Putin to ‘probably ask’ for sanctions lifting: Trump
President Donald Trump said on Monday he expects his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to request the lifting of US sanctions during an upcoming phone call. “Yeah, he’ll probably ask for that,” Trump told Fox News. Trump did not say what his response would be, noting that he had put sanctions on...
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Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit rebel-held Yemen capital
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US clearly doesn’t want N talks: N Korea
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Global coronavirus death toll 35K
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Italy sees slowdown in rate of new virus cases
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Global lockdown widens
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City at centre of China’s virus outbreak gradually revives
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Israeli PM enters quarantine after aide tested +ve for Covid-19
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Vietnam Govt uses TikTok for COVID-19 information
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has launched a TikTok account in a bid to raise public awareness about preventive measures against the coronavirus pandemic, it was reported on Monday. The move also aims to call people to follow health recommendations and regularly update related information for TikTok users, Xinhua news agency reported...
Japan urges head of WHO to help speed vaccines
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) to help accelerate development of medicine and vaccines for the coronavirus by promoting information sharing and cooperation among countries. Abe told Director-General Tedros Adhanom in a phone call that Japan is pursuing clinical research on flu drug...
UNESCO wants nations to share virus information
The United Nations scientific agency UNESCO held a virtual meeting with science ministers from 73 countries to discuss international cooperation around COVID-19. Open science is an issue UNESCO has been pushing for months. The agency’s leadership believes the global pandemic has highlighted the need to better share information to save lives....
Imran orders opening of all highways for goods supply
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered opening of all national highways to ensure smooth and adequate supply of food items from farms/factories to markets amid “panic buying” due the coronavirus pandemic, it was reported on Monday. While presiding over a meeting of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) core committee at...
Not the other
Each episode of De Taali — Life of a Transgender, hosted by Fida Khan, curated and produced by Shameer Tandon, unravels and educates the listeners about different facets of the lives of transgenders. This is done through conversations with guests from varied backgrounds, including medicine, literature, the transgender community, and...
Trend Blazer
Diljit to donate Rs 20 lakh to PM-CARES Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh has pledged to donate Rs 20 lakh to lend support to the ongoing battle against the Coronavirus pandemic. Diljit took to Twitter to mention that his priority is to help the country. “I'm committed to donating Rs 20 lakh to the PM-CARES...
Respect all jeevas
Humans need to pay heed to ancient Indian philosophy to emerge out of the present world crisis, says Benoy Behl A day ago, I read a report by London-based professors Andrew Cunningham and Kate Jones. The report clearly depicted how human beings have played a huge role in landing the world...
