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US Oil Prices Turn Negative For The First Time In History
US oil prices turned negative on Monday for the time in history.....
Russian PM Mishustin Tests Positive For Coromavirus
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Thursday that he has tested positive for coronavirus.....
UN Chief Wants Full Investigation Into Visakhapatnam Gas Leak
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants a full investigation into the gas leak at a chemical plant in Vishakapatnam that has killed at least 11 people, his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday.....
Over 100,000 New Covid Cases Recorded In Last 24 Hrs: WHO
Highlighting its continuing peril around the world even as its spread slows in some areas of Asia and Europe and lockdown restrictions are eased, coronavirus has infected 106,000 people in the last 24 hours - the largest number of cases since its outbreak, the WHO said on Wednesday.....
China Downplays Evacuation Operation, Says Border Tension 'media Speculation'
China on Tuesday downplayed the much-publicised evacuation of its citizens from India in the backdrop of the border tension between both the countries.....
Modi Accepts Trump's Offer To Be Part Of 'expanded' G7 To Discuss China
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a telephonic conversation with the US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, accepted his offer to be part of the 'expanded G7', the group of most powerful nations to discuss the collective approach to China.....
WHO Chief Calls For 'immediate Action' Amid Covid-19 Resurgence
The World Health Organization's (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the world was still at "a critical juncture" in its fights against the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and called for "immediate action" as several countries have reported a resurgence in new confirmed cases. ....
US To Rush Vaccine Raw Materials, Anti-Covid Supplies To India
In a break from the America First policy, President Joe Biden's administration is "working round the clock" to immediately send India raw material needed for making Covishield and other products needed in the fight against the COVID-19 surge overtaking the nation, according to National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.....
Religious Festival Stampede In Israel Kills 44, Hurts Dozens
At least 44 people were killed and 103 injured in a stampede after midnight Thursday at an Israeli festival attended by tens of thousands of people, local media reported. ....
Pyongyang Abolishes Agencies Handling Inter-Korean Affairs
North Korea has decided to abolish agencies in charge of inter-Korean affairs at a key parliamentary meeting, as leader Kim Jong-un said South Korea should be marked "No. 1 hostile country" in the Constitution, state media reported Tuesday.....
