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The spread of Covid-19 has significantly impacted Afghanistan from complicating the peace initiative to forcing border crossing closures that have disrupted commercial and humanitarian deliveries, according to a a watchdog report to the US Congress. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KLVvHa

Pakistan's National Assembly (NA) speaker Asad Qaiser has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and went into self-isolation, he confirmed in a tweet. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2z32OaE

With conferences cancelled and revenues hit because of a lack of rent from student accommodation, Britain's universities are reeling from the global coronavirus pandemic. Schools have already lost millions of pounds thanks to enforced closures under lockdown, and things could get worse still. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3d5egS5

"I think that the World Health Organization should be ashamed of themselves because they are like the public relations agency for China," said US President Donald Trump on Thursday addressing media in the White House. The Trump administration launched a probe into the role of the WHO on coronavirus and has temporarily suspended the US' financial assistance to it. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SjaXif

Senior Trump administration officials have pushed US spy agencies to hunt for evidence to support an unsubstantiated theory that a government laboratory in Wuhan, China, was the origin of the coronavirus outbreak, according to current and former US officials. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Spen2Q

The United Nations chief said he hopes many countries in the world will follow the ``remarkable example'' of South Korea, which he said has been ``extremely successful'' in addressing the coronavirus pandemic and is planning to tackle climate change in its recovery from COVID-19. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aUtVlH

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One person is dead and five are missing after a military helicopter operating off a Canadian frigate that was taking part in a NATO operation in the Mediterranean crashed into the sea between Greece and Italy, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35kCrcy

South African anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg, who stood trial alongside Nelson Mandela in the 1963-64 Rivonia Trial and was imprisoned for 22 years by the regime, has died at the age of 87 at his home in Cape Town. He was convicted on sabotage charges and sentenced to life imprisonment after the judge declined to impose the death sentence. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35nFQHt

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has agreed to let former primary rival Bernie Sanders keep hundreds of delegates he would otherwise forfeit by dropping out of the presidential race in a deal designed to avoid the bitter feelings that marred the party in 2016 and helped lead to Hillary Clinton's defeat. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Sp1Rk5

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed India's readiness to provide all possible support to Myanmar to mitigate the health and economic impact of COVID-19. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KOQPjI

The UK on Thursday announced seven further charter flights to bring over 2,000 British travellers stranded in India due to the coronavirus pandemic lockdown back home to the UK. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Sl3KOI

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The interior ministry said the decree issued on Thursday bans all activities in support of the group in Germany, including the use of its symbols or publications. Hezbollah supporters have staged annual anti-Israel marches in Berlin for several years. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bPZpLb

North Korea's collapse has been predicted — wrongly — for decades. Some said it would happen after fighting ended in the Korean War in 1953. Others thought it would be during a 1990s famine or when national founder Kim Il Sung died in 1994 from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zHr0Ql

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Germany has confirmed 1,478 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with the total count reaching 159,119, the Robert Koch Institute said on Thursday. The death toll has grown by 173 to 6,288 within the same period of time. A day earlier, the country confirmed 1,304 new cases and 202 fatalities. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3f2pad3

Chinese President Xi Jinping has termed China's battle against COVID-19 as a major strategic achievement, as the ruling Communist Party is all set to hold the postponed Parliament session on May 22 amid a steady decline in the coronavirus cases. China's arduous efforts to contain the coronavirus have brought a decisive outcome to the fight of defending Hubei and its capital city Wuhan, Xi told a high-powered Central Committee meeting. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ybYfuL

The UN humanitarian chief said Wednesday that more than 40 cases of COVID-19 and at least three deaths have been reported in Syria, signaling that "tragedy beckons" after nine years of war that has left the country's health care system decimated. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WdoFEm

President Donald Trump said the federal government will not be extending its coronavirus social distancing guidelines once they expire Thursday, and his son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, predicted that by July the country will be "really rocking again." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cY89yQ

The United States recorded 2,502 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the latest real-time tally on Wednesday reported by Johns Hopkins University. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SlC2kP

Britain will celebrate on Thursday the 100th birthday of the World War II veteran whose staggering fundraising efforts inspired the country during the depths of its coronavirus outbreak. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3d1oRxc

