Day: March 4, 2020

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

US launches airstrike against Taliban to defend Afghan forces

10:52 pm March 4, 2020

Kabul: The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces on Wednesday, an American military spokesman said, as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents, throwing the country’s nascent peace process into grave doubt. News of the airstrike in southern Helmand province — the first in 11 days […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

Facebook to help combat virus misinformation

9:54 pm March 4, 2020

Bangkok: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the social network is stepping up its efforts to combat virus-related misinformation by giving the World Health Organization free advertising. Zuckerberg said in a post on his Facebook account that the company is working with national health ministries and global organizations like the World Health Orgnization, the US Centers […]

French cycling team Cofidis quarantined in UAE until March 14

9:51 pm March 4, 2020

Paris: The Cofidis cycling team will be quarantined for 10 more days in the United Arab Emirates following the outbreak of coronavirus that ended the UAE Tour, a team official said on Wednesday. “We have just learned that we are officially quarantined, a priori until March 14,” Thierry Vittu, the president of Cofidis’ competition team, […]

Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

Iran says ‘no obligation’ to let UN nuclear watchdog into certain sites

9:47 pm March 4, 2020

Vienna: Tehran has no obligation to grant the UN’s nuclear watchdog access to sites in Iran when it deems that requests are based on “fabricated information”, Iran’s UN ambassador in Vienna said Wednesday. “Intelligence services’ fabricated information… creates no obligation for Iran to consider such requests,” said a statement from Iran’s ambassador to the UN […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

3 held for robbing, killing man in Delhi’s Amar Colony

9:43 pm March 4, 2020

New Delhi: Three men were arrested for allegedly killing and robbing a man in southeast Delhi’s Amar Colony area, police said on Wednesday. The accused have been identified as Deepak Sharma, Sushil Bansal, both residents of Sahibabad and Ramesh Maurya, a resident of Govindpuri, they said. On Saturday around 7.30 pm, one Pawan Pandey (36) […]