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On Day 1 of Unlock 1, A Look at India's Covid-19 Lockdown Exit Strategy Compared to the World

Most countries that scrambled to put strict nationwide lockdowns to contain the spread of Covid-19 are resorting to gradual reopening in order to avoid sharp spikes in infections that could potentially undo the progress made during the lockdowns. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Xp5rxD via Click here

Karnataka Shelves Plan to Open Temples & Hotels, Opens Border With Special Rules for Maha Visitors

While the state has been keen on restarting many activities, it has decided to postpone opening of places of worship, hotels and restaurants, and malls to June 8 going by central guidelines. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3dnrbiC via Click here

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Maintains Record Spike in Covid-19 Tally With 8,392 Cases in 24 Hours; Death Toll Rises to 5,394

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: The Centre's three-phase unlock plan that will restrict curbs to containment zones kicks in from today after the end of the fourth phase of the national lockdown, even as India climbed to the 7th spot from the 9th on 10 countries worst-hit by Covid-19. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XKZrhC via Click here

South Korea's Celltrion Says Drug Shows 100-fold Reduction in Viral Load of Covid-19 in Animal Testing

Drugmakers worldwide are rushing to develop treatments and vaccines for the illness that has caused more than 371,000 deaths globally. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XlwEkt via Click here

'Don't Want to Hear': George Floyd's Brother Says Trump Didn't Give Him Opportunity to Speak on Phone Call

George Floyd's brother added that he called Joe Biden. 'I asked Vice President Biden -- I never had to beg a man before -- but I asked him, could he please, please get justice for my brother,' he said. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3cnkLPc via Click here

Cops Fire Tear Gas as Protesters Light Fires, Raise Slogans Outside White House Over Floyd's Killing

Tear gas and flash bang devices were used against crowds who had gathered outside President Donald Trump's official residence, AFP reporters said. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Xlu4Lj via Click here

I Respect Him but Don’t Fear Him: Naseem Shah on Virat Kohli

Pakistan teen sensation Naseem Shah created a world record recently when he became the youngest player in Test history to bag a hat-trick against Bangladesh. The youngster talked to PakPassion.net about his career till now, the hat-trick and the world-class batsmen he is going to be facing in the future. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ZSyR8Q via Click here

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: States on Guard for 'Unlock 1' as India Jumps from Rank 9 to 7 Among 10 Countries Worst-hit by Covid-19

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: The Centre's three-phase unlock plan that will restrict curbs to containment zones kicks in from today after the end of the fourth phase of the national lockdown, even as India climbed to the 7th spot from the 9th on 10 countries worst-hit by Covid-19. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3dh4Wei via Click here

Trains Start Today With Minor Stoppages to Address Concerns of Jharkhand, Maha, Andhra Amid Rising Cases

Sources said a high-level meeting was convened at the railway headquarters to resolve the matter. They indicated that the three states have raised concerns over the rising cases of the coronavirus as the reason behind their opposition to movement of trains. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gFhKNz via Click here

Tear Gas Fired as Anti-racism Clashes Erupt Outside White House After Trump Moved to Presidential Bunker

Tear gas and flash bang devices were used against crowds who had gathered outside President Donald Trump's official residence, AFP reporters said. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XLQPY2 via Click here

Abu Dhabi Announces One Week-ban on Traffic To and Between its Main Cities, from June 2

The restrictions, which aim to check the spread of the novel coronavirus, include a ban on entering and exiting the emirate of Abu Dhabi as a whole, it said on Twitter. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XMo79o via Click here

Japan's May Factory Activity Sinks as Pandemic Lockdowns Hit Demand: Survey

The survey pointed to the quickest contraction in output, new orders and work backlog since early 2009, as government-imposed lockdowns globally halted economic activity. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eAsg76 via Click here

More Than a Million Covid-19 Cases in Latin America and Caribbean, Half of Them in Brazil

Since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic 1,016,828 people have been infected, with 514,849 cases recorded in Brazil. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3cpwVHj via Click here

China Making 'Awful' Threats to India for Long Time, Using Situation to Its Advantage: Pompeo

'The Chinese Communist Party has been on this effort, on this march, for an awfully long time. They'll certainly use a tactical situation on the ground to their advantage. But each of the problems that you identified there are threats that they have been making for an awfully long time,' he said. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/36V5d4o via Click here

Curfew Announced in Washington After Anti-racism Protests Near White House

Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a statement that the curfew would last from 11:00 pm until 6:00 am on Monday. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/36NIqan via Click here

Israeli Police Probe False Claims in Case Against PM's Wife Sara Netanyahu

Sara Netanyahu faces a civil lawsuit from former employee Shira Raban, who claims the premier's wife mistreated her during a brief stint working at the residence. Raban seeks $63,000 in damages over alleged mistreatment and harassment. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/36L2jPB via Click here

