Day: April 15, 2020

Cannes film festival difficult to hold ‘in original form’: organisers

8:22 am April 15, 2020

Paris: It will be difficult to hold the Cannes film festival in its original form in 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak, organisers said Tuesday, adding they were looking at new ways of hosting the world’s biggest annual celebration of cinema. The festival had already been postponed from its original mid-May dates to late June […]

Tata trusts donate 10,000 masks & gloves to Tripura

Singapore makes wearing masks outside mandatory

8:13 am April 15, 2020

SINGAPORE Singapore has made it mandatory for everyone to wear a mask outside of their homes in the latest bid to curb the coronavirus spread following a sharp spike in cases. The health ministry said in a statement late Tuesday that anyone found without masks will be fined 300 Singapore dollars ($212), while repeat offenders […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Trump directs halt to payments to WHO during coronavirus pandemic

8:01 am April 15, 2020

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was cutting off U.S. payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do enough to stop the virus from spreading when it first surfaced in China. Trump, who had telegraphed his intentions last week, claimed the outbreak could have […]

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