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US shames Afghan leaders’ obstinance as pandemic looms
Published On: March 24, 2020 03:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan, March 24: Washington’s unprecedented threat to cut $1 billion in Afghanistan funding — a response to the refusal of rivals in Kabul to work together to advance peace — comes at a time when the impoverished nation risks being overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Malaysia reports 106 new coronavirus cases; total at 1,624
Published On: March 24, 2020 03:23 PM NPT By: Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24: Malaysia reported 106 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the total to 1,624, with 15 deaths.
Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus cases
Published On: March 24, 2020 03:12 PM NPT By: Reuters
JAKARTA, March 24: Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed 107 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily increase to date in the Southeast Asian country, bringing the total number of cases to 686, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto said on Tuesday.
Indian police clear out anti-government protest citing coronavirus
Published On: March 24, 2020 01:24 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, March 24: Police in India’s capital broke up the longest-running protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s citizenship law on Tuesday, citing a ban on public gatherings because of the coronavirus outbreak.
From top to bottom line: Everest closing means financial hit
Published On: March 24, 2020 01:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KATHMANDU, Nepal: Apa Sherpa knows firsthand all the risks of climbing Mount Everest. He’s been to the summit 21 times.
China's Hubei province to remove travel bans starting March 25
Published On: March 24, 2020 01:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, March 24: The Health Commission for China’s Hubei province said on Tuesday it will remove all travel restrictions in and out of the province on March 25, with the exception of the city of Wuhan, the provincial capital and the epicentre of the country’s coronavirus outbreak.
U.S. to reduce Afghan aid by $1 billion after Pompeo fails to break impasse
Published On: March 24, 2020 11:14 AM NPT By: Reuters
DOHA/KABUL, March 24: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a $1 billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan after he failed to convince Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political foe to end a feud that has helped jeopardize a U.S.-led peace effort.
Over 1.5 billion globally asked to stay home to escape virus
Published On: March 23, 2020 08:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, March 23: The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe, as more than 1.5 billion people — one-fifth of the world’s population — were asked or ordered to stay home on Monday to try to blunt the spread of the coronavirus.
India shuts down flights, big cities as coronavirus toll rises in region
Published On: March 23, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, March 23: India said on Monday it will shut down domestic flights to halt the spread of coronavirus and imposed a curfew on a giant state as the number of people dying of the disease ticked up across densely populated south Asia.
UK calls in army and warns people to stay home or face lockdown
Published On: March 23, 2020 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, March 23: Britain sent in the army to deliver protective equipment to hospitals on Monday and told people to stay at home and heed warnings over social distancing or the government would bring in more extreme measures to stop the coronavirus spread.
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