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Cuban Embassy in Washington Struck by Gunfire, Texan Man Arrested as Suspect

"This morning at approximately 2:15 am, US Secret Service officers responded to the Embassy of Cuba following reports of shots fired," the Secret Service said in a statement. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3aRMMOq via Click here

Hungary Forces Hospitals to Free-up Beds for Virus Patients. But Consequential Deaths Need Answers

"My mother suffered for six days at home, without appropriate medical care. She should have stayed in hospital, they sent her home dying," Lilla Ilona Szeleczki said. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KQGzaU via Click here

'Pak Men More Likely to Have Jobs in Shutdown Industries': UK Ethnic Minorities Suffer Extra Covid-19 Deaths

Part of the extra death rate could be explained by ethnic minorities' higher likelihood to live in London or other cities hit hard by the virus, but geography was not the only factor. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2xmPyNJ via Click here

Hong Kong's Anger Against Beijing Rekindles; Democracy Protesters Plan to Hold Rallies Despite Virus

Pro-democracy unions and social media posts have called for people to shout slogans in their neighbourhoods on Friday afternoon, despite a ban on more than four people gathering in public places that is aimed at halting the virus. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3aPN7kt via Click here

International Labour Day 2020: These Quotes Will Keep You Motivated

May 1 is observed as the International Labour Day in order to celebrate the labours and the working class. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3bOnVMB via Click here

Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru Among 130 Red Zones Designated by Centre for Lockdown After May 3

According to the list, there are 130 red zones, where more stringent restrictions will be enforced post May 3. However, there will be partial easing in orange zones and liberal easing in green zones. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/35n3hAP via Click here

As Race Hots Up to Find Coronavirus Cure, A Look at Potential Treatments Being Tested for the Pandemic

While there is a race to create a vaccine against the infectious disease, countries across the globe are also conducting clinical trials on ‘repurposed drugs’. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3aPMEid via Click here

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: India Cases Rise to 34,752, Death Toll at 1,147 With 73 Deaths in 24 Hours; 40 Cops Test Positive in Maharashtra's Malegaon

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump has said the World Health Organization should be 'ashamed' of itself, as he likened it to a public relations agency for China. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/35mlH4P via Click here

Jharkhand Plans to Tweak MGNREGA Norms, Provide Work to Returnee Migrants

Chief Minister Hemant Soren informed ministers that preparations are underway to bring back students and migrant workers stranded in different states amid the coronavirus lockdown. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KLA891 via Click here

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: WHO Like PR Agency for China, Should be Ashamed, Says Trump as US Records Over 2,000 Deaths in 24 Hrs

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump has said the World Health Organization should be 'ashamed' of itself, as he likened it to a public relations agency for China. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/35smdhG via Click here

Lockdown & Labour Pain: The Demand for MNREGA Work Has Never Been so Strong, Says Economist Jean Dreze

Jean Drèze points out that the lockdown is 'almost a death sentence' for India's poorest and cites bolstering of MNREGA and PDS among emergency measures needed to provide immediate relief to disadvantaged citizens. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YmSFAg via Click here

US Presidential Nominee Joe Biden To Address Sexual Assault Accusations Against Him on Friday

Trump, who himself faced more than a dozen accusations of sexual harassment and assault before he became president, said he knew little about the claims against Biden, even as his re-election team and Republican campaign operations aggressively push the controversy. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3fhKCLo via Click here

Pakistan Slams 'Baseless' Media Reports of Jihadi Camps in PoK, Says Ploy to Divert Attention from J&K

Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui called the media reports an 'unfortunate ploy' and said Pakistan plans to enhance regional cooperation in South Asia. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3aUsm7o via Click here

China Reports 12 New and 25 Asymptomatic Coronavirus Cases, Up From Four a Day Earlier

Of the domestic transmission cases, five were in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang and one in the northern region of Inner Mongolia. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Yjg3yN via Click here

WHO Should be Ashamed of Itself, It is Like a PR Agency for China, Says Trump in Latest Attack

Meanwhile, several Republican lawmakers demanding a Congressional hearing alleged that the WHO parroted the Chinese regime's 'disinformation' on multiple occasions, including denying human-to-human transmission of the virus. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2WjtRXg via Click here

US Sees More Than 2,000 Coronavirus Deaths for 3rd Consecutive Day; Death Toll Crosses 62,000

The country -- hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities -- recorded 2,053 deaths on Thursday. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/35jvngp via Click here

'Screw Life': Quarantine Comes Apart in Brazil as People Come Out, Encouraged by Prez Bolsonaro

