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Iran takes further screening measures for COVID-19 symptoms

Tehran, April 20 (IANS) Iran has begun taking new measures to screen and to test people for COVID-19, President Hassan Rouhani said. “With the beginning of new screening methods in the provinces, people close to those infected with the coronavirus will also be tested,” Rouhani said on Sunday at a[Read More…]

Manchester City sign Peruvian teenager Aguilar

Lima, April 20 (IANS) Manchester City have struck a deal to sign teenage defender Kluiverth Aguilar from Alianza Lima, the Peruvian first division club has said. The 16-year-old will remain at Alianza until the 2021 European summer to comply with FIFA rules that prohibit the transfer of players under the[Read More…]

Palace in Kabul turns into hospital for COVID-19 patients

Kabul, April 20 (IANS) Built a century ago and located in the western edge of Kabul city, the Darul Aman Palace has been formally turned into a hospital to treat patients infected with novel coronavirus in Afghanistan. “The historic palace turned into an isolation facility with 200-bed for the COVID-19[Read More…]

AS Roma players volunteer salary cut amid COVID-19 crisis

Rome, April 20 (IANS) Italian football club AS Roma’s players have volunteered to have a salary cut this season amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “The club’s players, first-team coach Paulo Fonseca, and his staff, have volunteered to forgo four months’ salary this season to help the club navigate the economic[Read More…]

Trump admin defers payment for importers in financial crisis

Washington, April 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s administration has offered to defer payment of duties, taxes and fees for importers in financial crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Treasury Department announced. Trump on Saturday signed an executive order authorizing the Treasury Secretary to provide relief to certain US[Read More…]

Arthur Melo ‘only thinking about Barcelona’

Rio de Janeiro, April 20 (IANS) Barcelona’s Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo has reinforced his desire to remain at the Camp Nou amid speculation linking him with Inter Milan. After an impressive debut season with the Blaugrana, Arthur has endured a frustrating 2019-20 campaign with injuries and poor form limiting him[Read More…]

6.1-magnitude quake strikes Japan, no tsunami warning issued

Tokyo, April 20 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off Japan’s Miyagi prefecture on Monday, but there was no tsunami warning. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the temblor occurred at 5.39 a.m., with its epicentre at 38.9 degrees north latitude and 142.1 degrees east longitude,[Read More…]

Reese Witerspoon doesn’t find celebrities ‘special’

Los Angeles, April 20 (IANS) Actress Reese Witerspoon feels celebrities are not special people. On Jameela Jamil’s podcast “I Weigh”, the actress spoke about her past mistakes and why she feels talent doesn’t make anyone a good person, reports femalefirst.co.uk. According to the publication, Reese and her husband Jim Toth[Read More…]

Iran’s IRGC urges withdrawal of US forces from Gulf

Tehran, April 20 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has called for full withdrawal of all US forces from the Gulf and West Asia. In a statement on Sunday, the IRGC Navy said that the “illegal” presence of US forces in the region was the source of insecurity in[Read More…]

Too early for parliament to resume full sittings: Trudeau

Ottawa, April 20 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that it was too early for the country’s House of Commons to resume full sittings from Monday when the COVID-19 pandemic was still ravaging in the country. Canada is making progress in the battle against COVID-19 but will have to[Read More…]

Curbs to continue in Taj city as COVID-19 tally reaches 255

Agra, April 20 (IANS) Agra District Magistrate P.N. Singh has said the city would continue to remain under strict lockdown conditions. The government offices will remain closed and the lockdown would continue to be effectively enforced from Monday, he said. The statement came late Sunday night. The number of COVID-19[Read More…]

Israel shuts down COVID-19 testing lab due to false diagnoses

Jerusalem, April 20 (IANS) Israel’s Ministry of Health has announced the shutting down of a coronavirus testing laboratory because of 19 wrong diagnoses. The lab, located at the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in central Israel, began operating on April 10, Xinhua news agency. On April 17, Assuta Hospital in[Read More…]

Pregnant woman dies of hunger in Pak amid Corona crisis

Karachi, April 20 (IANS) A pregnant woman has died in Pakistani’s Sindh provide due to starvation amid the lockdown imposed in the country to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), reports said. A report in ‘Express News’ mentioned the woman died in the town of Jhudo in Mirpur[Read More…]

Mandira Bedi won’t stop till she perfects the handstand

Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) When it comes to fitness, few actresses in Bollywood go about it with as much diligence as Mandira Bedi does. The actress, who loves posting videos and snapshots of her workout sessions, gave a sneak peek of how she singlemindedly sets about doing her exercises till[Read More…]

S.Africa reports 124 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths

Cape Town, April 20 (IANS) South Africa has reported 124 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths, bringing the total infections to 3,158 including 54 deaths. Among all the provinces affected, Gauteng, where the country’s largest city Johannesburg is located, has the most cases with 1,148 infections; followed by Western[Read More…]

China’s Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases

Wuhan, April 20 (IANS) No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China’s Hubei Province Sunday, the local health authority said on Monday. On Sunday, the province reported no new deaths from COVID-19, Xinhua reported. The provincial health commission said four COVID-19 patients were[Read More…]

13 killed in Canada shooting rampage (Lead)

Ottawa, April 20 (IANS) At least 13 people have been killed in a 12-hour shooting rampage in several communities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). At a press conference in Dartmouth of the province Sunday evening, Nova Scotia RCMP Chief Superintendent[Read More…]

COVID-19: IMF, World Bank urge countries to keep trade open

Washington, April 20 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) have called on countries to keep trade open as the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, warning that export controls on medical supplies and other essentials could backfire. At a virtual press conference during the just-concluded[Read More…]

Over 10 people killed in shooting in Canada

Ottawa, April 20 (IANS) More than 10 people, including a police officer, were killed and several others were wounded in a shooting spree in Portapique, Nova Scotia province of Canada on Sunday, according to CTV. Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil called the incident “one of the most senseless acts of[Read More…]

Global community should support WHO’s efforts: Russia

Moscow, April 20 (IANS) The international community should support the work of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the fight against the COVID-19, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said during a videoconference of G20 health ministers on Sunday. “Today, the exchange of national practices to overcome all the negative consequences[Read More…]

Italy’s death toll continues falling, lockdown to be lifted evenly

Rome, April 20 (IANS) Italy’s overall fight to contain the spread of the coronavirus continued to show results, with the number of deaths, intensive-care cases, and new infections all trending downward, based on information from the Ministry of Health and the country’s Civil Protection Department on Sunday. Italy’s daily death[Read More…]

Lifting lockdown restrictions is not end of epidemic: WHO

Geneva, April 20 (IANS) World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday that lifting lockdown restrictions for COVID-19 is not the end of the epidemic, it’s just the beginning of the next phase. Speaking at the Group of 20 (G20) Health Ministers virtual meeting from Geneva, the[Read More…]





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