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Still Hiring! Walmart, Other Superstores Buck US Employment Trend amid Pandemic

Almost across the board, sectors reported precipitous drops in overall employment in April, even though some major players - from online sales to grocery shopping and pharmacies - have seen surges in demand.




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Study Suggests Abbott Covid-19 Antibody Test Highly Likely to Give Correct Results

Antibody tests can tell whether a person has ever been infected and are considered crucial in efforts to get Americans back to work safely as the presence of antibodies to the virus indicate possible immunity to future infection.




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UK Coronavirus Death Toll Crosses 31,000, Confirms British Govt

The number of fatalities in hospitals, care homes and the wider community rose by 626 on the previous day to reach 31,241.




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New York Child Dies from Rare Inflammatory Disease Linked to Coronavirus, Says Governor

Andre Cuomo said there have been 73 reported cases in NY state of children getting severely ill with symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock-like syndrome.




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Aide to US Vice President Mike Pence Tests Positive for Coronavirus

On Thursday, White House officials confirmed that a member of the military serving as one of President Donald Trump's valets tested positive for the coronavirus.




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New York City Stepping up Distancing Enforcement in Three Parks

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio also announced that 2,500 members of a "test and trace corps" will be in place by early June to combat the virus.




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Pakistan Claims Water Flow in Chenab Reduced Significantly; India Terms it Baseless Narrative

The annual meeting between Indus Commissioners was postponed after New Delhi proposed deferment of consultations due to the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown.




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China-US Looking To Create ‘Favourable Conditions’ For A Win-Win Trade Deal​

The trade deal was signed in January, where Chinese agreed too import additional $200 bn U.S. products.




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Family of US Meat Plant Worker Who Died of Covid-19 Sues Company For Negligence

Enock Benjamin died on April 3 of the respiratory disease after becoming infected by the new coronavirus while working at the JBS plant in Souderton, Pennsylvania, according to a lawsuit filed on Thursday.




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Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Mike Pompeo to Visit Israel for Annexation Talks

Pompeo will discuss U.S. and Israeli efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as regional security issues related to Iran's malign influence, spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.




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Turkey Charges Seven People Over Former Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn's Escape: Lawyer

Turkey formally charged Turkish private jet operator MNG Jet's four pilots and a executive with 'migrant smuggling', a crime carrying a maximum sentence of eight years in jail.




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US Lawmakers Urge Support for Taiwan at WHO, as US Criticizes China

Taiwan, which is not a member of the United Nations, has been excluded from the WHO, which is a UN agency, due to objections from China.




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Live Animal Markets Shouldn't be Shut Despite Virus as They Provide Food, Livelihoods for Millions: WHO

The WHO said reducing the risk of disease transmission from animals to humans in these often overcrowded markets could be addressed in many cases by improving hygiene and food safety standards, including separating live animals from humans.




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'It’s Just Unfair': Job Market Meltdown Hits America's Most Vulnerable Workers Hardest Amid Pandemic

The 20.5 million jobs lost in April fell disproportionately on African Americans, Latinos, low-wage workers and people with no college education.




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Bomb Kills 6 Soldiers of Pakistan Army in South Balochistan

Baloch separatists demanding greater autonomy have for years been waging an insurgency in the province, which is also riven by sectarian and Islamist violence.




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China Continues to Hide and Obfuscate Covid-19 Data from World, Says Mike Pompeo in Fresh Attack

Mike Pompeo said he has seen a significant amount of evidence that suggests that the lab was underperforming, that there were security risks at the lab and that the virus could well have emanated from there.




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Exhibiting Varied Dimensions & Dynamics, This How the Future of Coronavirus Pandemic will be Like

The pandemic wave, similarly, will be with us for the foreseeable future before it diminishes. But depending on the location and the policies in place, it will exhibit variegated dimensions and dynamics traveling through time and space.




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'We Don't Want this Anymore': Stuck on Cruise Ships During Pandemic, Crews Beg to Go Home

Both national and local governments have stopped crews from disembarking in order to prevent new cases of Covid-19 in their territories, stranding thousands of crew members.




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With Most Deaths in Europe, Almost No Recoveries in Over 2 Lakh cases, UK Grapples with Covid-19

Roughly 65 per cent or 626 of the total 970 recoveries in the UK have been reported in its overseas territories or other dependent islands and territories, even as they account for a mere 0.6 per cent of the total recorded cases.




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Trump Administration Working to Temporarily Ban Work-based Visas Like H1-B: Report

The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers from countries like India and China in speciality occupations.




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World Migratory Bird Day 2020: Theme, Significance and All You Need to Know

Each year a variety of events, including bird watching are held across the globe to raise awareness on World Migratory Bird Day observed on May 9.




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Merkel, Trump Agree in Phone Call to Keep Memory of WW2 Horrors Alive

Merkel emphasized the special importance of US support for Germany after WW2 and the ties between the two countries that developed after, a government spokesperson said.




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US Vice-President Mike Pence's Press Secretary Tests Positive for Coronavirus

US Vice President's spokesperson Katie Miller is married to Stephen Miller, a top Donald Trump Advisor.




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No 'V'-shape Return from Devastating US Job Loss, Fed Policymakers Say

The virus has continued to spread across the nation, with nearly 1.3 million people infected so far and more than 77,000 dead.




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'Countries Know we Have Tremendous Amounts': Trump Says US Planning to Ship 8,000 Ventilators Abroad

In recent weeks, Trump has been recounting other countries' calls for help. He said he'd offered Russia's Vladimir Putin ventilators during a call on Thursday.




