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Saudi Arabia to end flogging as form of punishment

Published On: April 25, 2020 12:55 PM NPT By: Reuters

RIYADH, April 25: Saudi Arabia is ending flogging as a form of punishment, according to a document from the kingdom’s top court seen by Reuters on Friday.

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Coronavirus came to New York from Europe, not China - governor

Published On: April 25, 2020 10:07 AM NPT By: Reuters

April 25: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday pointed to research showing that strains of the novel coronavirus entered his state from Europe, not China, and said that travel bans enacted by U.S. President Donald Trump were too late to halt its spread.

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China sent team including medical experts to advise on North Korea’s Kim, sources say

Published On: April 25, 2020 08:23 AM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING/SEOUL, April 25: China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar with the situation.

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Mortality rates drop sharply in parts of India, bucking coronavirus trend

Published On: April 24, 2020 07:40 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI/AHMEDABAD, India, April 23: Parts of India have recorded dramatic falls in the number of deaths at a time when funeral parlors were bracing for a surge amid the coronavirus crisis.

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Pompeo says U.S. may never restore WHO funds after cutoff over pandemic

Published On: April 24, 2020 08:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, April 24: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID-19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization, warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead.

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Whitney Houston's life to be made into feature film

Published On: April 23, 2020 10:10 PM NPT By: Reuters

Whitney Houston is headed back to the big screen in a feature film about the singer’s life that took her to the heights of fame but ended in drug addiction and tragedy.

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Tom Hanks sends typewriter to bullied Australian boy named Corona

Published On: April 23, 2020 10:06 PM NPT By: Reuters

Tom Hanks has sent a letter and a Corona brand typewriter to an Australian boy who wrote to him about being bullied over his name, Corona, Australian television networks reported on Thursday.

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U.S. House to pass nearly $500 billion more in coronavirus relief

Published On: April 23, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, April 23: Hundreds of members of the U.S. House of Representatives will gather in Washington on Thursday to pass a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill, bringing the unprecedented total of funds approved for the crisis to nearly $3 trillion.

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Locked-down Indian economy in its worst quarter since mid-1990s

Published On: April 23, 2020 07:22 PM NPT By: Reuters

BENGALURU, April 23: The Indian economy is likely to suffer its worst quarter since the mid-1990s, hit by the ongoing lockdown imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus, according to a Reuters poll, which predicted a mild and gradual recovery.

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Australia to pursue coronavirus investigation at the World Health Assembly

Published On: April 23, 2020 05:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

SYDNEY, April 23: Australia will push for an international investigation into the coronavirus pandemic at next month’s annual meeting of the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), its prime minister said on Thursday.

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Coronavirus brings the UK economy to its knees in April - PMI

Published On: April 23, 2020 03:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 23: Coronavirus hit Britain’s economy in April with more force than even the most pessimistic forecasters had feared as businesses reported a historic collapse in demand during a nationwide lockdown, a survey showed on Thursday.

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South Asia coronavirus cases top 37,000, headache for governments eyeing lockdown end

Published On: April 23, 2020 03:19 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, April 23: South Asia’s coronavirus infections have crossed 37,000, with more than half in India, official data showed on Thursday, complicating the task of governments looking to scale back lockdowns that have destroyed the livelihoods of millions.

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Premier League matches could be on free to air TV

Published On: April 23, 2020 11:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 23: England’s Premier League could make games available on free-to-air broadcasting once the season resumes following the suspension due to the coronavirus, Britain’s culture secretary said in quotes reported by the BBC on Wednesday.

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U.N. chief warns against repressive measures amid coronavirus crisis

Published On: April 23, 2020 10:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, April 23: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday the coronavirus could give some countries an excuse to adopt repressive measures for reasons unrelated to the pandemic as he warned that the outbreak risks becoming a human rights crisis.

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Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson and daughter lead People's 30th 'Beautiful' issue

Published On: April 22, 2020 09:51 PM NPT By: Reuters

Actress Goldie Hawn, her daughter Kate Hudson and baby granddaughter Rani Rose Fujikawa graced the cover of “People” magazine’s annual Beautiful issue on Tuesday.

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U.S. coronavirus deaths top 45,000, doubling in little over a week - Reuters tally

Published On: April 22, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, April 22: U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 45,000 on Tuesday doubling in a little over a week and rising by a near-record amount in a single day, according to a Reuters tally.

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Trump instructs U.S. Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats 'if they harass our ships at sea'

Published On: April 22, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, April 22: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, a week after 11 vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came dangerously close to U.S. ships in the Gulf.

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UK PM Johnson under fire over handling of coronavirus crisis

Published On: April 22, 2020 08:24 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 22: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a call on Wednesday for an inquiry into his government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis after failing to fully explain partial death data, limited testing or the lack of equipment for hospitals.

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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 2,237 to 145,694 - RKI

Published On: April 22, 2020 11:25 AM NPT By: Reuters

BERLIN, April 22: Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 2,237 to 145,694, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday, marking a second consecutive day of new infections accelerating.

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Trump immigration ban to last 60 days, target those seeking permanent residency

Published On: April 22, 2020 07:17 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON,  April 22: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his new U.S. immigration ban would last 60 days and apply to those seeking ‘green cards’ for permanent residency in an effort to protect Americans seeking to regain jobs lost because of the coronavirus.

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