or Migrants on roads are no longer just the poor By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:41:04 IST Full Article
or Dutch Restaurant Trials Glass Booths for Dining Amid Coronavirus Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:06:30 +0530 Organisers call the project 'Serres Séparées' (Separate Greenhouses) because they say it sounds better in French. Full Article
or Fear Keeps US Undocumented from Hospitals Despite Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:26:40 +0530 New York, where nearly 20,000 people have died of COVID-19, is the epicenter of the US virus pandemic. Latinos and African-Americans are the principal victims, experiencing a mortality rate nearly double of that of white Americans. Full Article
or Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad to Travel to India, Pakistan and Qatar, US State Department Says By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 09:46:21 +0530 Zalmay Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghanistan, will meet Indian officials to discuss the country's role in sustainable peace in Afghanistan and the region. Full Article
or Bill Introduced in US Congress to Stop Predatory Acquisitions by China During Covid-19 Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:17:32 +0530 The bill proposes to increase the scope of cases the CFIUS reviews and sends to the president prior to a financial transaction. Full Article
or Former Iraqi Intelligence Chief Approved as New Prime Minister of Iraq By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:16:45 +0530 Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, who gave up the intelligence post when he became the prime minister-designate, assumes the premiership as Iraq faces unprecedented crises due to Covid-19. Full Article
or Trump Admin Urges US Court Not to Block Work Permits to Spouses of H1B Visa-holders By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:19:06 +0530 An H-4 visa is issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to the immediate family members of the H-1B visa-holders, most of whom are Indian IT professionals. Full Article
or South Korean Findings Suggest 'Reinfected' Coronavirus Cases are False Positives By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:28:09 +0530 As more and more South Koreans were released from treatment for Covid-19, authorities discovered some ostensibly cured patients were later testing positive again. Full Article
or South Korean LG Chem Says Visakhapatnam Factory Gas Leak Under Control, Investigating Cause By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:10:41 +0530 LG Chem said in a statement that the gas emitted in the leak can cause nausea and dizziness when inhaled. It said it was seeking to ensure casualties received treatment quickly. Full Article
or How Lax Rules, Missed Warnings Led to Japan's Second Coronavirus Cruise-ship Hotspot By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:44:11 +0530 The Costa Atlantica now hosts one of Japan's biggest clusters of the coronavirus, which infected one-fourth of the more than 600 people then on board. Full Article
or Vaccine Worked in Monkeys, Claim Researchers from China as Study Shows Covid-19 Adapting to Humans By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 01:41:09 +0530 They found almost 200 recurrent genetic mutations of the new coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - that show how it may be evolving as it spreads in people. Full Article
or Amid Poor Access, Covid-19 Pandemic Poses a Special Threat to Indigenous People's Health & Culture By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 01:23:22 +0530 The United Nations estimates that the life expectancy of indigenous people can be up to 20 years lower than that of their counterparts. Full Article
or New Coronavirus Spread Swiftly Around World from Late 2019, Study Finds By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 01:57:57 +0530 Scientists at University College London's Genetics Institute found almost 200 recurrent genetic mutations of the new coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - which the UCL researchers said showed how it is adapting to its human hosts as it spreads. Full Article
or Pak Foreign Services Officer in Ukraine Sacked Over Sexual Harassment Charges By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 02:32:35 +0530 A foreign services officer in Pakistan, who was posted in Ukraine, has been sacked after he was found guilty of sexually harassing a local worker. Full Article
or Air India Opens Bookings for Foreigners, Visa Holders on Outbound Repatriation Flights By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 03:10:24 +0530 For flights between India and Singapore, the charge is Rs 18,000-20,000 per passenger, and it is Rs 50,000 per person for India-UK flights. Full Article
or Russia Sees Record Rise in Coronavirus Cases with More Than 11,000 New Infections By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 04:26:50 +0530 Russia now ranks fourth in the overall number of reported virus cases in Europe and fifth in the world. Full Article
or 'Stop Shifting Blame' - China Slams USA after Donald Trump Coronavirus 'Attack' Claim By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:15:46 +0530 Tension between USA and China has reached fever pitch in recent days as they have exchanged barbed comments on each other's handling of the coronavvirus. Full Article
