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Muslim federation asks people to maintain physical distance during prayers, to use sanitizer, face masks

Under Erdogan, thousands of judges and prosecutors have been sacked by the government’s own count

CCTV earlier slammed Pompeo as the 'common enemy of mankind' and accused him of 'spreading a political virus'

Developing countries faced twin challenge of containing disease and staving off hunger, says premier

With death and infection rates slowing and economies in ruins, some European countries decided it was time to test

Opposition argues that a deal on a new unity administration would unlawfully shield Netanyahu in a corruption trial

Alice Wells, assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, will retire on May 22 after 31-year career

US president has long pledged to bring manufacturing back from overseas

Beijing warned to be prepared for a worst-case scenario in case of armed confrontation with United States

Coronavirus cases in Russia rise to 145,268, deaths to 1,356

10 killed in Ebonyi state, four others in Kaduna city

There are just five ICU beds per 100,000 people in Japan, less than half the number in Italy

As the tally of infections stands at more than 42,500, with 1,300 dead

President revises his estimate, saying 80-90,000 Americans will die due to coronavirus pandemic

Passengers arriving at airport to undergo test with results available within 3 hours

Says the virus sapped his energy, reduced his will and temporarily taken away his sense of taste and smell for days

Governments say there is need to resume economic activities with imperative to contain virus

Country declared a state of emergency on March 19 and has so far recorded more than 25,000 virus cases

Country has recorded just 271 virus cases and zero deaths, according to official tallies

Restaurants that have managed to survive the most disastrous crisis in generations will reopen for takeaway service

As more than 3.52 million people infected globally and 246,910 dead

Australia and New Zealand have both slowed the spread of coronavirus in recent weeks

Dozens killed and wounded in the attack, says Taliban spokesperson

Customers are now allowed to eat in again but are meant to observe social distancing

Globally there are 74,779 new cases over the past 24 hours

Bloomfield cautioned that people must continue social distancing measures to ensure Covid-19 does not return

Country's 4th weekend-long stay-at-home order to curb spread of COVID-19 ends at midnight

Islamabad also calls for reduction in violence by ‘all stakeholders’ in the war-torn country

Says there is a significant amount of evidence that the virus came from laboratory in Wuhan

After weeks of self-isolating and restrictions, Americans are eager to return to some type of normal living

President Vladimir Putin has ordered the nationwide lockdown to remain in place until May 11

Premier thanks Canada for its support for Pakistan’s inclusion in the G20’s debt relief initiative

The system would include asking citizens to download a smartphone app as well as traditional ways of tracing

Global pandemic has highlighted the importance of data-based government steps, says Masood Khan

Syrian Network for Human Rights releases report on World Press Freedom Day 2020

Total coronavirus cases surge beyond 40,000, according to official figures

Monday session to identify steps for enhanced coordination among member states in their common fight against pandemic

Islamabad commends Kashmiri journalists for continuing to work with conviction and professionalism, says FO

Parks will reopen on Monday and Italians can run and do other outdoor activities so long as they stay two metres apart

At least 54 freedom fighters have been martyred in IOJ&K this year, including more than 30 since the start of lockdown

Police most exposed to Covid-19 with 854 personnel testing positive and 5 dying

Netanyahu and Gantz agree on swapping roles midway, each serving Israel for 18 months

North and South Korea exchanged gunfire a day after Kim Jong Un appeared in public

British premier says I was feeling pretty wasted, not in an intoxicated way, but just, you know, pretty rough

The navy will also light up its ships off the sub-continent's shores when night falls as part of the tributes

Francis encouraged international cooperation to deal with the crisis and combat the virus

Journalist says the country did not even spare Muslim vegetable vendors and milk sellers

The government will also discuss further action on how to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

Russia passes France in number of coronavirus cases after tally of new infections rises for 5th day in a row

Mosques have been closed and religious gatherings banned since mid-March