Lockdown extended, but tests lagging: Where does India stand after 21 days of shutdown?
India is embarking on an 18-day extension of total lockdown as confirmed cases of Covid-19…More
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‘Now is not the time’: UN chief says WHO is ‘critical’ in global war against Covid-19 after US cuts funding
The United Nations has urged continued support for the World Health Organization (WHO) as countries…More
‘People abandoned to die of hunger & disease’: France summons Chinese envoy over criticism of West’s response to Covid-19 pandemic
Paris has summoned its Chinese envoy after the embassy published a blistering critique of the…More
Pentagon looked ‘hard’ into theory Covid-19 came from Chinese lab, but ‘inconclusive’ evidence still suggests natural origin
The US military looked ‘hard’ at rumors the coronavirus came from a laboratory in Wuhan,…More
Trump halts funding of World Health Organization, demands ‘full accountability’ over Covid-19 pandemic
US President Donald Trump has paused funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), insisting the…More
Cannes, but in different ‘form’? Film festival orgs hint it’ll have to CHANGE as France extends Covid-19 shutdown
Organizers of the Cannes International Film Festival have not yet given up on holding it…More
Over 100k infections in, France becomes 4th country to surpass 15,000 coronavirus deaths
The death toll from Covid-19 has reached 15,729 in France, making it the fourth country…More
Chinese scientists identify drug that reduces risk of severe pneumonia during Covid-19 infection
Most of the deaths arising from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic have been due to severe…More
Don’t trust Apple or Google with coronavirus data, says German app developer
A German app developer has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic gives Silicon Valley tech giants…More
Leaked footage shows Emmanuel Macron arguing with hospital worker just days before extending France’s Covid-19 lockdown
A video has emerged of the French president having a blazing row with a medic…More