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With testing, Iceland claims major success against COVID-19




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Greeks rush to get haircuts, buy flowers, as virus lockdown eases




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Spain hits lowest daily death toll in 6 weeks




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China hid coronavirus’ severity to hoard supplies: report




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Coronavirus causes blood clots harming organs from brain to toes




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Coronavirus Global Updates, 05 May: UK becomes virus epicenter of Europe recording over 32,000 deaths, surpasses Italy’s toll




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Brazil’s indigenous people call for WHO emergency fund to fight coronavirus




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Trump taps Indian-American lawyer as US representative to World Bank’s lending arm IBRD




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Spike in hate crime against Asian-Americans amid COVID-19 pandemic: US senators




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US Treasury plans to borrow record USD 3 trillion




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7 things Trump said on coronavirus during Lincoln Memorial Town Hall interview




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US: Russia could try to covertly advise candidates in 2020




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Over 5 million people internally displaced in India in 2019: UN




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COVID-19: ‘None of us is safe until all’: UN chief; Nations pledge USD 8 bn for medicine research




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‘Recently recovered COVID-19 patients produce virus-specific antibodies’




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Hepatitis C drugs may help fight COVID-19, supercomputer simulations suggest




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UN: US hasn’t shared evidence on alleged coronavirus origin




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Joe Biden: Sexual assault case, other controversies that can spoil his presidential bid




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Russia Coronavirus Tracker: State-wise cases, deaths and recoveries




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France’s early COVID-19 case may hold clues to pandemic’s start




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Biden pressed to choose a black woman as his running mate




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Internal US document projects 3,000 deaths per day by June 1




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Israel minister claims ‘breakthrough’ in developing antibody against coronavirus




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Madagascar finds keen takers for tonic touted as virus drug




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France discovers undiagnosed coronavirus patient from last year




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Pfizer starts US trials of experimental Covid-19 vaccine




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Iran atomic inspections continued at a record pace last year




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White House limits coronavirus task force appearances on Capitol Hill




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Philippines’ leading TV network ordered to halt operations




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Seven injured in massive fire at Sharjah residential tower, over 250 families evacuated




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US must reopen even if more Americans get sick, die: Trump




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Trump skips wearing face mask during visit to Arizona mask factory




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S.Korea spy agency says no signs N.Korea’s Kim received heart surgery: Report




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Most H-1B employers use programme to pay migrant workers well below market wages: Report




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Virus to delay regional elections in Indonesia




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Pandemic pushes some Iraqis, broken by conflict, into poverty




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Trump admin officials ignored COVID-19 warnings, alleges fired American scientist




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US mulls winding down Covid-19 task force despite over 71,000 deaths, 12 lakh positive cases




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Coronavirus Global Updates, 06 May: We should not rush to lift lockdown restrictions, says Vladimir Putin




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World War II: 75 years on, a son finds his father




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UN chief: Disabled among hardest hit by virus




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Afghan could’ve one of highest COVID-19 infection rates in world: Global migration agency




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Germany: Drive-in cinemas are booming amid Covid-19 restrictions




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Coronavirus: A dry spell in Germany’s beer region




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UN leader says 1 billion people with disabilities hard hit by coronavirus




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Italian firm claims to have developed vaccine that neutralises coronavirus in human cells




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Why has eastern Europe seen fewer Covid-19 cases, deaths than the west?




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China asks Mike Pompeo to show ‘enormous evidence’ of COVID-19 originating from Wuhan lab




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Top UK government scientist quits after breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules




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Powerful earthquake shakes Indonesia; no injuries