y Google Doodle Brings Back Video Game Pac Man Live Today By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:18:00 +0530 While PAC MAN is controlled using the arrow keys on keyboard or by clicking on the maze; Ms. PAC MAN can be controlled with the WASD keys. Full Article
y World Thalassaemia Day 2020: Date, Theme and Significance By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:27:08 +0530 The World Thalassaemia Day 2020 theme is '’the dawning of a new era for thalassaemia: Time for a global effort to make novel therapies accessible and affordable to patients'. Full Article
y Most Coronavirus Patients May Lose Sense of Smell by Third Day of Infection, Reveals New Study By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:31:08 +0530 The findings indicated that a decreased sense of smell may be an indicator of patients early in the disease course as well as those who may go on to develop more severe symptoms. Full Article
y UN, Partners Launch $6.7 bn Appeal for Vulnerable Countries to Fight Food Insecurity, Gender Violence By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:44:06 +0530 On March 25, the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan was launched, but with humanitarian needs continuing to rise, the updated plan is calling for $6.7 billion for the remainder of 2020. Full Article
y Solemn Europe to Mark World War II Anniversary Despite Coronavirus Damage By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:55:06 +0530 Large-scale parades that had been envisaged to commemorate the victory over the Nazis have been downsized as the world grapples with coronavirus crisis. Full Article
y Hotter, Humid Weather May Not Halt Spread of Covid-19: Study By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:32:58 +0530 Temperature and latitude are not associated with the spread of COVID-19 disease, according to a global study that found school closures and other public health measures are having a positive effect on containing the novel coronavirus. Full Article
y Partially Paralysed Chinese Woman Buried by Son Saved Alive After 3 Days in Grave By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:50:56 +0530 Her son was apparently fed up with having to constantly take care of her, Chinese state media reported. Rescuers said the woman was faintly calling for help as she was freed. Full Article
y Singapore Coronavirus Infections Touch 21,707 with 20 deaths: Health Ministry By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 02:45:31 +0530 Singapore on Friday reported 768 new cases of coronavirus, mostly among the foreign nationals living in dormitories, taking the total number of infections in the country to 21,707 with 20 deaths, the health ministry said. Full Article
y 'Can Learn from Smallpox for Covid-19 Response': Remembering Humanity's Triumph Over a Virus, 40 Yrs On By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 02:54:22 +0530 On May 8, 1980, representatives of all World Health Organization (WHO) member states gathered in Geneva and officially declared that the smallpox-causing variola virus had been relegated to the history books, two centuries after the discovery of a vaccine. Full Article
y In a Town Split by a Border, Coronavirus Rules Vary From Door to Door By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:03:28 +0530 As European countries begin to ease their restrictions on public life at a varied pace, with some allowing businesses to reopen while others remain on lockdown, the different rules are sowing confusion for travelers. Full Article
y Men, Money, Plan & Guts: An Incursion Into Venezuela, Straight Out of Hollywood By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:29:29 +0530 The Maduro administration has blamed the attack on the US government, which has denied a connection to Goudreau or his Florida-based security company SilverCorp. Full Article
y China's New Prototype Spacecraft Returns to Earth, After Completing a Number of Assignments: Official By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:42:11 +0530 The spacecraft -- which was launched Tuesday -- arrived safely at a predetermined site, the China Manned Space Agency said, after a hitch in an earlier part of the key test. Full Article
y China Says It Supports Who-led Review Of Global Pandemic Response By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:44:14 +0530 Countries like France, Germany and Britain have urged greater transparency from China over its handling of coronavirus, while the US and Australia have called for international inquiry. Full Article
y Joe Biden Allies Told to Attack Trump's Stimulus as Veiled 'Cronyism' By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:04:12 +0530 The memo gives Biden campaign representatives new language to use in their attacks on Trump and shows a campaign honing an increasingly aggressive tone ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Full Article
y Iranians Urged to Take Coronavirus 'Seriously' as Cases Stay High By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:53:25 +0530 Experts and officials both in Iran and abroad have cast doubts over Covid-19 figures, saying the real number of cases could be much higher than reported. Full Article
