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India’s capital to lock down as nation’s virus cases top 15M
Published On: April 19, 2021 02:31 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, April 19: New Delhi was being put under a weeklong lockdown Monday night as an explosive surge in coronavirus cases pushed the India’s capital’s health system to its limit.
Radical Islamist party frees 11 Pakistani police hostages
Published On: April 19, 2021 01:31 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LAHORE, Pakistan, April 19: An outlawed Pakistani Islamist political group freed 11 policemen almost a day after taking them hostage in the eastern city of Lahore amid violent clashes with security forces, the country’s interior minister said Monday.
Half of US adults have received at least one COVID-19 shot
Published On: April 19, 2021 08:51 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 19: Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation’s largest-ever vaccination campaign but leaving more work to do to convince skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves.
Eleven dead, 98 injured after train derails in Egypt
Published On: April 19, 2021 08:38 AM NPT By: Reuters
EGYPT, April 19: Eleven people were killed and 98 injured on Sunday in a train accident in Egypt's Qalioubia province north of Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement.
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US, China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency
Published On: April 18, 2021 11:06 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, April 18: The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit of world leaders to discuss the issue.
At least 14 rebels killed in fighting with Colombian army
Published On: April 18, 2021 09:55 AM NPT By: Reuters
COLOMBIA, April 18: Some 14 rebels and one Colombian soldier have been killed in combat between guerrillas and the Andean country's military, army sources said on Saturday.
Myanmar junta pardons prisoners, to attend regional summit
Published On: April 18, 2021 09:50 AM NPT By: Associated Press
YANGON, Myanmar, April 18: Myanmar’s junta on Saturday released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the traditional new year holiday, including at least three political detainees, and the military leader behind the February coup confirmed he would attend a regional summit later this month.
Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
Published On: April 18, 2021 08:29 AM NPT By: Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 18: The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.
Queen Elizabeth and Britain to bid farewell to Prince Philip
Published On: April 17, 2021 10:40 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, April 17: Queen Elizabeth will bid a final farewell to Prince Philip, her husband of more than seven decades, at a ceremonial funeral on Saturday, with the nation set to fall silent to mark the passing of a pivotal figure in the British monarchy.
India battles record COVID surge as rallies, Hindu festival draw huge crowds
Published On: April 17, 2021 07:06 AM NPT By: Reuters
DELHI, April 17: India battled a record surge in COVID-19 cases on Friday as hospitals ran out of oxygen and beds, while politicians held election rallies and hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees attended a weeks-long festival, infuriating health officials.
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