UNITED NATIONS, MAY 7 (IANS): The UN has appealed for a further $4.7 billion in funding to "protect millions of lives and stem the spread of coronavirus in fragile countries", it was reported on Thursday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on March 8, 2020. (Reuters File Photo) JERUSALEM, May 7 (Reuters): Prime Minister Ben
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in honor of National Nurses Day in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US on May 6. (REUTERS Photo) WASHINGTON, M
Children queue for food at a school feeding scheme during a nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Blue Downs township near Cape Town, South Africa on May
Medical workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) are seen through a plastic sheet as they work in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients at St. Marianna Medical Uni
Vendors wearing protective masks sell food in Chinatown, after the government started opening some restaurants outside shopping malls, parks and barbershops during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in
A general view shows the State Historical Museum and the Kremlin wall as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Moscow, Russia on May 6, 2020. (REUTERS Photo) MOSCOW, May 7-
BRASILIA, May 7 (Reuters): Indigenous groups from nine countries in the Amazon basin called on Wednesday for donations to help protect 3 million rainforest inhabitants who are vulnerable to the spread of t
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 90,000 health-care workers worldwide are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, and possibly twice that, amid reports of continuing shortages of protective equipment, the Inte
Berlin, May 7 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that COVID-19 restrictions in the country would be eased while minimum social distance and hygiene rules would continue to apply. "I think we ca
Paris, May 7 (IANS) France's death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to 25,809, the world's fifth-highest behind the United States, Britain, Italy and Spain, according to figures released by the French Healt
London, May 7 (IANS) Another 649 COVID-19 patients have died, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in Britain to 30,076, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenr
Washington, May 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has described the coronavirus pandemic as the "worst attack" ever on the US, pointing the finger at China. Trump said the pandemic had hit the US
Geneva, May 7 (IANS) Strong and resilient health systems are the best defense against pandemics and the multiple health threats of the world, said World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom
London, May 7 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced tough questions from lawmakers in the House of Commons as he was mulling a "comprehensive" plan to ease the COVID-19 lockdown in the country.-
United Nations, May 6 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday asked for the inclusion of people with disabilities (PwDs) in COVID-19 response."I urge governments to place people with disabili
Rome, May 6 (IANS): Italian researchers have claimed that they have successfully developed a vaccine to contain coronavirus (Covid-19) which is likely to work on humans, a report said. Luigi Aurisicchio, CEO of
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of Hamburg, arrive at a news conference after an online meeting with German state governors on the loosening of the restrictions to reduce the
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. (IANS File Photo) UNITED NATIONS, MAY 6 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday asked for the inclusion of people with disabiliti
IANS File Photo MANILA, MAY 6 (IANS): A radio broadcaster in central Philippines' Negros Oriental province was shot dead by bike-borne assailants, the 16th journalist to be killed during Presi
