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Former London Marathon winner Wanjiru provisionally suspended

Published On: April 15, 2020 10:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

MONACO, April 15: Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, the winner of the 2017 London Marathon, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit.

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Trump cuts WHO funding over coronavirus, global death toll mounts

Published On: April 15, 2020 10:26 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON/SYDNEY, April 15: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday halted funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, drawing condemnation from infectious disease experts as the global death toll continued to mount.

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Explainer: What is contact tracing and how can it help fight the new coronavirus?

Published On: April 15, 2020 10:22 AM NPT By: Reuters

Contact tracing has been used for decades to control the spread of infectious diseases. The basic idea is simple: track down infected people, then find everyone who has been near them and encourage those people to stay home until it is clear they are not sick.

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AFC extends postponement of competitions due to coronavirus

Published On: April 14, 2020 07:49 PM NPT By: Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has postponed all soccer games and competitions scheduled for May and June until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic, the continental governing body said on Tuesday.

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De Villiers may rethink South Africa comeback if World Cup postponed

Published On: April 14, 2020 06:44 PM NPT By: Reuters

CAPE TOWN, April 14: South African batsman AB de Villiers has said that if the Twenty20 World Cup scheduled for October in Australia was postponed to next year then that could end his hopes of returning to the national side.

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Indian PM Modi extends lockdown to May 3 as coronavirus cases cross 10,000

Published On: April 14, 2020 10:51 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, April 14: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended a nationwide lockdown until May 3 as the number of coronavirus cases crossed 10,000 despite a three-week shutdown.

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IMF announces debt relief to 25 countries including Nepal to deal with coronavirus pandemic

Published On: April 14, 2020 09:31 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, April 14: The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it would provide immediate debt relief to 25 member countries including Nepal under its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) to allow them to focus more financial resources on fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

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U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 23,000

Published On: April 14, 2020 09:17 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, April 14: U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 23,000 on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as officials said the worst may be over and the outbreak could reach its peak this week.

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India, Pakistan plan to restart some economic activity during coronavirus lockdown

Published On: April 13, 2020 03:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, April 13: India and Pakistan are planning to partially open up some parts of the economy, officials in the two countries said on Monday, as the costs of harsh lockdowns to limit the outbreak of the coronavirus mount across the region.

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With 20,500 coronavirus deaths, U.S. spends Easter Sunday on lockdown

Published On: April 12, 2020 09:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, April 12: Americans spent Sunday on lockdown as the U.S. toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic surpassed 20,500 deaths and more than half a million confirmed cases over the Easter weekend.

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British PM Johnson discharged from hospital

Published On: April 12, 2020 06:38 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 12: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from a London hospital and will continue his recovery from COVID-19 at his country residence of Chequers, his office said on Sunday.

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'I owe them my life' - out of intensive care, UK's Johnson praises medics

Published On: April 12, 2020 03:36 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 12: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he owes his life to the staff of Britain’s state-run National Health Service, in his first comments since being released from intensive care for treatment for COVID-19.

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Taliban to release 20 Afghan government prisoners on Sunday: spokesman

Published On: April 12, 2020 03:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

KABUL, April 12: The Taliban will release 20 Afghan government prisoners it was holding, a spokesman of the Islamist militant group said on Sunday, the first handover since the beginning of a peace process.

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N.Korea calls for tougher virus curbs, but leader wears no mask in photographs

Published On: April 12, 2020 09:57 AM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, April 12: North Korea called for tougher and more thorough countermeasures to keep citizens safe from the fast-spreading coronavirus at a meeting where leader Kim Jong Un presided, state media said on Sunday.

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U.S. coronavirus deaths highest in world exceeding Italy

Published On: April 11, 2020 10:43 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, April 11: U.S. deaths due to the coronavirus surpassed 19,600 on Saturday, the highest reported number in the world, according to a Reuters tally, although there are signs the pandemic might be nearing a peak.

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UK's COVID-19 death toll nears 10,000 as PM Johnson makes "very good progress"

Published On: April 11, 2020 10:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 11: Britain’s COVID-19 death toll neared 10,000 on Saturday after health officials reported another 917 hospital deaths, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson continued to make “very good progress” in his recovery from the virus.

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India to extend nationwide lockdown to tackle coronavirus: Kejriwal

Published On: April 11, 2020 06:21 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI/DHAKA, April 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to extend a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday, without disclosing how long the extension would be for.

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Bangladesh extends coronavirus lockdown, India's Modi mulls longer restrictions

Published On: April 11, 2020 03:51 PM NPT By: Reuters

DHAKA/NEW DELHI, April 11: In South Asia’s latest moves to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh has extended its nationwide lockdown by 11 days while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks on Saturday with states to decide whether to extend its own stringent restrictions beyond next week.

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Global coronavirus death toll hits 100,000, cases over 1.6 million

Published On: April 11, 2020 10:50 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 11: The number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus reached 100,000 on Friday, as the tally of cases passed 1.6 million, according to a Reuters tally.

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PM Johnson up and walking in COVID-19 recovery as UK deaths near 9,000

Published On: April 11, 2020 10:48 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 11:  Prime Minister Boris Johnson was back on his feet in his recovery from COVID-19 on Friday as Britain recorded its deadliest day yet in the coronavirus pandemic, with 980 more deaths taking the country’s overall toll to nearly 9,000.

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