The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo have been thrown into further doubt after Canada became the first major country to withdraw. Their announcement came shortly after the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, admitted for the first time that…
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Millions of Indians have come out on their balconies and rooftops to bang pots and pans in a show of support for doctors, nurses and other workers involved in the coronavirus fight. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made an appeal…
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Global financial markets are set for another turbulent week as more countries take action to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region fell sharply on Monday, while Wall Street is seen opening sharply lower. Crude…
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India has recorded its first death linked to the coronavirus, officials confirmed. The 76-year-old man, from the southern state of Karnataka, had returned from Saudi Arabia on 29 February after a month-long visit. The state’s health minister said that the…
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After coming to power in May last year, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang introduced the five-day working week for employees of the state government and public sector units.Gangtok: Not happy with the performance of the employees, the Sikkim government has…
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Four Indian men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a student in Delhi in 2012 have been hanged. Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh were sentenced to death by a trial court in 2013. The…
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Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new…
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Organisers of the Australian Grand Prix have cancelled the event only hours before it was due to start, because of coronavirus fears. Ticket holders were already waiting at the gates when they were told of the cancellation, with many questioning…
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“We have a simple message to all countries – test, test, test,” World Health Organisation (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva earlier this week. He was alluding to the coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 8,600…
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus and the club’s game against Brighton on Saturday has been postponed. The Gunners have closed their training ground and club staff who had recent contact with Arteta will now self-isolate. The…
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