y Wuhan Market Had Role in Coronavirus Outbreak, But More Research Needed, Says WHO By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:11:27 +0530 It was not clear whether live animals or infected vendors or shoppers may have brought the virus into the market, a WHO expert said. Full Article
y COVID-19: Indian-American Senator Appointed Member Of Committee to Address Washington's Economic Recovery By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:55:59 +0530 Senator Manka Dhingra is an Indian-American attorney and the first Sikh elected to any state legislature in the United States. Full Article
y Coronavirus Pandemic Destroys 20.5 Million US Jobs in April in Historic Collapse By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:23:52 +0530 The job loss according to the US Labor Department destroyed nearly all the positions created in the prior decade Full Article
y Chinese Envoy Says Open to Probe of Origins of Coronavirus: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:34:10 +0530 China has dismissed as groundless U.S. and Australian questioning of how it had handled the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had been open and transparent, despite growing scepticism about the accuracy of its official death toll. Full Article
y 'No Surprise': Trump Plays Down New Unemployment Record as US Loses 20.5 Million Jobs in April By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:14:48 +0530 The unprecedented collapse in April driven by the coronavirus fallout sent the unemployment rate to 14.7%, well beyond the peak hit in late 2009 during the global financial crisis. Full Article
y Wuhan Market Where Covid-19 Virus May Have Started Shouldn't be Closed: WHO By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:45:01 +0530 WHO food safety and animal diseases expert Peter Ben Embarek said live animal markets are critical to providing food and livelihoods for millions of people globally and authorities should focus on improving them rather than outlawing them. Full Article
y Canada Loses Record 2.0 Million Jobs in April, Unemployment Rate Surges to 13.0% By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:55:40 +0530 Most non-essential businesses have been shut since mid-March as officials urge people to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but in recent weeks, some of the 10 Canadian provinces have started to gradually reopen their economies. Full Article
y Spanish Cat Who Died of Pre-existing Respiratory Condition Tests Positive for Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:07:40 +0530 The cat, named Negrito, was the sixth feline to be detected with the disease globally. It belonged to a household in the Barcelona area where several family members had caught the virus. Full Article
y Trump Says Some White House Personnel Now Wearing Masks after Staffer Tested Positive By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:04:37 +0530 Trump, asked if those who serve him food would now cover their faces, told Fox News in an interview that such White House staff had already started wearing face masks. Full Article
y Coronavirus Could Kill 1,90,000 Africans and 'Smoulder' Across the Continent for Years By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:43:10 +0530 As many as 44 million of the continent's 1.3 billion people could be infected during the same period, the UN health agency estimated, based on its prediction model of 47 African countries. Full Article
y Coronavirus-hit Iran Holds Friday Prayers For First Time in Months By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:26:20 +0530 Iran urged citizens to take social distancing 'more seriously' as it announced more than 1,500 new cases of coronavirus infection. Full Article
y Trump Praises Attorney General William Barr for Dropping Michael Flynn's Case By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:04:47 +0530 The action on Thursday was a stunning reversal for one of the signature cases brought by special counsel Robert Mueller. It comes even though prosecutors for the past three years have maintained that Flynn lied to the FBI in a January 2017 interview about his conversations with the Russian ambassador. Full Article
y Venezuela Incursion Carried Out by 'Rogue Group', US Govt Had Nothing to Do With it: Trump By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:56:08 +0530 Trump said the incursion 'was not a good attack,' carried out by a 'rogue group' that included Venezuelans and 'people from other countries.' Full Article
y US Driving Wedge Between Communist Party, Chinese People Over Covid-19: China By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:45:20 +0530 US is currently weighing punitive actions against China over its early handling of the global health emergency. Full Article
y Kremlin Says Putin And Britain's Johnson Backed Renewed Dialogue in Phone Call By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:46:28 +0530 The Kremlin said Putin and Johnson had congratulated one another on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the allied victory in World War Two. Full Article
y Trump to Get Tested Daily For COVID-19 After Valet Tests Positive By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:41:46 +0530 US President Donald Trump will have to get tested for COVID-19 every day after a military aide who acts as his valet tested positive. Full Article