China Reports 16 New Covid-19 Cases, Highest in Nearly Three Weeks

Chinese state television reported that the Sichuan cases came on a flight from Egypt, and another six asymptomatic cases were found on the same flight. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XlKjIm via Click here

Mississippi Mayor Apologises for Tweets on George Floyd's Death After Facing Backlash

Petal Mayor Hal Marx told the Hattiesburg American his remarks on social media about Floyd's death, which occurred after a white police officer kneeled on his neck, "were made in haste and not well-thought out or expressed." from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2BfwFxL via Click here

Trump Briefly Taken to Underground Presidential Bunker During Anti-racism Protests Outside White House

The President was there for a little under an hour before being brought upstairs. It's unclear if first lady Melania Trump and Barron Trump were also taken down with him. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2zDlJK9 via Click here

States Rush to Identify High-risk Zones to Remain in Lockdown as India Gears up for Unlock Phase 1

Officials in Maharastra said all markets, except malls and congested spaces, will be allowed to function in a staggered manner. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gDO1Vn via Click here

Russia Has No Objection to Earlier OPEC+ Meeting, Say Sources

This could indicate that Russia is moving closer to an agreement with OPEC's de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, on how to extend oil production cuts for the rest of the year. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Xiq8v0 via Click here

US Will Consider Rejoining WHO if it Ends Corruption, Reliance on China: White House

President Donald Trump on Friday terminated America's relationship with the WHO and accused the global health body of being hand in glove with China. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gFvBU6 via Click here

US Sends Brazil More Than 2 Million Doses of Malaria Drug Unproven for Covid-19 Treatment

No large, rigorous scientific studies have found the drug, hydroxychloroquine, safe or effective for preventing or treating Covid-19, and some smaller studies have indicated worse outcomes from those taking the drug. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2MhVdIN via Click here

Mann ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi to Address the Nation at 11 am Today

Mann ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi to Address the Nation Through at 11 am Today from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XfkQQS via Click here

'Community Transmission Well-established': ICMR Research Group Experts Slam Covid-19 Response

The statement proposes recommendations, including setting up of a panel of inter-disciplinary preventive health and public health experts and social scientists at central, state and district levels. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XfYJcU via Click here

Trump Calls Overnight Unrest over Geoge Floyd's Murder 'Work of Rioters, Looters and Anarchists'

'The death of George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis was a grave tragedy,' Trump said from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida where he watched the liftoff of a crewed space flight, adding that Floyd's memory had been dishonored by 'rioters, looters and anarchists.' from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2BfL4dn via Click here

Romania's Prime Minister Gets Fined $600 For Not Following Virus-Curbing Measures

In a photograph published in Romanian media, Prime Minister Ludovic Orban and others can be seen smoking with food and bottles of alcohol on a table. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2TWCqqC via Click here

183 Against Pakistan in Asia Cup Was a "Game-changer": Virat Kohli

Back in Asia Cup 2012, Virat Kohli smashed a scintillating 183 against Pakistan in a group stage match, to take India home while chasing 330. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gDr0lC via Click here

Delhi Secretariat Department Sealed for Sanitisation as Official Tests Positive for Covid-19

Delhi Secretariat houses the offices of all the Delhi Cabinet ministers, including the Chief Minister. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2BcmbiI via Click here

Red Sandstone Boundary Damaged, Minor Structures Come Crashing Down as Gusty Winds Hit Taj Mahal

At the main western gate entrance a stone supporting the arch was loosened, but was restored by on Saturday. The visitors' gallery at the eastern gate also suffered some damage, particularly the artificial ceiling in the security area. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2zC7eGv via Click here

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Delhi Secretariat Dept Sealed as Official Tests Positive, Brazil Death Toll Passes France

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: More Than 6 Million Cases Confirmed Worldwide, Brazil Death Toll Surpasses France from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2MglKX6 via Click here

J&K Police Nabs Three LeT 'Militant Associates', Recovers Huge Cache of Arms and Ammunition

Security forces arrested the trio at Shangergund on Sopore-Kupwara Road in Sopore area of the north Kashmir district, a police official said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eACKDk via Click here

Virtual Welcoming: DU to Hold Mock Tests So Students Can Become Accustomed to Online Open-book Exams

The university also said in case students miss out on taking the open-book exam (OBE), they will be given an opportunity to appear for pen and paper exams when the situation normalises. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2yL6MoG via Click here

Advanced, Proactive Measures: How Vietnam Kept Its Coronavirus Death Toll at Zero

