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Fell asleep and missed flight, UAE-based Indian stranded at Dubai airport amid coronavirus outbreak

DUBAI: Dozing off at the airport in Dubai left an Indian national stranded at its Terminal 3 as he missed his flight back home and now he cannot even go…

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Thailand decrees state of emergency to control coronavirus

BANGKOK: Thailand's government agreed Tuesday to declare an emergency to take stricter measures to control the coronavirus outbreak that has infected hundreds of people in the Southeast Asian country. Prime…

admin March 24, 2020

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Purpose to kill US citizens: American lawyer sues China for USD 20 billion for coronavirus outbreak

WASHINGTON: American lawyer Larry Klayman has filed a USD 20 trillion lawsuit against China for the creation and the release of the novel coronavirus that has infected more than 334,000…

admin March 24, 2020

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China ready to provide assistance to control coronavirus spread in India

BEIJING: China on Monday "applauded" the aid sent by India during the height of Beijing's battle against the deadly coronavirus and said it would like to share its experience in…

admin March 23, 2020

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Cannot let cure be worse than problem: Trump ponders early end to US economic shutdown amid virus spread

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump hinted strongly on Monday that he is running out of patience with the economic shutdown caused by mass quarantine measures against the coronavirus. "WE CANNOT LET…

admin March 23, 2020

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Elon Musk donates 50,000 N95 masks to US hospital

SAN FRANCISCO: In a bid to help battle the novel coronavirus pandemic, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has donated 50,000 N95 surgical masks and various protective items to a hospital in…

admin March 23, 2020

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26-year-old becomes first Pakistani doctor to die from coronavirus

ISLAMABAD: A 26-year-old Pakistani doctor has become the country's first medic to die after contracting the novel coronavirus while treating the COVID-19 patients in Gilgit region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, officials…

admin March 23, 2020

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Coronavirus: Six Indians stranded at Dubai airport due to travel restrictions

DUBAI: Six Indians have been camping at the Dubai airport for the past five days after they were not allowed to board their connecting flight back home due to travel…

admin March 23, 2020

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Will soon announce our contribution to SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Fund: Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government has said it will soon announce its contribution to the SAARC Coronavirus Emergency Fund proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an initial offer of…

admin March 23, 2020

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Saudi imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew after COVID-19 cases jumped to 511, highest in Gulf

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman has announced a nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew from Monday in a bid to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, the latest in a series of…

admin March 23, 2020

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China, on coronavirus PR offensive, sends masks and experts to struggling governments

BEIJING: As the fight against the new virus shifts to Europe and beyond, China is supplying millions of masks and other desperately needed items to struggling governments, hoping to build…

admin March 21, 2020

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Telangana MLA Koneru Konappa attends public meetings after return from US, home quarantined

HYDERABAD: When lawmaker Koneru Konappa become a lawbreaker, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district Collector Sandeep Kumar Jha on Friday swung into action and home quarantined him, four days after he returned…

admin March 21, 2020