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Italy’s dead overwhelm morgues as virus toll tops 8,000
An overwhelmed Italian city at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday sent more of its dead to nearby towns for cremation as the country's world-leading toll topped 8,000.
Officials in Rome reported 662 new deaths and 6,153…
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Mosque shooter pleads guilty, becomes New Zealand’s first-ever convicted terrorist
An Australian far-right extremist charged with murdering 51 Muslim worshippers in last year's mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques unexpectedly flipped his plea to guilty on Thursday.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the Muslim…
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Govt to hand Rs12000 to each deserving family
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr. Sania Nishtar has said that a cash grant of twelve thousand rupees each will be given next month to the deserving families affected by the negative impact…
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Prince Charles tests positive for Coronavirus
LONDON: Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus and is displaying mild symptoms, a Clarence House spokesman said.
“The Prince of Wales has tested positive for Coronavirus," the spokesman said.
"He has been displaying mild…
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Coronavirus: One third of world under orders to stay indoors
India's billion-plus population went into a three-week lockdown on Wednesday, with a third of the world now under orders to stay indoors, as US politicians agreed to spend $2 trillion to counter the economic damage of the coronavirus…
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Coronavirus: 39 test positive in Mardan village
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra has announced that 39 people tested positive for coronavirus in a village in Mardan district of the province.
The village was the scene of the first coronavirus-related…
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Modi orders 21-day India lockdown as coronavirus spreads
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a 21-day lockdown of the world’s second most populous country on Tuesday, following China’s example to halt the spread of coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands across the world.
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Troops deployed in Pakistan to combat coronavirus as cases near 900
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army chief spokesman Major General Babar Iftikhar says it is time to take hard decisions at common, individual and societal level as the outbreak of coronavirus could be coped with national cohesion and integration.…
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Windows of hope: Life in Europe under lockdown
Rome - From the elderly Italian woman who routinely lines up the glasses of water she sets herself to drink every day, to the British composer leading a virtual orchestra, life for Europeans under coronavirus lockdown is an uncharted mix of…
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Coronavirus: CM Buzdar announces 14-day Punjab lockdown
LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has announced that Punjab will go into a 14-day lockodown starting from March 24.
The announcement comes a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan demonstrated his reluctance to declare a nationwide lockdown…
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Pakistan minister Saeed Ghani tests positive for coronavirus
KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani has been diagnosed with novel coronavirus.
The provincial minister, who has been leading the fight against the disease in Sindh, took to Twitter to confirm he contracted the COVID-19.
Ghani…
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Enforce coronavirus lockdown to protect people, economy: Atif Mian urges Pakistan
Noted Pakistani-American economist Atif Mian on Saturday warned that coronavius was on an explosive trajectory in Pakistan and proposed a series of steps to contain it.
His message came as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in…
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Mosques face up to pandemic as Friday prayers bring coronavirus risk
The coronavirus stopped communal Muslim prayers for the first time in living memory in many mosques from Indonesia to Morocco on Friday, but in some places believers have defied medical advice to join together in worship.
In Islam’s…
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Pakistan rejects Indian attempt to twist Kashmir reference in SAARC video conference
Pakistan rejected the Indian Ministry of External Affairs attempts to twist the remarks made by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Zafar Mirza, at the Covid-19 Video Conference of the SAARC member countries on 15 March 2020.
In a…
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Pakistani prisoners at risk of COVID-19 in overcrowded jails: HRW
(New York, March 20, 2020) – Pakistani authorities should take urgent steps to ensure that prisoners and detainees have access to adequate medical care and protective measures against COVID-19, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.
Prisons,…
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