in the country. The...

1 April 2020 5:22 AM GMT

Hope US-India partnership will lead to scientific breakthrough to end COVID-19 pandemic: US senior official

Washington: The United States on Tuesday expressed hope that America and India partnership will lead to a scientific breakthrough that will end the COVID19 pandemic which has claimed 38000 lives...

1 April 2020 5:19 AM GMT

Italy registers 837 COVID-19 deaths, 2,107 new cases over past 24 hours

Rome: Italy has registered 837 deaths caused by COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, and the number of new cases has increased by 2,107, Angelo Borrelli, the head of the National Civil Protection...

1 April 2020 5:18 AM GMT

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