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Five-year-old Boy Dies from Rare Inflammatory Illness Linked to Covid-19 in New York

There have been 73 reported cases in New York where children are experiencing symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock-like syndrome possibly due to Covid-19.




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Xi Jinping ‘Very Concerned’ About North Korea, Says China Willing to Help in Fight Against Covid-19

Xi Jinping said he was very concerned about the situation in North Korea and the health of its people.




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'Coronavirus Exposed Weak Links in How we Address Epidemic': China Says Will Reform Disease Prevention System

China has been criticised domestically and abroad as being initially slow to react to the epidemic, which first broke out on a large scale in Wuhan




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Spain Sex Workers Left to Fend for Themselves Under Lockdown

Even before the state of emergency was declared on March 14, the work had all but dried up, with fear of the virus keeping both clients and sex workers away.




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South Korea Reports 18 New Coronavirus Cases, Pakistan Eases Curbs Due to Economic Pressure

Worldwide, the virus has infected at least 3.9 million people and killed more than 270,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University based on data reported by governments.




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Pakistan Begins Phase-wise Easing of Nationwide Lockdown Even as Coronavirus Cases Rise

The first phase of easing lockdown began as the government announced removing restrictions by allowing more business to open and operate from dawn to 5pm.




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A Sombre Putin Marks 75 Years of Soviet Victory over Nazi Germany, Amid Rising Virus Cases in Russia

"We will certainly celebrate this anniversary extensively and solemnly, as usual," Vladimir Putin said, pledging that Russia would hold its traditional Red Square military parade and commemorative processions at a later date.




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Britain to Quarantine Incoming Travellers For 14 Days to Avoid Second Covid-19 Peak: Report

According to the report, under measures that are likely to come into force in early June, travellers will have to provide the address at which they will self-isolate on arrival.




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President Vladimir Putin Calls For 'Invincible' Unity as Russians Mark Victory Day on Lockdown

Celebrations of this year's Victory Day were muted after the Kremlin grudgingly agreed to postpone plans for a grand parade with world leaders due to coronavirus




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Europe Wasn't Well-prepared: Acknowledges German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that initially most countries were focused on coping with the outbreak at home.




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Coronavirus Claims Life Of 6-Week-old Baby in England, Death Toll Climbs to 31,241

The baby's death on Friday comes as Britain prepares for some easing in the strict lockdown measures in place to curb the spread of the deadly virus as it is believed that Britain is past the peak of the pandemic.




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Venezuela's Top Prosecutor Tarek Saab Requests Extradition of US Veteran Jordan Goudreau Accused in Plot

Tarek Saab said Goudreau and the two opposition Venezuelan politicians, Miami-based political strategist Juan Rendon and exiled lawmaker Sergio Vergara, for involvement in the "design, financing, and execution" of the plan to invade and overthrow socialist President Nicolas Maduro.




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Seven Killed in Protests Over Food Distribution in Afghanistan, Says Local MP

Police opened fire after some among the around 300 protesters threw stones and started firing guns and trying to enter the governor's house, said Mohammad Arif Aber, a spokesman for the provincial governor of Ghor.




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Iran-linked Hackers Recently Targeted Coronavirus Drugmaker Gilead Sciences, Says Report

Two other cybersecurity researchers, who were not authorized to speak publicly about their analysis, confirmed that the web domains and hosting servers used in the hacking attempts were linked to Iran.




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'Europe Needs a Break': EU Plots to Restart Travel And Tourism Despite Coronavirus

Germany and other member states have urged a suspension of EU rules that force cash-drained airlines and the hospitality industry to offer full refunds for cancelled flights and trips instead of vouchers for future travel.




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Egyptian President Expands Powers, Says Need Them to Curb Coronavirus Outbreak

The new amendments allow the president to to take measures to contain the virus, such as suspending classes at schools and universities and quarantining those returning from abroad. But they also include expanded powers to ban public and private meetings, protests and other forms of assembly.




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Worldwide Coronavirus Cases Rise Over 39.6 Lakh, Death Toll Crosses 2,73,000

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.




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Making Designer Face Masks is Obnoxious and Offensive, Says Sabyasachi

Sabyasachi Mukherjee is averse to the idea of putting privilege on things that are essential for health.




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Apurva Agnihotri Pens Heartfelt Post On Kushal Punjabi’s Birth Anniversary

Kushal Punjabi, who would have turned 43 year old today, was found dead in his Bandra apartment in December last year.




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Aamir Khan’s Daughter Ira Praises Her Fitness Trainer

Ira Khan thanked her trainer Nupur Shikhare, whom she referred to as Popeye, for not giving up on her and promised to him that she would join his workout sessions soon.




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Sonam Kapoor Wishes Ramzan to Her Fans

Sonam Kapoor shared some stunning monochrome pictures and wished fans as the holy month of Ramadan began on Friday.




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All You Need to Know About Anxiety Tremors And Shaking

The shakiness or trembling may be restricted to one part of body or can be variably distributed across. This variability can differentiate it from an organic tremor which usually stereotypical, says the expert.




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How to Keep Your Gut Healthy In Summer

It is very important to hydrate yourself well, especially with the summer heat around. Dehydration also weakens your immune system.




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Bikini-clad Urvashi Rautela Flaunts Her Perfectly Toned Body In This Viral Pic; See Here

In the photograph she shared on Instagram, Urvashi is seen striking a pose in a bottle green coloured bikini laying on a trunk of a tree.




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Turn Fruits Into Delicious Breakfast, Dessert And Smoothies

With the temperature rising high, it might be the ideal time to try out interesting recipes which involve fruit. Turn them into delicious breakfast, dessert, and smoothies.