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UK becomes virus epicenter of Europe; S Korea plays baseball




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UK studies find greater virus risk for ethnic minorities




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UK says: don't expect dramatic change to coronavirus lockdown




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Being ostracized: Virus leaves its mark for UK's elderly




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Things every girl must try from her man's wardrobe

Things every girl must try from her man's wardrobe





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Singer Dev Negi shares what he loves about Bollywood’s romantic music genre

Singer Dev Negi shares what he loves about Bollywood’s romantic music genre





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Music Band 'When Chai Met Toast' is here with their first Malayalam single

Music Band 'When Chai Met Toast' is here with their first Malayalam single





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Santoor Maestro Rahul Sharma takes to music to spread peace and harmony

Santoor Maestro Rahul Sharma takes to music to spread peace and harmony





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Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez talk about shooting for new song 'Tere Bina' at actor's farmhouse during lockdown

Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez talk about shooting for new song 'Tere Bina' at actor's farmhouse during lockdown





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US agency probes 12th Tesla crash tied to possible Autopilot use

US agency probes 12th Tesla crash tied to possible Autopilot use





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E-scooters, e-bus unveiled at Auto Expo 2020

E-scooters, e-bus unveiled at Auto Expo 2020





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MG Hector Plus showcased at Auto Expo

MG Hector Plus showcased at Auto Expo





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Auto Expo 2020: One single stop for car enthusiasts

Auto Expo 2020: One single stop for car enthusiasts





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Trump valet has coronavirus; president again tests negative




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US coronavirus deaths exceed 75,000: Reuters tally

US deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 75,000 deaths on Thursday, after the White House shelved a step-by-step guide prepared by health officials to help states safely reopen. Deaths in the United States, the epicenter of the global pandemic, have averaged 2,000 a day since mid-April despite efforts to slow the outbreak.




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Tesla idles China plant, suspending vehicle output worldwide

Tesla Inc. suspended production at its plant on the outskirts of Shanghai, according to people familiar with the matter, bringing to a halt all of the company’s vehicle manufacturing globally.




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Iranians urged to take coronavirus 'seriously' as cases stay high

Since reporting its first cases in mid-February, the Islamic republic has struggled to contain the spread of the virus that causes the Covid-19 disease. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 55 new virus fatalities in the past 24 hours took the overall death toll in the health crisis to 6,541.




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Virus could kill 190,000 Africans and 'smolder' in continent

An estimated 190,000 people in Africa could die of Covid-19 in the first year of the pandemic and the disease could “smolder” across the continent for years, the World Health Organisation has warned.




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Saudi Arabia coronavirus cases exceed 35,000




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Italy becomes 3rd nation to record 30,000+ virus deaths




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Coronavirus threat forces Russia to curb WWII celebrations

President Vladimir Putin will give a 20-minute speech at a war memorial beside the Kremlin walls, an unprecedented move, instead of presiding over a traditional parade featuring thousands of troops and military equipment.




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Kim Jong Un sends Putin letter on WWII anniversary and for virus fight

The report by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency on Saturday came a day after it reported Kim sent a personal message to Chinese President Xi Jinping to praise what he described as China's success in getting its Covid-19 epidemic under control.




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The US car industry is restarting after Covid. Now what?

The coronavirus pandemic forced carmakers to close virtually every auto plant in North America, sending production plummeting to a level last seen at the end of World War II.




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Egypt's president expands powers, citing virus outbreak




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Call centre racket busted in Noida, seven arrested for cheating US citizens

Seven persons were arrested in Noida’s Sector 105 for allegedly duping US citizens by informing them about non-existent violations on their social security number (SSN).




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As Covid-19 cases surge past 5,000 in TN, experts warn of Tasmac cluster

Tamil Nadu on Thursday reported 580 Covid-19 cases, taking the state’s tally past 5,000 to 5,409. As the number of cases soared in the state capital and its neighbouring districts, all linked to the Koyambedu cluster, epidemiologists and public health experts warned that the crowds at liquor shops that opened on Thursday could result in another cluster and another surge in infections.




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Restart industries: TUs




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Possible MH370 debris from Mozambique brought to Australia

Two pieces of plane debris found in Mozambique have been brought to Australia, where experts will determine whether they are from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared mysteriously over two years ago over the Indian Ocean.




