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India adds 53,000 new cases

Published On: August 11, 2020 03:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW DELHI, Aug 11: India reported 53,601 new cases of coronavirus Tuesday as its total infections neared 2.3 million.

Russia registers virus vaccine, Putin’s daughter given it

Published On: August 11, 2020 02:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW, Aug 11: Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a coronavirus vaccine developed in the country has been registered for use and one of his daughters has already been inoculated.

Global coronavirus cases top 20 million, doubling in 45 days

Published On: August 11, 2020 02:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MITO, Japan, Aug 11: The number of coronavirus cases topped 20 million on Tuesday, more than half of them from the U.S., India and Brazil.

UK suffers biggest job losses since 2009 as COVID hits

Published On: August 11, 2020 01:27 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Aug 11: The number of people in work in Britain fell by 220,000 in the three months to June, the most since 2009, as the coronavirus crisis hammered the number of self-employed, Office for National Statistics said.

Bhutan orders first coronavirus lockdown as cases hit 113

Published On: August 11, 2020 01:12 PM NPT By: Reuters

DELHI, Aug 1: Bhutan ordered its first nationwide lockdown on Tuesday after a returning resident tested positive for coronavirus after being discharged from quarantine and coming into close contact with people in the capital Thimphu.

Lebanese government quits amid fury over Beirut blast

Published On: August 11, 2020 10:25 AM NPT By: Reuters

BEIRUT, Aug 11: Lebanon’s prime minister announced his government’s resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that devastated Beirut and triggered public outrage was the result of endemic corruption.

Iran nuclear deal at risk as U.N. council prepares to vote on arms embargo

Published On: August 11, 2020 09:55 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, Aug 11:The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran, a move that some diplomats say is bound to fail and put the fate of a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers further at risk.