Egged on by President Jair Bolsonaro, who has routinely scoffed at both the virus and stay-at-home policies, Brazilians are heeding his call for revolt. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3bSQ4lR via Click here

'Everything He Did Was Bad': Trump Brushes Off Opinion Polls Showing Joe Biden in Lead for President

Trump has criticised Biden's decades-long record as a US senator and as President Barack Obama's vice president. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2z0Omju via Click here

Under Fire for Not Wearing a Mask, Mike Pence Learns Lesson & Dons One on Next Public Visit

Mike Pence's visit to the factory came hours after his wife, Karen Pence, defended her husband's decision to not wear a mask during a Tuesday visit to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3aUrGyC via Click here

Coronavirus Originated from China's Wuhan Lab, Claims Confident Trump, But Refuses to Divulge Details

Reiterating that this is something that could have been contained at Wuhan ground zero, Trump said that China could have contained it. 'They were either unable to, or they chose not to. And the world has suffered greatly,' he said. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2WdupOC via Click here

A Coronavirus Drug Actually Seems to Work. What Comes Next? Here are Your Questions Answered

“Will it be an overwhelming cure? No, of course not,” Anthony Fauci said. But with its use, “you will free up hospital beds, you will take less stress on the health care system.” from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3d2reQw via Click here

'What Will People Eat?': With Increasing Covid-19 Cases, Traders at Delhi's Azadpur Mandi Battle Fears

While buyers think twice in entering Azadpur Mandi, hundreds of truckers carrying fruits from Kashmir or remote places in Himachal Pradesh, brave the pandemic to earn a livelihood. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/35mPOZW via Click here

'Can't Tell You Details': Trump Says Evidence Links China Lab to Origin of Coronavirus, Threatens Tariffs

The diatribe from the Republican incumbent came as data showed the United States shed more than 30 million jobs in six weeks, as lockdown measures began to bite across the nation. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KNDSGZ via Click here

35 US States Release Formal Opening Plans From Coronavirus Shutdown

Donald Trump exuded confidence over better days for US after coronavirus deaths as 35 of the 50 states released formals plans to reopen. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2SmaeNg via Click here

Amazon City Resorts to Mass Graves as Brazil Coronavirus Death Toll Climbs Above 5,466

In Manaus, corpses are accumulating in a refrigerated container improvised as a morgue freezer as they await burial. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Sk14AU via Click here

Indian-American Congressman Seeks Refugee Status for Afghan Sikhs, Hindus

Congressman Ro Khanna urged Trump administration to give refugee status to Sikh and Hindus in Afghanistan, facing persecution by terror outfits. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KNCjZw via Click here

Trump Says He Won't Extend Social Distancing Guidelines as America 'Will be Rocking Again by July'

Trump laid out a vision of a return to pre-coronavirus normalcy — 'with or without' a vaccine — with packed restaurants and filled stadiums. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3d1ouTk via Click here

Scotland Willing to Host Australia, New Zealand Series Behind Closed Doors

Cricket Scotland said that it is willing to host their scheduled matches against New Zealand and Australia behind closed doors. Both teams are scheduled to visit the associate nation for a brief series in June and the matches are yet to be postponed. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3aR94Q2 via Click here

No Covid-like Symptoms, Yet the Virus: Docs Sound Alert as 'Strange Illness' in Kids Makes Them Jittery

Only about 25 to 30 cases have been seen so far, mostly in London, a senior consultant with the National Health Service told News18. But small as these numbers relatively are, they have seen a sharp rise in recent days. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2yRE5Gy via Click here

PCB Legal Advisor Initiates Defamation, Criminal Proceedings Against Shoaib Akhtar

Pakistan Cricket Board legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi has filed a criminal and defamation suit against former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for his alleged inappropriate comments on his Youtube channel. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3aO4Fxp via Click here

Brazil's Bolsonaro Backs Down, for Now, on Controversial Police Chief Pick

The federal police are reportedly investigating multiple cases involving Bolsonaro's inner circle, including allegations his son Carlos, a Rio de Janeiro city councilor, oversaw a fake-news campaign to benefit his father. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3f7gMcb via Click here

Trump Says He Does Not Believe Polls That Show Biden Ahead in Presidential Race

During an interview in the Oval Office, the Republican president said he did not expect the election to be a referendum on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and added he was surprised the former vice president was doing well. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/35iTmMC via Click here

Trump Says China Wants Him to Lose his Bid for Re-Election

In an interview, Trump talked tough on China and said he was looking at different options in terms of consequences for Beijing over the virus. "I can do a lot," he said. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Wpu1g7 via Click here

