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US states begin easing lockdowns as virus weakens in Asia

4:49 pm April 25, 2020

Savannah (US): The US states of Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska began loosening lockdown orders on their pandemic-wounded businesses, even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from the coronavirus soared past 50,000 and despite warnings from health experts that such steps may be coming too early. The news came as the outbreak appeared to continue to […]

Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels exchange prisoners

2:56 pm April 17, 2020

Kyiv: Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels exchanged 34 prisoners Thursday in the latest trade aimed at creating conditions that could lead to the end of the six-year war in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian president’s office said. Ukraine took back 20 of its citizens in the swap with the two separatist entities in the rebel-controlled east, […]

China moves to block new virus flare-up on Russian border

4:36 pm April 14, 2020

Beijing: China is facing a new coronavirus flare-up along its remote northern border with Russia, far from the epicenter of Wuhan, where it has all but declared victory in the battle against the pandemic. The frontier has been sealed and emergency medical units rushed to the area to prevent travelers from bringing the virus back […]

UK driver pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 found dead in truck

2:12 am April 9, 2020

London: A British lorry driver on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a refrigerated truck in southeast England. Northern Ireland man Maurice Robinson, 25, was arrested shortly after the bodies of 31 men and eight women from Vietnam were discovered in the truck in an industrial zone in Grays, […]

Sensex slumps 674 pts; Nifty drops below 8,100

5:01 pm April 3, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled 674 points on Friday, weighed by losses in banking stocks as unabated spike in new Covid-19 cases fuelled uncertainty over the economic impact of the pandemic. After hitting a low of 27,500.79 during the day, the 30-share BSE barometer ended 674.36 points or 2.39 per cent lower at 27,590.95. The […]