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Thai businessman convicted of selling fake bomb detectors

Many millions of dollars of the devices were sold to the Thai army and other security forces around the world. A court in Thailand has convicted a local businessman of fraud for selling fake bomb detectors to the Thai government, five years after a court in the United Kingdom sentenced the British head of the company that supplied them to seven years in prison in a scandal that was worldwide in scale




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Gurugram industries open but face manpower, supply chain problems

Industrial operations in Gurugram are yet to gather steam. The conditional green signal to resume operations was seen as a much-needed push to the economy. But those trying to get things back up and running realised it will be a challenge. Because the lockdown siloed cities and states. And businesses do not work in silos.




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Walking their way to UP, thousands reach Ambala from Ludhiana, sent back to Punjab




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Haryana: Month after plan, PGIMS Rohtak yet to get coronavirus facility

Even after a month of unveiling plan to turn its trauma center of PGIMS Rohtak into exclusive Covid-19 hospital to provide testing and treatment under one roof, there has hardly been any move in the direction.




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Walking their way to UP, thousands reach Ambala from Ludhiana, sent back to Punjab

Thousands of migrant labourers on way to their home state Uttar Pradesh from Ludhiana in Punjab on Friday reached here on foot. But, halting their march, the district administration sent most of them back to Punjab, while the rest were accommodated in shelter homes of Ambala.




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Abbas accuses US of undermining two-state solution

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Thursday accused Donald Trump's administration of undermining efforts towards a two-state solution, a day after the US president said he would unveil a new Middle East peace plan.




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Why virus may bring plastic back in favour




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Africa’s rare mountain gorillas also at virus risk

As the coronavirus infects more people around the world, Congo’s Virunga National Park, home to about a third of the world’s mountain gorillas, is barring visitors until June 1, citing “advice from scientific experts indicating that primates, including mountain gorillas, are likely susceptible to complications arising from the Covid-19 virus”.




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Australia reef sees 3rd coral bleaching in 5 years

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered “very widespread” damage after rising sea temperatures caused the third mass coral bleaching events in five years. Its northern reaches suffered an unprecedented two successive years of severe bleaching in 2016 and 2017. Some previously untouched areas had now suffered "moderate or severe bleaching".




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​IMF leader says pandemic stimulus must focus on battling climate crisis




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TJ Jaunpur chief dies of suspected cardiac arrest




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Covid-19 suspect dies at isolation ward in Ballia




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Over 1,500 stranded in city sent to J’khand, Raj by buses




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Covid-19: Global backlash builds against China over coronavirus

Australia has called for an inquiry into the origin of the coronavirus. Germany and Britain are hesitating anew about inviting in Chinese tech giant Huawei. President Trump has blamed China for the contagion and is seeking to punish it. Some govts want to sue Beijing. Across the globe, a backlash is building against China for its initial mishandling of the crisis.




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Coronavirus survivors want answers, and China is silencing them

Chinese authorities are clamping down as grieving relatives, along with activists, press the ruling Communist Party for an accounting of what went wrong in Wuhan, the city where the coronavirus killed thousands before spreading to the rest of China and the world. Lawyers have been warned not to file suit against the government.




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China reports 1 new virus case, no deaths

China reported one new case of coronavirus on Tuesday and no deaths, marking three weeks since it recorded a Covid-19 fatality. The National Health Commission said 395 people remained under treatment in the hospital, while 949 were under isolation and observation for suspected cases or after testing positive despite showing no symptoms.




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China reports 16 new coronavirus cases, total tally reaches 82,881




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Aggressive behaviour by China in South China Sea: US Defense Secretary




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Students in China's virus centre Wuhan return to school

Senior school students in 121 institutions were back in front of chalk boards and digital displays for the first time since their city -- the ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic -- shut down in January.




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China asks Pompeo to show 'enormous evidence' of coronavirus originating from Wuhan lab

China on Wednesday dared US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to show "enormous evidence" he claimed to have to prove Covid-19 originated from a lab in Wuhan. "Pompeo cannot present any evidence because he does not have any," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said. "This matter should be handled by scientists..instead of politicians," Hua said.




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China flaunts French connection to Wuhan lab; Ambivalent on WHO probe into origin of coronavirus




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China to gradually reopen cinemas as virus under control