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California issues 'stay home' order; U.S. death toll hits 200

Published On: March 20, 2020 03:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON, March 20: California issued an unprecedented statewide “stay at home” order on Thursday for its 40 million residents and Washington warned Americans to return home or stay abroad indefinitely, as the number of coronavirus deaths in the country hit 200.

Coronavirus deaths in Italy overtake China as economic damage mounts

Published On: March 20, 2020 09:52 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON/MILAN, March 20: The world’s richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe, with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China, where the virus originated.

India executes four men for brutal 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder

Published On: March 20, 2020 08:53 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, March 20: India hanged four men on Friday who were convicted for the rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, in a case that shocked the world and shamed the country over its appalling record for crimes against women.

Timeline: India executes four men convicted in 2012 Delhi gang rape, murder case

Published On: March 20, 2020 08:42 AM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, March 20: India executed four men on Friday convicted for the gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in December 2012, in a case that shamed and outraged a nation with one of the world’s worst records for crimes against women.

Coronavirus hits migrant workers in Qatar

Published On: March 19, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

DUBAI, March 19: Qatar’s old industrial zone has emerged as a hot spot for coronavirus in the Gulf Arab state, putting at risk many migrant workers who live and work in the area of car service centres, warehouses and small shops.

Italian virus death toll nears China’s as outbreak spreads

Published On: March 19, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

ROME, March 19: The Chinese city where the coronavirus first took hold reported no new homegrown cases Thursday, while the death toll in Italy was poised to overtake that of China in a dramatic illustration of how the outbreak has pivoted toward Europe and the United States.

China reports no new local coronavirus transmissions for first time

Published On: March 19, 2020 06:29 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, March 19: China and the epicentre of its coronavirus outbreak, Wuhan city, have reported no new domestic transmissions for the first time, raising hopes that strict containment efforts to stop the spread of the virus are working.

India locks down Kashmir region on coronavirus fears, South Asian markets slide

Published On: March 19, 2020 03:37 PM NPT By: Reuters

SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, March 19: India blocked roads in Kashmir on Thursday after the insurgency-torn region reported its first case of coronavirus, as several other parts of the country imposed restrictions on public gatherings in attempts to prevent its spread.

Russia reports first coronavirus death

Published On: March 19, 2020 02:59 PM NPT By: Reuters

MOSCOW, March 19: Russia said on Thursday, a 79-year-old woman with underlying health issues who tested positive for the new coronavirus had died from pneumonia, the country’s first confirmed death resulting from the virus.

Khamenei to pardon 10,000 more prisoners

Published On: March 19, 2020 02:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran, March 19: Iran’s top leader will pardon 10,000 more prisoners in an apparent effort to combat the coronavirus, state TV reported Thursday.