The country of 97 million people has not reported a single coronavirus-related death and on Saturday had just 328 confirmed cases, despite its long border with China and the millions of Chinese visitors it receives each year. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2TV5RcD via Click here

Trump Strips Hong Kong Privileges, to Bar Some Chinese Students From US Universities

In a day of concerted action, the United States and Britain also raised alarm at the UN Security Council over a controversial new security law for Hong Kong, infuriating Beijing which said the issue had no place at the world body. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XIjmOc via Click here

Trump Faces Backlash for Exiting WHO as World Virus Cases Soar, EU Urges Him to Reconsider Decision

Countries in Latin America are bracing for difficult weeks ahead, especially Brazil, where the poor have been hit particularly hard. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2MicS2U via Click here

Tear Gas and Burning Cars in US as Protests Against George Floyd's Murder Spread, Curfew in Dozen Cities

Leaders in many affected cities have voiced outrage over Floyd's killing and expressed sympathy for protesters' concerns. But as the unrest intensified, they spoke of a desperate need to protect their cities and said they would call in reinforcements, despite concerns that could lead to more heavy-handed tactics. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2zDcSbr via Click here

Brazil Virus Death Toll Hits 28,834, Surpassing France; Total Cases Now Second-highest in World

The pandemic is spreading across Brazil under a cloud of confrontation, as governors and mayors implement restrictive measures while President Jair Bolsonaro, who has pinned his hopes of re-election on a booming economy, has berated them for imposing what he calls 'the tyranny of total quarantine.' from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2MbhU1r via Click here

'Intense Time': Truck in Florida Drives Through People Protesting Black Man's Killing, None Injured

Demonstrators outraged over Floyd's death faced off against heavily-armed officers in other states Friday, with some smashing police cars, ransacking businesses and setting fires that smoldered through the night. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3dknfPV via Click here

'At Last We're Free': Parisians Head for the Park as Coronavirus Lockdown Eases

Early risers beat the crowds, some bearing breakfast picnics as they waited for the gates of the northeastern Buttes-Chaumont to swing open at 7 am. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gC0c52 via Click here

Covid-19 Infections Worldwide Cross 60 Lakh, US Remains Hardest Hit With More Than 17 Lakh Cases

Many countries are testing only symptomatic cases or the most serious ones. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2TTkopq via Click here

Demonstrators Fist Fox News Reporter, Chase Him Outside White House During Unrest over Death of George Floyd

Demonstrators also broke windows and vandalized the Atlanta office building where CNN is headquartered, and police in Louisville, Kentucky, apologized after an officer fired what appeared to be pepper bullets at a television news crew. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2MbFF9B via Click here

Divert Weapons Funding to Research to Prevent Next Pandemic, Pope Francis Says

Among those who prayed were Italian doctors, nurses, and ambulance drivers, as well as people who had recovered from coronavirus or lost family members. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2zME875 via Click here

‘George Floyd’s Death a Grave Tragedy’: Trump Denounces Violence by 'Looters and Anarchists'

The US President made the remarks as-- protesters across the country decried the death of African American George Floyd in the hands of police. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3dlF691 via Click here

Trump to Delay G7 Meeting Until Fall, Wants India, Russia to Become Members of the 'Outdated' Group

The leaders of the world's major economies were slated to meet in the US this year, but the coronavirus outbreak has hobbled those plans. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/36SmBqs via Click here

SpaceX Launch: Nasa Astronauts Launch into Orbit in Historic Mission on Private Spaceship

High above the Earth, the Crew Dragon jettisoned moments later from the second-stage rocket, sending the capsule on its way to the space station. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2zOD2b9 via Click here

Kingpin of Gang Using Drones for Smuggling from Pakistan Nabbed in Amritsar

The gang of smugglers, which had become a headache for Amritsar Police since long, used to fly drones to smuggle drugs like heroin and weapons from Pakistan into India and vice-a-versa. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XeA0FQ via Click here

Despite Low Testing, Highest Mortality Rate, Kolkata Has a Silver Lining in Fight Against Covid-19

Kolkata has a significantly higher number of Covid-19 fatalities compared to other major Indian cities when they crossed 2,000 cases. It re-emphasises the failure of the administration to control the number of deaths in the city. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ZPplDn via Click here

Encounter Breaks Out Between Forces and Militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam

A cordon and search operation was launched following information about the presence of militants in Wanpora area of the south Kashmir district, a police official said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XgHSH0 via Click here

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: In Yet Another Record Spike, India Sees 7,964 New Covid-19 Cases, 265 Deaths in 24 Hours, Recoveries Overtake Active Cases for 1st Time

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has directed for continuation and strict enforcement of night curfew in the state even after May 31 to minimise the risk of a spurt in coronavirus infection. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XePUjv via Click here