In New York, a Funeral Home Accepts Bodies While Others are Full

For many families in the state, where more than 20,000 people are thought to have died from the virus, finding a funeral home able to accept their relative is a challenge. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ybZD0u via Click here

We Briefly Follow Twitter Accounts of Host Country During Prez Visit, Clarifies White House Amid Row

The White House 'unfollowing' the Twitter accounts of President Kovind and PM Modi drew reactions on social media in India. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3bR7leW via Click here

World Health Organization Literally a Pipe Organ for China: Trump

President Donald Trump Wednesday termed the World Health Organization "literally a pipe organ for China" and said the United States will soon come out with its recommendations on the global body, followed by one on Beijing. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3aQR5cL via Click here

South Africa Records Highest Daily Covid-19 Infections as Easing of Lockdown Approaches

South Africa reported its highest daily coronavirus infection in a 24-hour cycle Wednesday, just a day before the countrywide lockdown moves down to the phase-4 of a five-phase plan to combat COVID-19. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KMp0J6 via Click here

Trump to Resume Travelling Next Week; to Visit Arizona & Ohio

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he'll resume flying around the country from next week and looks forward to holding "wild" campaign rallies as soon as he can. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KN7g08 via Click here

Trump Trade Office Adds Foreign Domains of Amazon, Including in India, to 'Notorious Markets' List

The Trump administration on Wednesday placed five foreign domains of Amazon, including the one in India, to its "notorious markets" list, accusing the global e-commerce giant of engaging in substantial trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3bRDe75 via Click here

Covid-19 Complication Seen in Children is 'Rare', Says WHO

Italian and British medical experts are investigating a possible link between the coronavirus pandemic and clusters of severe inflammatory disease in infants who are arriving in hospital with high fever and swollen arteries. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2VMjbBv via Click here

Mother's Woes: UP Man Goes to Buy Groceries Amid Lockdown, Returns With His Bride

The 26-year-old groom Guddu said he married his wife Savita two months ago in Haridwar but was unable to avail the marriage certificate amid the nationwide lockdown. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KIlsr6 via Click here

Plan to Use Hydroxychloroquine in Dharavi Temporarily Shelved over Fear of Side-effects on Slum Dwellers

The state government has now said that hydroxychloroquine can be given only after patients consent to taking it while knowing the risks involved. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KNiXni via Click here

90 at Sikkim Govt Guest House in Delhi Quarantined After Patient There Tests Positive

Ninety people at a Sikkim government guest house in south Delhi's Green Park have been quarantined after a patient staying there tested positive for coronavirus, officials said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2xjHrl2 via Click here

Govt Has Given Utmost Priority to Agriculture Sector Amid Covid-19, Says Tomar

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given priority to schemes supporting farmers amid the coronavirus lockdown. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3aKavzS via Click here

Kasaragod Collector Advised to go Into Quarantine as Scribe Tests Positive for Covid-19

After a television journalist in Kerala's Kasaragod tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, the health authorities here advised the district collector, his driver and gunman to go into self-quarantine. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Skxvz7 via Click here

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: WHO a ‘Pipe Organ’ for China, Alleges Trump as Agency Defends 'Quick' Response; Covid-19 Deaths Cross 60,000-mark in US

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: President Donald Trump has termed the World Health Organization 'literally a pipe organ for China' and said the United States will soon come out with its recommendations on the global body, followed by one on Beijing. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3bRGboh via Click here

As US Covid-19 Cases Hit 1 Million, Many Americans Opt to 'Ride it Out' in India

India has cancelled passenger flights and rail transportation during the strict lockdown imposed on March 25. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3cYFjOY via Click here

Pakistan Army's Secret Book Reveals its New Tactics for Proxy War Against India

The Green Book is a confidential internal publication of the Pakistan Army which outlines its geo-political understanding, vision and strategies. Apart from Pakistan Army chief's views, it includes essays on policy recommendations written by specialists of defence forces and strategic thinkers of the country. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/35cgLzl via Click here

Rajasthan HC Extends Deadline for Conducting Elections to Three Municipal Corporations Till Aug 31

State Election Commission's plea said it was not possible to hold the polls amid the ongoing lockdown imposed to combat the coronavirus threat. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2W7g7il via Click here

Coronavirus Pandemic Live Updates: India Cases Rise to 31,332, Death Toll at 1,007; US Covid-19 Deaths Surpass Vietnam War Toll

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 31,000-mark today while the death toll rose to 1,007. The country recorded a total of 31,332 cases of which 22,629 are active, while 7,695 have been cured. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2VOjBaK via Click here