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N Korea says released all foreign nationals from coronavirus quarantine

SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday said it has released all foreign nationals from coronavirus quarantine while it continues to strengthen anti-virus efforts. The official Korean Central News Agency also said…

admin April 18, 2020

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COVID-19 tracing app not mandatory for Aussies: PM Scott Morrison

CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday that the government's COVID-19 contact tracing smartphone application will not be mandatory. Morrison said that the app, which will help health…

admin April 18, 2020

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Matterhorn mountain in Swiss Alps lights up with Indian flag in show of solidarity

GENEVA: Switzerland has expressed solidarity with India in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic by projecting the tricolour on the famous Matterhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps to give "hope…

admin April 18, 2020

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Google waives ad serving fee for 5 months for news publishers

SAN FRANSISCO: In a bid to help its news partners during the COVID-19 pandemic, Google on Friday announced to waive ad serving fees for news publishers globally on its Ad…

admin April 17, 2020

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TikTok now lets parents add their accounts with their kids

BEIJING: Short video-sharing platform TikTok has announced to introduce 'Family Pairing' which gives parents more control over their children, by linking their own account with their kids, with a caveat…

admin April 17, 2020

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COVID-19 could cause hundreds of thousands of additional child deaths: United Nations

UNITED NATIONS: In a grim assessment of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children, the UN has said the looming global recession resulting from the outbreak could cause hundreds of…

admin April 17, 2020

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Facebook cancels all large physical events till June 2021

SAN FRANSISCO: After Microsoft, Facebook has cancelled all physical conferences and events it had planned with 50 or more people through June 2021. It includes the Oculus Connect 7 virtual…

admin April 17, 2020

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Europe worst hit as one million COVID-19 cases reported

PARIS: More than one million cases of the coronavirus have been detected in Europe, just over half the global total, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources…

admin April 15, 2020

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Millions of South Koreans put civic responsibility above COVID-19; overall turnout at 62.6 per cent

SEOUL: In a surprisingly high turnout, millions of South Korean voters wore masks and moved slowly between lines of tape at polling stations on Wednesday to elect lawmakers in the…

admin April 15, 2020

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Three Miss Worlds unite to fight COVID-19 stigma

MUMBAI: Three former beauty queens -- Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar from India, Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle from Puerto Rico and Miss World 2018 Vanessa Ponce from Mexico…

admin April 15, 2020

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China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for six key days: Sources

In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease…

admin April 15, 2020

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Coronavirus crisis sends Germany into recession, to last till mid-year

BERLIN: Europe's economic powerhouse Germany plunged into recession in March, with the slump sparked by the coronavirus pandemic likely to last until the middle of the year, the economy ministry…

admin April 15, 2020