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Coronavirus death toll jumps to 107 in Italy, all schools shut

Coronavirus death toll jumps to 107 in Italy, all schools shut

Reuters
Italy closed all schools and universities and took other emergency measures on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Europe's...Details
Ex-UN Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar dies

Ex-UN Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar dies

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Former U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, a Peruvian diplomat who played a crucial role in ending the Iran-Iraq war of 1980 to 1988,...Details
Biden wins big while Sanders gets California

Biden wins big while Sanders gets California

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A resurgent Joe Biden rode a wave of momentum to win Texas and eight other states and Bernie Sanders was leading in Super Tuesday's biggest race in...Details
25 dead as tornadoes tear through US

25 dead as tornadoes tear through US

Reuters
A string of tornadoes tore through Nashville, Tennessee, and surrounding counties early on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, leaving others...Details
Modi hands over his social media accounts for Women's Day

Modi hands over his social media accounts for Women's Day

Reuters
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hand over his social media accounts on Sunday to celebrate inspiring women on International...Details
Child drowns at sea off Greece in first fatality after Turkey opens border

Child drowns at sea off Greece in first fatality after Turkey opens border

Reuters
A young Syrian boy died on Monday after being pulled from the sea when a boat capsized off the Greek island of Lesbos, Greek officials said, the...Details
Netanyahu leads in Israeli election, but still lacks majority

Netanyahu leads in Israeli election, but still lacks majority

Reuters
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led on Tuesday in Israel's third national election in less than a year but was short of a governing...Details
Coronavirus spreading fast outside China

Coronavirus spreading fast outside China

Reuters
The new coronavirus appears to now be spreading much more rapidly outside China than within, and airports in hard-hit countries were ramping up...Details
'Pope tests negative for coronavirus'

'Pope tests negative for coronavirus'

Reuters
Pope Francis, who cancelled a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy because he is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for...Details
Travel restricted as coronavirus cases grow worldwide

Travel restricted as coronavirus cases grow worldwide

Reuters
Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new...Details
‘Modi has no Indian citizenship documents’

‘Modi has no Indian citizenship documents’

Bangla Tribune Desk
India’s Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no citizenship documents, Modi’s office said in reply to a query on Friday, reports...Details
Malaysia swears in new prime minister as Mahathir forced out

Malaysia swears in new prime minister as Mahathir forced out

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Malaysia's Muhyiddin Yassin, a Malay nationalist politician backed by the corruption-tarnished former ruling party, was sworn in as prime minister...Details
US-Taliban sign historic troop withdrawal deal

US-Taliban sign historic troop withdrawal deal

Reuters
The United States signed a historic deal with Taliban insurgents on Saturday that could pave the way toward a full withdrawal of foreign soldiers...Details
Curfew in parts of Shillong after 1 killed over CAA meet in Meghalaya

Curfew in parts of Shillong after 1 killed over CAA meet in Meghalaya

Bangla Tribune Desk
One person has been killed in clashes between Khasi Students Union (KSU) members and non-tribals during a meeting on CAA and inner line permit...Details
Mainland China, excluding Hubei, reports lowest new daily infections

Mainland China, excluding Hubei, reports lowest new daily infections

Reuters
Mainland China - excluding Hubei province where the new coronavirus outbreak originated - reported four new cases of infection on Friday, the...Details
King appoints Muhyiddin Yassin as Malaysia's PM

King appoints Muhyiddin Yassin as Malaysia's PM

Reuters
Muhyiddin Yassin will become Malaysia's next prime minister, the country's king announced on Saturday, saying he may have the majority support...Details
A small Delhi hospital overwhelmed by wave of violence

A small Delhi hospital overwhelmed by wave of violence

Reuters
As deadly violence erupted in the northeast of New Delhi this week, with armed mobs rampaging the streets, a small hospital located in a densely...Details
Global downturn looms as countries try to contain virus

Global downturn looms as countries try to contain virus

Reuters
The coronavirus spread further on Friday, with cases reported for the first time in at least six countries across four continents, battering...Details
US city grants initial approval for Islamic call to prayer over loudspeakers

US city grants initial approval for Islamic call to prayer over loudspeakers

Brajesh Upadhyay, Washington
A New Jersey city council has voted unanimously to grant preliminary approval to the Islamic call to prayer or ‘azaan’ to be broadcast...Details
Malaysia's Mahathir, Anwar in new showdown amid turmoil

Malaysia's Mahathir, Anwar in new showdown amid turmoil

Reuters
Malaysia's political uncertainty grew on Friday after the speaker of parliament said he had rejected a request from interim leader Mahathir Mohamad...Details
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