Nepal''s ruling communist party meet to decide PM Oli''s future deferred again
Kathmandu, Jul 6 (PTI) Nepal's ruling communist party's crucial Standing Committee meeting to decide Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's future has been postponed until Wednesday, according to an official announcement. Prime Minister's press advisor Surya Thapa said that the meeting was deferred for Wednesday. The reason for the postponement was not...
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Broadway actor Nick Cordero dies of COVID-19 complications at 41
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Japan floods leave up to 34 dead, many at nursing homes
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US House Speaker tests positive for coronavirus
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Philippines reports spike in coronavirus cases
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Zydus Cadila gets approval from Mexican authority to test COVID-19 drug
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Apple purges over 4,500 games from China App Store
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Online searches drop for Tik ToK, WeChat, ShareIT as India bans Chinese apps
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South Africa's daily rise surpasses 10,000
For the first time, South Africa is reporting more than 10,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases in a single day. That brings the country's total confirmed cases to more than 187,977, by far the most of any country in Africa. South Africa also has surpassed 3,000 deaths in this outbreak. Cases continue to rise...
Singapore reports 136 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, Jul 5 (PTI) Singapore has recorded 136 new COVID-19 cases, mostly foreign workers living in dormitories, taking the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to 44,800, according to the health ministry. Among the new COVID-19 infections, 18 are from the community. Twelve of the 18 cases from community...
US dips under 50,000 new coronavirus cases
The United States has dipped under 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four days, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, but experts fear celebrations for the July 4th Independence Day weekend will act like rocket fuel for the nation's surging outbreak. Johns Hopkins counted 45,300 new...
Kanye West says he''s running for President in 2020 elections
Rapper Kanye West has announced that he is running for the office of President this year. The multiple Grammy winner took to social media on country's 244th Independence Day (July 4) to share the news. "We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our...
Mexico's COVID deaths pass 30,000, world's 5th highest total
Mexico has topped 30,000 COVID-19 deaths, overtaking France as the country with the fifth-highest death toll since the coronavirus outbreak began. Officials reported 523 more confirmed coronavirus deaths for Saturday, bringing the nation's total to 30,366 for the pandemic. Mexico's total confirmed infections rose by almost 6,000 to 251,165, about on...
WHO ending hydroxycholorquine trial for COVID
The World Health Organization says it is ending a trial into whether anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine helps patients hospitalised with COVID-19. WHO said Saturday it has accepted the recommendation from the committee overseeing the trial to discontinue testing of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir, a drug combination used to treat HIV/AIDS. The drugs were...
South Korea reports 60-plus cases, 8 in China
South Korea has recorded 60-plus COVID-19 cases for a third consecutive day as the virus spread beyond the greater Seoul area. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday it has confirmed 61 additional cases, bringing national totals to 13,091. It says the death toll remains the same at...
