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UN chief urges govts to protect women as cases of domestic violence surge
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to include the protection of women in their response to the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic.
Reports of domestic violence have surged globally in the wake of massive lockdowns…
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WB approves $200m financing for Pakistan to combat COVID-19
The World Bank’s Board has approved a first set of emergency support operations for developing countries around the world, using a dedicated, fast-track facility for COVID-19 (coronavirus) response.
The first group of projects, amounting…
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Coronavirus pandemic: Global death toll tops 52, 000
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Thursday with more than 52,000 deaths as the pandemic further exploded in the United States and the death toll climbed in Spain and Italy, according to a Reuters tally of official data.
Italy…
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Global virus cases cross 1 million, deaths surpass 60,000
As of today (7:50AM, Tuesday): The new coronavirus first surfaced in central China in late 2019. Infections have now exceeded one million cases worldwide, with the United States, Italy and Spain overtaking mainland China in confirmed cases.…
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Pakistan coronavirus death toll rises to 31
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities on Thursday confirmed the death of 31 people due to novel coronavirus while the total number of cases has surged to 2291.
According to official data, 845 patients have been tested positive for the epidemic…
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Global coronavirus death toll passes 42, 000
More than 42,000 have died from novel coronavirus while over 850,000 people have been reportedly infected across the world, according to a tally by British news agency Reuters.
EUROPE
* The number of confirmed cases in Germany has risen…
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Qureshi phones Saudi FM, discusses coronavirus response, missile attacks
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephone conversation with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Wednesday.
Expressing deep condolences on the loss of life due to the outbreak of Covid-19, FM…
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Coronavirus: US deaths surge past 4,000
Emergency field hospitals were readied in New York's Central Park and at the home of the US Open tennis tournament as the number of American deaths from the coronavirus pandemic surged past 4,000 -- higher than the toll in China.
The…
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Coronavirus worst crisis since WWII, UN boss says as deaths surge
The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic continued to worsen Wednesday despite unprecedented lockdowns, as the head of the United Nations sounded the alarm on what he said was humanity's worst crisis since World War II.
The…
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Pakistan’s coronavirus cases rise to 1,836
ISLAMABAD: The confirmed coronavirus infection cases in Pakistan rose to 1836 on Tuesday, according to government data.
These include 651 cases in Punjab, 627 in Sindh, 221 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 152 in Balochistan, 51 in Islamabad, 128 in…
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Coronavirus: China to help Pakistan set up makeshift hospital
China will continue to provide its best help to Pakistan against Covid-19 pandemic as both the countries have fine tradition of lending support and assistance to each other in the difficult time, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Hua…
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ECC approves Rs1.2 trillion package to combat Covid-19
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday approved the fiscal stimulus package of Rs. 1.2 trillion aimed at addressing the ongoing challenges that emerged due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak.
The ECC meeting was…
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Prince Charles out of self-isolation and in good health
British heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, 71, who had tested positive for coronavirus, is out of self-isolation and is in good health, his spokesman said on Monday.
“Clarence House has confirmed today that, having consulted with his…
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What you need to know about coronavirus pandemic
The spread
There are over 720,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide, with more than 57,000 cases added in the last 24 hours across 202 countries and territories.
The United States reported over 18,000 new cases in the past day,…
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Trump extends stay-at-home guidelines until end of April
President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his stay-at-home guidelines until the end of April, dropping a hotly criticized plan to get the economy up and running by mid-April after a top medical adviser said more than 100,000 Americans could…
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