y Still Hiring! Walmart, Other Superstores Buck US Employment Trend amid Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:47:05 +0530 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. Full Article
y Trump Offers Biden Rapid Coronavirus Testing System to Help Him Return to Campaign Trail By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:51:30 +0530 Trump, who this week made his first trip out of Washington in more than a month, relies on a federal supply of coronavirus tests so that he can maintain a more traditional schedule, while Biden has been isolating at home for nearly two months. Full Article
y Study Suggests Abbott Covid-19 Antibody Test Highly Likely to Give Correct Results By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:56:14 +0530 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. Full Article
y New York Child Dies from Rare Inflammatory Disease Linked to Coronavirus, Says Governor By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:18:50 +0530 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. Full Article
y New York City Stepping up Distancing Enforcement in Three Parks By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:46:57 +0530 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. Full Article
y Pakistan Claims Water Flow in Chenab Reduced Significantly; India Terms it Baseless Narrative By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:49:52 +0530 The annual meeting between Indus Commissioners was postponed after New Delhi proposed deferment of consultations due to the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. Full Article
y US Prevents UN Security Council Vote on Covid-19 Pandemic Resolution, Say Diplomats By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:07:36 +0530 The text, under negotiation since March, called for a worldwide cessation of hostilities in conflict zones so governments can address the pandemic. Full Article
y Family of US Meat Plant Worker Who Died of Covid-19 Sues Company For Negligence By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:16:04 +0530 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. Full Article
y Venezuela Charges Two Americans With 'Terrorism, Conspiracy' By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:19:37 +0530 Luke Alexander Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, were among 17 people captured by the Venezuelan military. Full Article
y Italy Becomes Third Country to Record 30,000 Coronavirus Deaths, New Cases Edge Down By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:27:27 +0530 Italy's total death toll from COVID-19 since its outbreak came to light on February 21 now stands at 30,201. Only the United States and Britain have seen more deaths from the virus. Full Article
y Turkey Charges Seven People Over Former Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn's Escape: Lawyer By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:50:19 +0530 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. Full Article
y Brazil has One-day Record of 751 Coronavirus Deaths, 10,222-plus New Cases By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:56:44 +0530 More than 145,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported so far, with 10,222 added in the last 24 hours. Full Article
y Live Animal Markets Shouldn't be Shut Despite Virus as They Provide Food, Livelihoods for Millions: WHO By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:59:06 +0530 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. Full Article
y Anti-viral Drug Trio Found to Shorten Covid-19 Illness in Patients with Mild Symptoms: Study By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:01:03 +0530 Scientists are racing to identify effective medicines to use against the new coronavirus, but there is currently no treatment, cure or vaccine. Full Article
y Indian-American Grocery Store Owner in Silicon Valley Charged with Price Gouging By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:07:42 +0530 Rajvinder Singh, owner of the popular Apna Bazaar in California's Pleasanton, had allegedly increased the prices of grocery items during Covid-19. Full Article
y 'Never Despair': Queen Elizabeth Tells Coronavirus-hit Britain on 75th anniversary of WW2 End By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:10:51 +0530 Her message was filmed at Windsor Castle, where she and her husband Prince Philip have been staying since the coronavirus outbreak began. Full Article
y Bomb Kills 6 Soldiers of Pakistan Army in South Balochistan By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:16:21 +0530 Baloch separatists demanding greater autonomy have for years been waging an insurgency in the province, which is also riven by sectarian and Islamist violence. Full Article
y Russia Records 10,000 New Coronavirus Cases for 6th Day in a Row By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:22:11 +0530 A government tally showed 10,669 new cases over the last 24 hours, fewer than Thursday's record of 11,231 bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 187,859. Full Article
y China Continues to Hide and Obfuscate Covid-19 Data from World, Says Mike Pompeo in Fresh Attack By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:22:45 +0530 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. Full Article