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How technology is tackling coronavirus-induced isolation in Norway

OSLO: Widower Per Leif Rolid lives alone on his farm, a two-hour drive from Oslo. His sense of isolation has mounted with the COVID-19 pandemic, but a simple screen is…

admin April 9, 2020

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Pakistan to block India’s moves to fight virus by seeking COVID-19 initiatives under SAARC

NEW DELHI: Pakistan is aiming to score narrow political goals by attempting to bring India's initiatives to collectively fight the coronavirus pandemic in the SAARC region under the formal umbrella…

admin April 9, 2020

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Medicine shortage looms over coronavirus-hit Europe

THE HAGUE: While the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine, medicines used to deal with the symptoms of the disease are increasingly in critically short supply in Europe, the worst-hit…

admin April 7, 2020

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry reveal name of new charity

LONDON: The UK's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have announced the name of their new charitable venture after they formally stepped down as senior royals in March, it…

admin April 7, 2020

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Singapore-based Indian-origin man appointed high court judge

SINGAPORE: Singapore President has appointed Indian-origin Judicial Commissioner Dedar Singh Gill as a judge of the High Court from August 1, the Prime Minister's Office said. The Singapore Supreme Court…

admin April 7, 2020

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Land border between China and Russia to shut over coronavirus

BEIJING: China and Russia are closing their land border and river port near Vladivostok following the discovery of 59 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus among Chinese citizens returning home…

admin April 7, 2020

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Ex-Taliban spokesman, responsible for attacks on Malala, appeals to Imran Khan to rescue family

KABUL: Former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan, who escaped from the custody of Pakistani security agencies in February this year, has accused the Pakistan Army of kidnapping ten members…

admin April 6, 2020

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British PM Boris Johnson ‘doing well’ in hospital, stays in charge of COVID-19 response

LONDON: The UK government on Monday said Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "doing well" after staying overnight in hospital for some "routine tests" related to his COVID-19 diagnosis. UK housing…

admin April 6, 2020

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Coronavirus-stricken cruise ship Ruby Princess docks near Sydney after weeks at sea

PORT KEMBLA: A cruise ship that has accounted for a quarter of all COVID-19 deaths in Australia was allowed to dock near Sydney on Monday after 200 crew members began…

admin April 6, 2020

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51 in South Korea again test positive for COVID-19 after recovering

SEOUL: Fifty-one people in South Korea, who recovered after contracting COVID-19, have tested positive again, but the results might have been due to the reactivation of the novel coronavirus, health…

admin April 6, 2020

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Japan PM Shinzo Abex proposes state of emergency to fight coronavirus

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday the government plans to declare a state of emergency and proposed a stimulus package worth $1 trillion as new coronavirus infections spike in…

admin April 6, 2020

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Knife attack in France amidst COVID-19 lockdown, two killed

PARIS: A man wielding a knife attacked residents venturing out to shop in a town under lockdown south of the French city of Lyon Saturday, killing two people and wounding…

admin April 4, 2020