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ormer Indian President Pranab Mukherjee tweeted this afternoon that he has tested positive for coronavirus, requesting people who have come in contact to self-isolate. Mukherjee said he found out about his positive status when he went for a routine check up. “On a visit to the hospital for a separate …

A vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus is scheduled to be registered on August 12 in Russia. This would be the first official approval of inoculation against COVID-19 in the world, reports RT News. Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Oleg Gridnev made the disclosure, saying medical practitioners and …

The death toll in the huge explosions that rocked Port of Beirut on Tuesday has reached 154, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced on Friday. Hassan said that 20 percent of the 5,000 injuries need hospitalization while serious cases have reached 120 as the shattered glasses caused severe injuries that …

TikTok is threatening legal action against the US after Donald Trump ordered firms to stop doing business with the Chinese app within 45 days. The company said it was “shocked” by an executive order from the US President outlining the ban. TikTok said it would “pursue all remedies available” to …

On Wednesday, images and renderings of the Grand Ram Temple — which will be built on the the site of the Babri Masjid, an important mosque in Uttar Pradesh state demolished by right-wing Hindu nationalists— will be beamed across giant billboards in Times Square by a U.S. organization to mark …

Nearly 1.6 billion learners across the world have been affected by the largest disruption of education systems in history caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated education disparities, according to UN Secretary-General’s policy brief on “Education during COVID-19 and Beyond” released on Tuesday. Learning losses due to …

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that while there is hope for a vaccine against Covid-19, one might never be found. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing there was “no silver bullet at the moment – and there might never be”. Mr. Tedros implored people …

Muslim pilgrims circled Islam’s holiest site along socially distanced paths Sunday in the final ritual of the hajj, the smallest in modern history as Saudi authorities sought to prevent a coronavirus outbreak. Only up to 10,000 Muslims took part in the hajj, a far cry from the 2.5 million who …

At least ten people have died after consuming sanitizer as an alternative to liquor in Praksasam district of India’s Andhra Pradesh. The incident took place at Kurichedu village of the district. With all the liquor shops closed amid coronavirus pandemic, the ten sipped hand sanitizer freely available in medical shops, …

The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be “lengthy” after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the international alarm. The committee “highlighted the anticipated lengthy duration of this COVID-19 pandemic”, the WHO said in a statement, and warned …