or London Mayor Sadiq Khan Calls for Ethnicity Record of Covid-19 Deaths By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 04:34:16 +0530 London's Pakistani-origin mayor fears it's not possible to understand the full extent of this disparity as, unlike in Scotland, ethnicity is not recorded on death certificates in England. Full Article
or Israeli Parliament Passes Bills for Formation of Benjamin Netanyahu-Benny Gantz Unity Govt By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:02:50 +0530 The Knesset or Parliament voted by 71 votes to 37 to back the power-sharing deal between Netanyahu's Likud and his main rival former military chief Benny Gantz's Blue and White parties. Full Article
or Bank of England Sees Worst Slump in 300 Years amid Coronavirus Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:15:29 +0530 The BoE kept its benchmark interest rate at an all-time low of 0.1% and left its target for bond-buying, most of it British government debt, at 645 billion pounds. Full Article
or Trump's Admin Shelves CDC's Guide to Reopening Country After Coronavirus Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:05:31 +0530 The guidance contained detailed advice for making site-specific decisions related to reopening schools, restaurants, summer camps, churches, day care centers and other institutions. Full Article
or UK PM Boris Johnson Formally Divorces Indian-origin Wife Marina Wheeler By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:10:36 +0530 The former couple married in 1993 and had four children – Lara Lettice, 26, Milo Arthur, 24, Cassia Peaches, 22, and Theodore Apollo, 20 – before announcing their split in 2018. Full Article
or US to Grant Iraq Gas Waiver in Show of Support For New PM By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:33:40 +0530 The exemption would be the longest period of time in months granted to Iraq to prove it is making progress in becoming less reliant on Iranian imports, a key condition of receiving the waiver. Full Article
or South Africa Parliament Video Call Hacked with Pornography; Racial, Sexual Insults Hurled at Chairwoman By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:46:19 +0530 South Africa's parliament is closed and all its meetings are currently held by video conference calls as the country remains under strict lockdown restrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Full Article
or US Scientists Scramble to Study Life-threatening Syndrome in Kids Linked to Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:08:08 +0530 This emerging syndrome, which may occur days to weeks after a COVID-19 illness, reflects the surprising ways that this entirely new coronavirus infects and sickens its human hosts. Full Article
or Sweden Reports over 3,000 Coronavirus Deaths But Insists Situation Manageable By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:25:16 +0530 Officials defended their strategy of not imposing strict stay-at-home measures, saying Sweden's healthcare system still had spare capacity. Full Article
or Iran Says Coronavirus Outbreak 'Relatively Stable' Despite Uptick By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:28:51 +0530 The Islamic republic has battled to contain the Middle East's deadliest outbreak of the COVID-19 illness since reporting its first cases in mid-February. Full Article
or Thousands of Migrants Stranded Worldwide by Pandemic: United Nations By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:38:09 +0530 Migrant camps were "very prone" to spreading the disease, IOM Director General Antonio Vitorino told reporters in an online briefing. Full Article
or More Than Three Million New People in US Filed Jobless Claims Last Week By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:49:46 +0530 The data bring the total claims filed since mid-March when the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to close their doors to stop the virus's spread, to 33.5 million. Full Article
or Saudi Arabia Forms Police Unit to Enforce Coronavirus Curbs on Social Gatherings: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:49:51 +0530 The kingdom had previously said such gatherings were prohibited and said on Thursday that those breaching the rules would be punished by law. Full Article
or Indian-origin MP in UK Says, Was 'Sacked' as Covid-19 Care Worker for Speaking Out Against PPE Shortage By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:49:55 +0530 Nadia Whittome, the youngest Member of Parliament in the House of Commons representing her birthplace of Nottingham in central England since her win in the December 2019 General Election, is now running a drive to encourage care workers to speak out if they have safety concerns. Full Article
or Boris Johnson Warns of 'Maximum Caution' as UK Considers Easing Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 07:55:22 +0530 Johnson will address the nation on Sunday evening, his spokesman said, but warned against reports of a major easing in social distancing rules. Full Article
or For Indian Students Stranded in UK during Covid-19 Lockdown, The Door Back Home Opens, But at a Price By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:02:50 +0530 The cost of a return ticket to India as well as the mandatory 14-day quarantine period has left many Indian students in the UK to rethink their decision. Full Article
