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France To Return To Nationwide Lockdown Amid 2nd COVID-19 Wave
France will go into national lockdown starting from Friday to stem the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, President Emmanuel Macron announced.....
UK PM Boris Johnson Mulls National Lockdown For England As Corona Cases Surge
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was considering putting England on a month-long lockdown next week in the wake of a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to official documents. ....
Pakistan Rules Out Complete Lockdown
Despite a continued spike in the number of new Covid-19 cases, Pakistan's National Coordination Committee (NCC) has ruled out imposing a complete lockdown in the country to stem the virus spread. ....
4-week Lockdown Comes Into Force In England
Amid an ongoing second Covid-19 wave, a new four-week lockdown in England came into force on Thursday, under which people will have to stay at home, while non-essential shops, pubs and gyms will remain closed. ....
Liquor Sales Fall 29% In Apr-Sep Amid Lockdown Impact, High Tax Levies
Sale of Indian-made foreign liquor declined 29 per cent during the first half of the current financial year, according to data released by the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC). ....
Drug Peddlers Block NCB Raiding Team In Mumbai
In a shocker, some drug peddlers stopped a team of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) sleuths when they went to carry out a raid at a location in Goregaon suburb, officials said here on Monday. ....
Imran Khan Warns Of Total Lockdown If Opposition Rallies Continue
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned of a total lockdown across the country if the opposition continued to hold public rallies despite an ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the media reported on Monday. ....
'Is Lockdown Only Solution?': Delhi HC Refuses To Hear Plea Amid Covid Surge
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking imposition of lockdown in the national capital despite growing number of Covid-19 cases, and even questioned whether "locking down" "is the only solution". ....
Delhi Govt Withdraws Order To Close 2 Markets For Flouting Covid Norms
An order to shut two markets in west Delhi till the end of this month for violating various coronavirus safety guidelines was withdrawn, hours after being issued. ....
Oxford English Dictionary Names 'words Of The Year'
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) announced on Monday for the first time that it has chosen not to name one single word of the year, but many words for the "unprecedented" year 2020. ....
