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India declares 21-day ’total lockdown’ as coronavirus cases rise

India's 1.3 billion people will go under "total lockdown" for 21 days to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic,…

5 years ago

Hantavirus kills man in China; but it’s not a new virus

eports of a person in China dying due to a virus called 'hantavirus' have spread panic at a time when…

5 years ago

Powerful quake damages buildings in Croatia capital

ZAGREB AFP March22, 2020 - A 5.3-magnitude earthquake tore down chunks of buildings in Zagreb and left a teenager in…

5 years ago

Over 167 million Americans now under lockdown

In New York, carpenters in protective gear were seen boarding up a closed beauty store in Manhattan (DM) US, (Daily…

5 years ago

Military trucks transport coronavirus victims’ coffins to be cremated

Army trucks drive along a road in Bergamo yesterday in what Italians have described as one of the ‘saddest’ images…

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Ready to help India with epidemic prevention experience: China

People wearing protective face masks (HT)   Beijing, (Hindustan Times), 19 March 2020 -  China on Thursday said it was ready…

5 years ago

Health Ministry says no Chinese nationals under observation for COVID

The Health Ministry, yesterday reiterated that the country was not at risk from the Chinese nationals who had recently returned…

5 years ago

US World War II submarine discovered

Researchers have found the resting place of a World War II submarine wreck 11,000 feet below the surface. Named the…

5 years ago

Oil sinks on Saudi move; equities lose early puff on virus fear

(London) AFP: Oil prices tumbled yesterday after Saudi Arabia and Gulf partner UAE stepped up the price war with plans…

5 years ago

Leaving just ONE in the world

Kenya's only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers on Tuesday, in a major blow for…

5 years ago