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UN chief warns world facing ‘generational catastrophe’ on education
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the world faces a "generational catastrophe" because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be "a top…
Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume dies
The Nobel Peace Prize winner and prominent Northern Ireland politician John Hume has died aged 83.
He died in a Londonderry nursing home following a long period of illness, reports BBC.
One of the highest-profile politicians in Northern…
Rising risk of missteps between US and China
For almost two decades after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the only formal contact between Washington and Beijing was through occasional meetings in Geneva and Warsaw.
"We treated each other as adversaries," former…
Guinea-Bissau PM and three ministers test positive for COVID-19
West African country Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam has tested positive for the novel coronavirus alongside three members of his cabinet, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
Nabiam, Interior Minister Botche Cande and…
The fight for North Korean leadership if Kim Jong Un dies
'In the country, which is ruled by the dictatorial will of the leader, much actually depends on their surroundings'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to be “gravely ill” after undergoing a medical procedure, according to…
Donald Trump’s Friend Dies of Coronavirus
Stanley Chera, the prominent New York City real estate developer and Republican donor who co-founded Crown Acquisitions, has died of complications related to COVID-19.
He was in his late 70s, citing a source close to Chera, CNN reports…
Bats for sale at Indonesia’s wildlife market despite virus warning
Bats, rats, and snakes are still being sold at an Indonesian market known for its wildlife offerings, despite a government request to take them off the menu over fears of a link to the deadly coronavirus.
Vendors at the Tomohon Extreme…
Coronavirus: Italy denied paying treatment who are 80 or more.
Coronavirus victims in Italy will be denied access to intensive care if they are aged 80 or more or in poor health conditions.
Some patients denied intensive care will in effect be left to die, doctors fear.
The unit has drawn up a…
Sophe Gregorie- Canadian PM’s wife found positive for COVID19
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife Sophe Gregoire has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office said late Thursday.
"Sophie Gregoire was tested for COVID-19 Thursday. The test came back positive," the Prime Minister's…
First Coronavirus Patient Death in India
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India has reported its first coronavirus death in Kalaburagi district of the southern state of Karnataka. the deceased man was a 76-year-old man, recently returned from Saudi Arabia.
He died recently…