or New York Became 'Grand Central Station' for Covid-19 and Carried Infections Across the US: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:30:31 +0530 Overall, infections spreading from New York account for 60 to 65 per cent of the sequenced viruses across the country. Full Article
or Germany to Apply 'Emergency Brake' if Coronavirus Rebounds By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:43:35 +0530 On Wednesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel and governors of the 16 states agreed to further loosen the rules, albeit with a fallback clause. Full Article
or Donald Trump Tests Negative for Coronavirus after White House Military Aide Reports Infection By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:05:38 +0530 US Vice-President Mike Pence has also tested negative. Full Article
or UK Govt Announces Five More Flights for Britons Stranded in Amritsar, Ahmedabad By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 09:01:18 +0530 The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said that once these flights are completed, over 16,500 travellers will have been brought back from India on 64 special flights. Full Article
or Moderna Expects Mid-stage Trials for Covid-19 Vaccine to Begin Shortly By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 09:06:36 +0530 The drug developer had previously said it expected mid-stage trials to begin in the current quarter, with the aim to start late-stage studies in the fall. Full Article
or 70-year-old Woman Dies in Pakistan after Standing in Covid-19 Aid Queue for Five Hours By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:55:45 +0530 The deceased's family protested against NADRA and the government, saying elderly people should be given an area to sit with shade when aid is being distributed. Full Article
or Moscow Extends Lockdown after Record Increase in Coronavirus Cases By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:00:43 +0530 Coronavirus cases have been registered in all of Russia's 85 regions, with Moscow the worst affected by far with 92,676. Full Article
or Coronavirus Detected in Semen of Infected Men, Shows Chinese Study By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:51:41 +0530 COVID-19 is spread through respiratory droplets or contact and the virus has also been detected in feces, saliva and urine. Full Article
or We Need to Know Where Patient Zero of Coronavirus Came From: Mike Pompeo By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:11:18 +0530 The US needs it for all of the epidemiological work that needs to be done to protect Americans today and tomorrow, Pompeo asserted. Full Article
or US Justice Department Drops Case Against ex-Trump Aide and Former NSA Michael Flynn By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:22:47 +0530 The decision by close Trump ally Attorney General Bill Barr effectively reversed 18 months of work by the department and FBI under Barr's predecessors. Full Article
or US Senators Urge Trump to Temporarily Suspend H-1B, Other Guest Workers Visas By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:32:24 +0530 Top Republican senators urged US President Donald Trump on Thursday to suspend all new guest worker visas for 60 days and certain categories of new guest worker visas, including H-1B, for at least a year or until unemployment figures return to normal levels. Full Article
or Russia Hoax Made it Very Hard for Two Countries to Deal with Each Other: Trump By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:22:58 +0530 US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the "Russia hoax" made it very difficult for the leaders of the two countries to deal with each other. Full Article
or Biden's Sexual Accuser Asks Him to Drop Out of Presidential Race, Is Being Represented by Trump Donor By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:31:32 +0530 Attorney Douglas Wigdor is well known for his work on prominent cases related to sexual harassment and assault. He represented six women who accused Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer, of sexual misconduct. Full Article
or 'We are Prisoners': Coronavirus Crisis Leaves Thousands of Cruise Ship Crew Stuck at Sea By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:35:59 +0530 The major cruise lines are accused of failing to do enough to get their staff home, ostensibly to save money on pricey charter flights – a claim the companies deny. Full Article
or China Either Made a Terrible Mistake on Covid-19 or Was Incompetent: Trump By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:52:58 +0530 More than 2,64,000 people have died of COVID-19 globally and 37 lakh tested positive for the disease. Full Article
or President Trump, Mike Pence Test Negative for Covid-19 After White House Valet Contracts Virus By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:05:46 +0530 During a meeting with the governor of Texas in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump told reporters he had little contact with the man and would be tested daily going forward. Neither Trump nor Pence wore masks during the meeting. Full Article
or 'Enemies Remain Enemies': North Korea Lashes South as Kim Jong Un Praises China's Xi Jinping By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:14:39 +0530 Kim sent Chinese leader Xi Jinping a diplomatic communication congratulating him for China's "success" in controlling the novel coronavirus epidemic. Full Article