s Bangladesh Lifts Curbs on Mosque Prayers as Lockdown Eases By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:53:12 +0530 The mosques and devotees have been asked to comply with a set of safety protocols to hold prayer congregations, the Religious Affairs Ministry said. Full Article
s 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
s 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
s 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
s Japan Approves Gilead Sciences' Remdesivir as Covid-19 Drug By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:32:35 +0530 Japan reached the decision just three days after the US drugmaker filed for fast-track approval for the treatment. Full Article
s 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
s UK Statistics Find Indians Among Ethnicities With Higher Risk of Covid-19 Deaths By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:46:21 +0530 When taking into account age in the analysis, black males were found 4.2 times more likely to die from a COVID-19-related death and black females 4.3 times more likely than white ethnicity males and females. Full Article
s 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
s 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
s 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
s GSK Tests Experimental Arthritis Drug to Treat Pneumonia from Covid-19 By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 07:17:32 +0530 Drug otilimab - in which GSK acquired rights from German biotech firm Morphosys in 2013 - may possibly ease the devastating effect of the virus on the lungs, while not suppressing the virus directly, a company spokesman said. Full Article
s 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
s 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
s 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
s 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
s 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
s 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
s 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
s 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
s Donald Trump Talks China, Russia and US Arms Control in Vladimir Putin Call: White House By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:14:03 +0530 Trump and Putin spoke by phone, also discussing the global coronavirus pandemic, the White House said. Full Article
s 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
s German Journalist Accuses French Ex-president of 'Grabbing' Her, Files Sexual Assault Complaint By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:28:39 +0530 Giscard's French lawyer said Thursday that the 94-year-old former president retains 'no memory' of the incident. Giscard was president of France from 1974-1981. Full Article
s 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
s 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
s 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
s 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
s 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
s 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
s '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
s Post Nat'l Outrage Over Black Man Getting Shot to Death While Jogging, Arrests Made After 2 Months By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:51:26 +0530 Gregory McMichael, 64, previously told police that he and his son chased after Ahmaud Arbery because they suspected him of being a burglar. Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper Jones, has said she believes her son, a former football player, was just jogging in the Satilla Shores neighborhood before he was killed on a Sunday afternoon. Full Article
s 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
s 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
s '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
s ‘They are Thieves, not Journalists’: Trump Asks Newspapers to Give Up Pulitzer Prize for Russia coverage By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:02:50 +0530 The US President said all the American journalists with the Pulitzer Prize should be forced to give it back because they were all wrong. Full Article
s China, US Commit to 'Creating Favourable Conditions' for Trade Deal Implementation Despite Coronavirus Row: Official By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:22:01 +0530 Last week, US President Trump threatened new tariffs against China after claiming there was evidence linking Covid-19 to a top-security lab in Wuhan. Full Article
s US Could Extend Period for Border Restrictions: Officials By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:03:56 +0530 US officials say fewer illegal immigrants are trying to enter the country from Mexico amid new enforcement rules imposed in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan says agents are encountering about half the number of migrants along the southwest border than in the month before President Donald Trump authorized the rapid expulsion of migrants under a March 21 public health order. Full Article
s Croatian Air Force Plane Crashes Killing Two Crew Members By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:43:53 +0530 Croatia's Defense Ministry says an air force training plane crashed in the southwest of the country, killing two crew members. Full Article
s Does Coronavirus Spread by Sex? Virus Found in Patients' Semen in Chinese Study By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:54:24 +0530 The virus that causes COVID-19 can be found in semen, Chinese researchers report in a small study that doesn't address whether sexual transmission is possible. Doctors detected the virus in semen from six of 38 men hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Four were still very sick with the disease while two were recovering. Full Article
s Senators Urge Trump to Temporarily Suspend H-1B, Other Work Visas as Unemployment Reaches All Time High By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:03:46 +0530 The H-1B work visa for foreign technology professionals is highly popular among Indians and a large number of Indians also opt for the EB-5 investors visa. Full Article
s Georgia Police Arrest Two for Shooting Death of Unarmed Black Man By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:06:52 +0530 The two white men were identified by police as Travis McMichael, 34, and his father Gregory McMichael, 64, who both live in Brunswick. Full Article
s US Companies Got Emergency Govt Loans Despite Having Months of Cash By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:13:48 +0530 Some of the companies that took loans said publicly they were financially secure, with some seeing increased demand for their products around the time they asked for the aid. Full Article
s Caught on Video, NYPD Social Distancing Patrols Turn Violent By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:16:37 +0530 One newly surfaced video of social distancing enforcement gone wrong in New York City shows a police officer running at a black man and throwing him to the ground for mouthing off. Full Article
s 'The Govt is Failing Us': Laid-off Americans Struggle in Coronavirus Crisis By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:26:59 +0530 Alejandra has not heard anything from the state -- though she has gotten a fundraising email from Republican Senator Rick Scott, who set up the current unemployment system during his tenure as governor. Full Article
s Pakistani Man Shoots Wife Dead for Not Serving Him Hot Meal for Sehri, Arrested By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:48:16 +0530 The father of the deceased filed a complaint with the police alleging that his 19-year-old daughter was killed by her husband for failing to serve him a hot meal for Sehri in the ongoing month of Ramzan. Full Article
s World Red Cross Day 2020: All That You Need to Know By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:01:52 +0530 World Red Cross day is observed on May 8 on the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, who was the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Full Article
s New Study Finds No Benefit from Malaria Drug HCQ for Coronavirus Treatment By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:10:10 +0530 Hydroxychloroquine did not lower the risk of dying or needing a breathing tube in a comparison that involved nearly 1,400 patients treated at Columbia University in New York, researchers reported Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Full Article
s 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
s 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
s 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
s 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