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Virus cases rise to 212 in Pakistan amidst conflicting statements on its 1st casualty
17 March 2020 4:52 PM GMTIslamabad/Lahore: The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Pakistan sharply rose to 212 on Tuesday, amidst conflicting statements by authorities...
France locks down as global virus panic spreads
17 March 2020 4:51 PM GMTParis: France moved into a near-total lockdown on Tuesday over the Coronavirus, the latest country to impose draconian restrictions affecting the...
China begins withdrawal of medical staff as city records just 1 new case
17 March 2020 4:50 PM GMTBeijing/Wuhan: China on Tuesday began withdrawal of thousands of doctors and medical staff from Wuhan after the epicentre of the Coronavirus outbreak...
Sex workers face ruin amid virus fears, brothel closures
17 March 2020 4:50 PM GMTBerlin: It's 7 pm on a Friday night, a time when Aurel Johannes Marx's three-room brothel on the edge of Berlin would normally be preparing for its...
Iraqi Prez names new PM-designate
17 March 2020 12:08 PM GMTBaghdad: Iraqi President Barham Salih on Tuesday appointed Adnan al-Zurfi as the new Prime Minister-designate who will form an interim government,...
China to withdraw thousands of medical staff from Wuhan
16 March 2020 5:26 PM GMTBeijing: China on Monday announced plans for an orderly withdrawal of thousands of medical staff deployed in the worst-hit Wuhan city as a top medical ...
Biden announces to pick woman to be his running mate
16 March 2020 5:25 PM GMTWashington DC: Former Vice President Joe Biden has vowed to pick a woman as his vice presidential candidate if he wins the Democratic presidential...
NAB summons Nawaz Sharif on Mar 20 in illegal land allotment case
16 March 2020 5:24 PM GMTLahore: Pakistan`s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on March 20 in connection with a case against...
Russian court backs Putin presidential 'reset' plan
16 March 2020 5:24 PM GMTMoscow: Russia's Constitutional Court on Monday approved a package of amendments including a 'reset' of President Vladimir Putin's previous terms,...
US moves nearer to shutdown amid virus fears
16 March 2020 4:35 PM GMTChicago: Officials across the country curtailed many elements of American life to fight the Coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, with health officials...
Peace Corps evacuating volunteers worldwide
16 March 2020 4:34 PM GMTWashington DC: The Peace Corps is telling its volunteers around the world that it is suspending all operations globally and evacuating all volunteers...
Coronavirus may not transmit from pregnant moms to babies: Study
16 March 2020 4:34 PM GMTBeijing: The novel Coronavirus may not transmit from pregnant mothers to newborn babies at birth, according to a study published on Monday. The study ...












