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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 […]

EU urges Trump to rethink cutting funding to WHO

Virus shuts famed French church in Rome

9:45 pm March 1, 2020

Milan: The French community church in Rome, St Louis of the French, closed its doors to the public on Sunday after a priest was infected with a new virus. The church in the historic centre of Rome is famous for three paintings by the Baroque master Caravaggio, making it a destination for tourists and the […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

‘Most UAE Tour riders cleared’ after coronavirus scare

2:29 pm March 1, 2020

Paris: Most of the riders and teams taking part in the abandoned UAE Tour, and who had been quarantined in their Abu Dhabi hotels since Thursday after a coronavirus scare, were cleared to leave the country, sources said. “The pleasure of going home after several days spent at the hotel,” tweeted 2018 world champion Alejandro […]

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

WHO upgrades global risk of virus spread to ‘very high’

10:39 pm February 28, 2020

Geneva : The UN health agency on Friday upgraded the global risk from the new coronavirus to “very high”, saying the continued increase in cases and countries affected was “clearly of concern”. “We have now increased our assessment of the risk of spread and the risk of impact of COVID-19 to very high at global […]

France to limit long-distance train, bus, plane travel over coronavirus

Air France to start services on Chennai-Paris route

7:00 pm February 25, 2020

Mumbai: Air France on Tuesday announced resumption of flight services on Chennai-Paris route from June. The European carrier discontinued flying between the two cities more than a decade ago due to low passenger demand. It currently operates flights to Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. In its come back, the carrier would fly three times per week […]