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India lifts some internet restrictions in Kashmir, opening access to social media
Published On: March 5, 2020 10:50 AM NPT By: Reuters
SRINAGAR, INDIA, March 5: India lifted some restrictions on internet access in Kashmir on Wednesday, including allowing access to social media websites for the first time since the restive Himalayan region was locked down and its autonomy revoked in August.
Coronavirus death toll jumps to 107 in Italy, all schools shut
Published On: March 5, 2020 10:04 AM NPT By: Reuters
ROME, March 5: Italy closed all schools and universities and took other emergency measures on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Europe’s worst-hit country as the death toll and number of cases jumped.
Iran cancels Friday prayers in major cities amid outbreak
Published On: March 4, 2020 10:25 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TEHRAN, IRAN, March 4: Friday prayers in Iran have been canceled across all provincial capitals amid the country’s growing coronavirus outbreak, state television said.
EU commission unveils climate law amid criticism
Published On: March 4, 2020 09:22 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BRUSSELS, March 4: Amid fierce criticism from environmental activists, the European Commission is unveiling plans Wednesday for its first ever climate law — the basis of the European Union’s Green Deal aimed at making the 27-country bloc climate neutral by 2050.
U.S. carries out first airstrike on Taliban since Doha deal
Published On: March 4, 2020 08:19 PM NPT By: Reuters
KABUL, March 4: The United States conducted an airstrike on Wednesday against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, a U.S. forces spokesman said, the first such attack since a troop withdrawal agreement was signed between the two sides on Saturday.
Ukrainian parliament set to accept PM’s resignation
Published On: March 4, 2020 03:14 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KYIV, UKRAINE, March 4: Ukraine’s parliament on Wednesday is set to accept the resignation of the nation’s prime minister and reshuffle the Cabinet after six months on the job.
China’s schools, forced online by virus, run into censors
Published On: March 4, 2020 03:03 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, March 4: Less than 30 minutes into a lecture on bioinformatics, Chu Xinjian’s class was abruptly cut short.
Japanese coronavirus cases top 1,000, government insists Olympics plans on track
Published On: March 4, 2020 02:17 PM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, March 4: The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan topped the 1,000 marks on Wednesday, mostly from the Diamond Princess cruise liner, as the government reiterated that plans to host the Tokyo Olympics in July remained on track.
Europe must be ready for fiscal stimulus over virus: French minister
Published On: March 4, 2020 01:48 PM NPT By: Reuters
PARIS, March 4: Europe needs to be ready to use fiscal stimulus to deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the economy, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday.
Biden claims 9 Super Tuesday victories, including Texas
Published On: March 4, 2020 01:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 3: A resurgent Joe Biden scored victories from Texas to Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, revitalizing a presidential bid that was teetering on the edge of disaster just days earlier. But his rival, Bernie Sanders, seized the biggest prize with a win in California that ensured he and his embrace of democratic socialism would drive the Democrats’ nomination fight for the foreseeable future.
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