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US leads world in confirmed coronavirus cases

US leads world in confirmed coronavirus cases

Reuters
The number of US coronavirus infections climbed above 82,000 on Thursday, surpassing the national tallies of China and Italy, as New York, New...Details
Food security concerns stoked as exporters curb sales, importers buy more

Food security concerns stoked as exporters curb sales, importers buy more

Reuters
Global food security concerns are mounting as some governments contemplate restricting the flow of staple foods with around a fifth of the world's...Details
British firm says antibody test is being validated

British firm says antibody test is being validated

Reuters
A British company behind a 10-minute coronavirus antibody test, which will cost about a $1, has begun sending prototypes to laboratories for...Details
US Senate sends $2 trillion coronavirus bill to House

US Senate sends $2 trillion coronavirus bill to House

Reuters
The US Senate's unanimous passage of an estimated $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill sent the unprecedented economic rescue legislation to the...Details
India outlines $23 billion stimulus to help poor hit by lockdown

India outlines $23 billion stimulus to help poor hit by lockdown

Reuters
India announced on Thursday a $22.6 billion economic stimulus plan that provides direct cash transfers and food security measures, offering relief...Details
Protect vulnerable in S Asia from virus backlash: Amnesty

Protect vulnerable in S Asia from virus backlash: Amnesty

Bangla Tribune Desk
Human rights organization Amnesty International has urged authorities in South Asia to intensify efforts to protect marginalized and vulnerable...Details
India virus cases tick up despite immense lockdown

India virus cases tick up despite immense lockdown

Reuters
Three more people infected with coronavirus died overnight in India as the government sought on Thursday to improve basic services to 1.3 billion...Details
NZ mosque shooter pleads guilty to killing 51 people

NZ mosque shooter pleads guilty to killing 51 people

Reuters
An Australian man accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand's worst mass shooting changed his plea to guilty in a surprise move on...Details
UN chief appeals $2b for poor nations to fight virus

UN chief appeals $2b for poor nations to fight virus

Bangla Tribune Desk
The United Nations on Wednesday launched a $2 billion global humanitarian response plan to fund the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the...Details
US passes $2t coronavirus stimulus package

US passes $2t coronavirus stimulus package

Reuters
The US Senate on Wednesday unanimously backed a $2 trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus...Details
Lock 'em up or let 'em out?

Lock 'em up or let 'em out?

Reuters
The rapid spread of coronavirus is piling pressure on criminal justice systems globally and has led to a flood of prisoner releases, with the...Details
Julian Assange denied bail by London court

Julian Assange denied bail by London court

Reuters
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is fighting extradition from Britain to the United States, was denied bail on Wednesday (Mar 25) after his...Details
IS claims attack on Kabul Sikh complex killing 25

IS claims attack on Kabul Sikh complex killing 25

Reuters
Gunmen and suicide bombers raided a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, killing 25 people before security forces...Details
Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus

Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus

Reuters
Prince Charles, the 71-year-old heir to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus but is in good health and is now self...Details
160-year-old Vatican newspaper succumbs to coronavirus

160-year-old Vatican newspaper succumbs to coronavirus

Reuters
The Vatican daily L'Osservatore Romano, which Pope Francis has jokingly called "the party newspaper", suspended printing for only the third time in...Details
China's Hubei eases coronavirus curbs; new imported cases decline

China's Hubei eases coronavirus curbs; new imported cases decline

Reuters
China's Hubei, the epicentre of the country's coronavirus outbreak, started returning to normal on Wednesday as authorities lifted two...Details
US could be next virus epicentre: WHO

US could be next virus epicentre: WHO

Reuters
The United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as India announced...Details
Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 743 in a day

Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 743 in a day

Reuters
Fatalities in Italy from coronavirus have surged in the last 24 hours, the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday, dashing hopes the...Details
Worldwide coronavirus deaths exceed 17,000

Worldwide coronavirus deaths exceed 17,000

Reuters
More than 395,500 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus across the world and 17,225 have died, according to a Reuters tally.Infections...Details
Spain ice-rink morgue opens after 500 deaths overnight

Spain ice-rink morgue opens after 500 deaths overnight

Reuters
Spain reported its sharpest daily increase in coronavirus cases on Tuesday with infections rising among health workers, while funeral vans began...Details
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