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WHO chief hopes coronavirus pandemic will last less than two years
Published On: August 22, 2020 08:06 AM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, Aug 22: The World Health Organization hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be shorter than the 1918 Spanish flu and last less than two years, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, if the world unites and succeeds in finding a vaccine.
India COVID-19 cases near 3 million as Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai approaches
Published On: August 22, 2020 08:01 AM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, India 22: A jump in coronavirus infections on Friday pushed India closer to the 3 million mark, piling pressure on authorities to prevent huge gatherings this weekend as Mumbai celebrates the Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesh.
China ready to share water data with Mekong nations, Thailand says
Published On: August 21, 2020 08:25 PM NPT By: Reuters
BANGKOK, Aug 21: China is ready to share data on water flows into the Mekong River, a longstanding request of downstream Southeast Asian countries, a Thai foreign ministry official said on Friday.
Biden vows to defeat Trump, end US ‘season of darkness’
Published On: August 21, 2020 01:08 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del., Aug 21: Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night with a vow to be a unifying “ally of the light” who would move an America in crisis past the chaos of President Donald Trump’s tenure.
Timeline: Three years on, a look at the Rohingya crisis
Published On: August 21, 2020 12:46 PM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, Aug 21: This month marks the third anniversary of the fleeing of more than 730,000 Rohingya from Myanmar’s Rakhine State to Bangladesh after a military-led crackdown in response to an attack by Muslim militants on Myanmar security posts.
India coronavirus cases surge to 2.9 million
Published On: August 21, 2020 12:12 PM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, Aug 21: India hurtled toward the 3 million mark for coronavirus cases on Friday, reporting 68,898 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the federal health ministry showed.
Millions likely infected by coronavirus in New Delhi, survey finds
Published On: August 21, 2020 08:46 AM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, Aug 21: Almost 30% of the population in India’s capital of New Delhi likely have been infected by the novel coronavirus, according to a serological survey of 15,000 people conducted by the local government, a figure that indicates infection numbers are much higher than those recorded.
Obama slams Trump as unfit, says U.S. democracy is at risk
Published On: August 20, 2020 03:46 PM NPT By: Reuters
UNITED STATES, Aug 20: Former U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday assailed his successor, Donald Trump, as deeply unfit for the office he occupies and argued that voting for his former No. 2, Joe Biden, was necessary to ensure the survival of American democracy.
China, U.S. to hold trade talks in coming days: China commerce ministry
Published On: August 20, 2020 03:03 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, Aug 20: China and the United States have agreed to hold trade talks “in the coming days” to evaluate the progress made on their Phase 1 trade deal at the six-month mark after it was reached in January, China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday.
North Korea sets rare party meeting after economic struggles
Published On: August 20, 2020 02:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug 20: In unusual candor, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted U.S.-led sanctions, the pandemic and devastating floods had hurt his country’s dismal economy as the ruling party scheduled a rare congress in January to set development goals for the next five years.
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