President Donald Trump said he believes China's handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing "will do anything they can" to make him lose his re-election bid in November. He said he believes Beijing wants his Democratic opponent Joe Biden to win the race to ease the pressure on China over trade and other issues. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2W4mtik

President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday he does not believe opinion polls that show his likely Democratic presidential opponent, Joe Biden, leading in the 2020 race for the White House. During an interview in the Oval Office, the Republican president said he did not expect the election to be a referendum on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and added he was surprised the former vice president was doing well. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VPLoYa

The UK's death toll from the coronavirus on Wednesday registered a jump of thousands and reached 26,097 as the government began counting the Covid-19 related fatalities across the country's hospitals, care homes and the wider community. The overall hike in death toll over the previous figure is 3,811, with the daily increase from Tuesday's figures at 765 deaths. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3c0D5P7

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday praised India for lifting export bans on critical medical supplies including pharmaceuticals used to treat COVID-19 patients, saying it was an example of working together with partner countries to tackle the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KMAzzH

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of their baby. Johnson's office says Symonds gave birth to a "healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning'' and both mother and baby are doing well." Johnson, 55, and Symonds, 32, announced in February that they were expecting a child together. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2y7rgYo

Sri Lanka has registered a major fall in tourist arrivals due to the coronavirus outbreak, with an over 70 per cent decline in footfalls in March compared to the same period last year, according to a media report. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3f24KAT

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At least 36 people were killed Wednesday when one of South Korea's worst fires in years broke out at a construction site near the capital, officials said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SyOiyH

Pakistan on Wednesday summoned a senior diplomat from the High Commission of India and registered its protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3f4td8A

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Malaysian lawyers and an international rights group have voiced concern over what they say is excessive sentencing of violators of the country's coronavirus lockdown. Malaysia, which has confirmed 5,851 cases and 100 deaths from COVID-19, has arrested more than 21,000 people since a partial lockdown began March 8. Violators face a fine or a jail term of up to six months. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aPXIMe

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Current and former US intelligence officials told The Washington Post that Trump, in the month of January and February, had repeatedly ignored warnings conveyed in issues of the President's Daily Brief, a sensitive report that is produced before dawn each day and designed to call the president's attention to the most significant global developments and security threats. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zFWTsE

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Joe Biden won Ohio's presidential primary Tuesday, clinching a contest that was less about the Democratic nomination and more about how states can conduct elections in the era of the coronavirus. The primary was the first major test of statewide elections via mail amid an outbreak. There were reports of confusion but no widespread disruption with a strong turnout. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KKTDOZ

President Donald Trump said his administration is considering requiring travelers on certain incoming international flights to undergo temperature and virus checks to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SjKSPU

“We continue to pray for the victims as well as for those Americans who are grieving their lost ones and their loved ones. There's never been anything like this. We suffer with one heart but we will prevail. We are coming back, and we're coming back strong,” US President Donald Trump said at the White House during his remarks on the Paycheck Protection Program. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35eTY5J

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Excitement over partial easing of the lockdowns affecting more than half of humanity has been tempered by fear of new outbreaks and growing evidence of the economic devastation wreaked by the Covid-19 pandemic. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aQ9RAS

The Pentagon has officially released three videos taken by US Navy pilots showing mid-air encounters with what appear to be UFOs. The grainy black and white footage had previously been leaked and the Navy had acknowledged they were Navy videos. "The aerial phenomena observed in the videos remain characterized as 'unidentified,'" the Pentagon statement said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VOjnjU

Facing the stark, startling reality that Congress may not be able to fully resume for a year, House leaders are desperately reaching for work-from-home options after a revolt from the ranks over the health risks of convening during the coronavirus pandemic. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2y9PGAv

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin issued a rare joint statement on Saturday commemorating a 1945 World War Two link-up of US and Soviet troops on their way to defeat Nazi Germany as an example of how their countries can cooperate. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2W8Hd8K

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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in its latest half-yearly macroeconomic review warned of job losses and lower wages, with "significant uncertainty" over how long and intense the downturn will be. "The Singapore economy will enter into a recession this year," said the MAS in a 132-page report. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yM55qX