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India committed 848 ceasefire violations in 2020; targeted innocent civilians in AJK

Schools in Hong Kong have been shut since late January

Government amends ordinance to address attacks on healthcare workers across country by families of patients and mobs

Trial was stopped early because of side-effects, says WHO

Johnson is planning to return to work as early as Monday

Confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide top 2.7 million, according to data compiled by US-based Johns Hopkins University

Johnson battled grave Covid-19 complications in intensive care earlier this month

Islamic values of compassion, gratitude and generosity resonate more than ever during Covid-19 crisis, says Trudeau

Reported death toll rose by 227 to 5,321, the tally showed on Friday

Since the outbreak 2,490 patients have recovered and gone home

Ban on air travel will start on Saturday so that some pre-booked flights can go-ahead

Japan ranked 121 out of 153 countries in the World Economic Forum's 2020 gender gap index

King Salman says he is saddened that Muslims cannot pray at mosques because of coronavirus restrictions

There are more than 13 million legal US permanent residents

International NGOs must be given access to deliver food and medicines in IOJ&K where Covid-19 outbreak, demands forum

Despite the doom and gloom of lockdowns many heartwarming videos are keeping spirits high

Pakistan stresses need for budget for ‘revival of cultural ecosystem’

New home sales decreased by the most in more than 6-1/2 years in March, US data reveals

I pray that those who are observing this sacred time find comfort and reassurance in their faith, says US president

Major General Hossein says he has ordered naval forces to destroy any American terrorist force in the Persian Gulf

Goswami says Congress party failed to condemn latest lynching incident because the victims were Hindus

Health experts warn against kissing as mucus droplets from the nose, mouth lead to contraction of virus

Given spread pandemic, urgency is critical to launch of any clinical trial in Pakistan, says pharma firm

Medical experts rethink when and how to use mechanical ventilators to treat severe sufferers of the disease

Until now, South Asia has suffered fewer infections in pandemic than rich nations such as Britain, Spain and the US

The holiest month in the Islamic calendar now promises to be the strangest ever for the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims

These labs contain complex pathogens that were being studied, says US secretary of state

Several fishing trawlers carrying hundreds of Rohingya are bound for Bangladesh, after being turned back from Malaysia

With two deaths and 335 infected authorities close down the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque

Congress leader criticises the Modi-led government for not having a clear exit strategy for the national lockdown

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang says country should end its ideological bias

Houston’s National Weather Service said it will be sending crews on Thursday to survey the path of Onalaska tornado

Beijing fiercely rejects describing the efforts as US-led propaganda against China

Over 180,000 died due to the disease and more than 2.6m people infected according to JHU study

Two individuals died at homes weeks before first previously-known coronavirus death, Santa Clara County says

Peak hit, reports director-general of health, as the French look to easing confinement in weeks ahead

Opponents are filibustering to delay a bill outlawing insults to the Chinese national anthem

Holds Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is responsible for the attack

A survey by Chinese doctors looking at samples from 213 patients suggested a false-negative rate of about 30%.

As reported cases cross 2.62 million globally with 183,761 deaths

After battling grave Covid-19 complications in ICU earlier this month

Risk their lives venturing into designated containment zones that have infected more than 20,000 and killed 652

Fuel demand tumbles roughly 30% worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic

As the country reported a total of 2,839 cases and 50 fatalities

Says while the virus does not discriminate, its impacts do

They met just a month ago, in a shelter for people made homeless during Colombia’s nationwide coronavirus lockdown

Kim has undergone a cardiovascular procedure earlier this month triggered by heavy smoking, obesity and fatigue

EU has more than 110,000 confirmed Covid-19 deaths

Accuses Bejing of taking advantage of the pandemic to bully neighbours

Authorities ordered an on-ship quarantine, but more than 700 people ultimately contracted the virus and 13 died