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Six Barcelona directors quit, worsening club's chaos

Published On: April 10, 2020 08:20 PM NPT By: Reuters

BARCELONA , April 10:  Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona were in turmoil on Friday after six directors quit in the latest unravelling of the club’s hierarchy that fans and players are increasingly angry at.

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South Korea reports recovered coronavirus patients testing positive again

Published On: April 10, 2020 07:51 PM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, April 10: South Korean officials on Friday reported 91 patients thought cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again.

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South Asian nations weigh tighter lockdowns as coronavirus cases hit 12,000

Published On: April 10, 2020 05:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, April 10: India accounts for more than half the tally of those infected with coronavirus across south Asia, which crossed 12,000 on Friday, government data showed, despite a harsh weeks-long clampdown to control the outbreak.

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Worldwide coronavirus cases at 1.52 million, death toll crosses 89,000

Published On: April 10, 2020 04:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 10: More than 1.52 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 89,474​ have died, according to a Reuters tally.

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Quarantine like jail joke brings fierce backlash for Ellen DeGeneres

Published On: April 9, 2020 10:31 PM NPT By: Reuters

Ellen DeGeneres, one of America’s most popular TV personalities, faced a barrage of criticism on Wednesday after comparing her self-isolation in a multimillion-dollar mansion to being in prison.

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Australia's tour of Bangladesh postponed due to coronavirus

Published On: April 9, 2020 07:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

SYDNEY, April 9: Australia’s proposed test tour of Bangladesh in June has been officially postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and both boards will now work together to find new dates to reschedule the series in the future.

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Sub-Saharan Africa to fall into recession in 2020, says World Bank

Published On: April 9, 2020 11:55 AM NPT By: Reuters

NAIROBI, April 9: The rapidly-spreading coronavirus outbreak is expected to push sub-Saharan Africa into recession in 2020 for the first time in 25 years, the World Bank said in a new forecast on Thursday.

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PM Johnson stable after second night in intensive care battling COVID-19

Published On: April 8, 2020 04:35 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 8: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent a second night in intensive care and was in a stable condition on Wednesday after receiving oxygen support for COVID-19 complications, raising questions about how key decisions would be taken in his absence.

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People allowed to leave China's Wuhan as coronavirus lockdown eases

Published On: April 8, 2020 10:28 AM NPT By: Reuters

WUHAN, China, April 8: The central Chinese city of Wuhan began allowing people to leave on Wednesday for the first time since it was locked down 76 days ago to contain the novel coronavirus, despite fears of a second wave of infection if such restrictions are eased too soon.

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India lifts restrictions on 24 drug exports amid coronavirus

Published On: April 7, 2020 10:39 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, April 7: India, the world’s main supplier of generic drugs, has lifted restrictions on the export of 24 pharmaceutical ingredients and medicines made from them, the government said in a statement.

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UK's Johnson fights worsening coronavirus symptoms in intensive care

Published On: April 7, 2020 08:51 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 7: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was being treated for worsening coronavirus symptoms in an intensive care unit on Tuesday, with his foreign minister deputizing for him as the nation tackles the COVID-19 crisis.

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Thousands of Pakistanis in UAE seek to return home amid coronavirus outbreak

Published On: April 6, 2020 07:37 PM NPT By: Reuters

DUBAI, April 6: More than 20,000 Pakistani workers stuck in the United Arab Emirates are seeking to return home, as the Gulf Arab state tightens restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Testing times for India in race to head off coronavirus epidemic

Published On: April 6, 2020 04:12 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, April 6: India, like a lot of countries plunged into crisis by the pandemic, is struggling to ramp up testing for the coronavirus, but in few places would the odds of containing the disease appear so bleak should domestic transmission start to multiply.

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Japan PM to declare state of emergency of up to six months - media

Published On: April 6, 2020 01:26 PM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, April 6: Japan will declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus, media reported, with the government preparing a stimulus package to soften the blow on an economy already struggling to avoid a recession.

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Japan's PM Abe to declare state of emergency as soon as Tuesday: Yomiuri

Published On: April 6, 2020 10:20 AM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, April 6: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus spreading across the country, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, as the cumulative number of infections topped 1,000 in Tokyo alone.

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Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

Published On: April 6, 2020 08:37 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, April 6: A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the first known case of a human infecting an animal and making it sick, the zoo’s chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalised for tests after persistent coronavirus symptoms

Published On: April 6, 2020 08:31 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 6: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday after suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, though Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government.

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UK coronavirus deaths could reach 7,000 to 20,000 - Ferguson

Published On: April 5, 2020 09:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 5: UK deaths from the coronavirus could rise to between about 7,000 and 20,000 under measures taken to slow the spread of the virus, Neil Ferguson, a professor at Imperial College in London who has helped shape the government’s response, said on Sunday.

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U.S., India to use 'full strength' of partnership to fight coronavirus: Modi

Published On: April 5, 2020 01:54 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, April 5: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday he had a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump about using the two countries’ partnership to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

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UK coronavirus death rate to stay high top medic says, as toll passes 4,300

Published On: April 5, 2020 12:41 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 5: High fatalities from the coronavirus will continue in the United Kingdom for at least another week or two even if people comply with stringent isolation measures, health authorities said on Saturday as the country’s death toll jumped to 4,313.

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