Indonesia's President Joko Widodo attends an ASEAN leaders summit with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in Bangkok, Thailand on November 3, 2019. (REUTERS File Photo)
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People wearing face masks to protect against contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), sit in a bookstore in central Seoul, South Korea on April 21, 2020. (REUTERS Photo)
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Seoul, April 24 (IANS) North Korean media outlets have remained quiet on leader Kim Jong-un's whereabouts without putting out any reports on his public activity amid persisting speculation over his health.
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Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) As the number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan has increased to 11,155 with 237 deaths, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has revealed that 79 per cent of t
A medical staff member, wearing protective suit and face mask, works in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients at the Centre Cardiologique du Nord private hospital in Saint-De
Tehran, April 24 (IANS) Iranian officials have downplayed the recent US threats and vowed to respond if the security of Iranian territory was at stake.
US President Donald Trump had said on Wednesday that he
United Nations, April 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed the need to protect human rights in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health
New York, April 24 (IANS) New York, the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in the US, has seen 13.9 per cent positive results in the state's antibody tests, which means around 2.7 million people could be inf
The data and facts on the ground suggest that the US is making great progress, Trump said. In 23 states, new cases have declined. In the peak week 40 per cent of American counties have also seen a rapid decline
A woman is seen wearing a protective face mask, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain April 21, 2020. REUTERS
April 23 (PTI): The United Kingdom gove
A protective mask is seen on the face of the "Fearless Girl" sculpture in the financial district, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S. April 23, 2020. REUTE
New Delhi, April 23 (PTI): Human trials of an eagerly-awaited vaccine, developed by the prestigious Oxford University, against the novel coronavirus began in the UK on Thursday, with scientists giving it an 80
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a video conference with members of the European Council, amid the outbreak of COVID-19 disease, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on April 23. (REUTERS Photo)
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Medical staff members applaud patient Mang Phother, 61, who spent 16 days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as he leaves the Clinique de l'Estree private hospital in Stain
BONN, APRIL 23 (IANS): The world faces an unprecedented threat from Covid-19. It is a global crisis unlike any in recent history -- one that is spreading human suffering, destabilizing the global economy a
Syrian defendant Eyad A. hides himself under his hood prior to the first trial of suspected members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's security services for crimes against humanity, in Koblenz, Germany on&nb
A woman walks through an empty mall parking lot days before the phased reopening of businesses and restaurants from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Atlanta, Georgia, US on April 22. (REUTERS
A boat carrying suspected ethnic Rohingya migrants is seen detained in Malaysian territorial waters, in Langkawi, Malaysia on April 5, 2020. (REUTERS File Photo)
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Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon holds a news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at St Andrew's House in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain on March 25, 2020. (REUTERS File Photo)
People wear protective masks as they leave work during evening rush hour in Beijing as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, China on April 20, 2020. (REUTERS Photo)