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'All eyes' on New York: Reopening tests city torn by crises
Mon Jun 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The city that never sleeps had a curfew for much of last week. Famous stores were boarded up after days of unrest. The lights are out on Broadway theaters, and the subway no longer...
Health Ministry drafts rules to help COVID-19 patients access new drugs
Mon Jun 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Seeking to facilitate availability of experimental drugs for severely-ill COVID-19 patients, the Union Health Ministry has issued a draft notification for "compassionate use" of an...
No imposition of total lockdown again: Goa minister
Mon Jun 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday said there was no question of imposing total lockdown again in the state in view of the spike in coronavirus cases....
Delhi CM Kejriwal goes into self-quarantine
Mon Jun 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has gone into self-quarantine and will get himself tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday, officials said on Monday. They said the chief minister was f...
Mumbai cops' order for action against fake news is legal: Maharashtra Govt
Sun Jun 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Justifying the Mumbai Police's order that stipulates criminal action against anyone spreading false and fake information on social media, the Maharashtra government told the Bomba...
Delhi malls, restaurants & religious places set to open
Sun Jun 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that malls, restaurants and religious places in Delhi would open from Monday after more than two months since the coronavirus lockdown ...
Indian, Chinese armies agree to resolve issue through talks
Sun Jun 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Indian and Chinese military commanders agreed to peacefully resolve the current border issue in eastern Ladakh in accordance with bilateral pacts as well as the agreement reached b...
Russian hiring of Syrians to fight in Libya accelerated in May
Sun Jun 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Russian drive to recruit Syrians to fight in Libya for militia leader Khalifa Haftar accelerated in May when hundreds of mercenaries were signed up, five Syrian opposition source...
Trump says India, China will have more COVID-19 cases with more tests
Sat Jun 06 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Donald Trump has said that countries like India and China would have much more coronavirus cases than America, the worst-hit country in the world, if they conduct mor...
Mumbai get pre-monsoon showers
Sat Jun 06 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Residents of Mumbai and the adjoining areas woke up to a rainy Saturday as pre-monsoon showers lashed these parts. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Colab...
OPEC, Russia meet to extend record oil cuts
Sat Jun 06 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
OPEC and its allies led by Russia meet on Saturday to approve extending record oil production cuts and to push countries such as Iraq and Nigeria to comply better with existing cur...
India now sixth worst-hit nation by COVID-19
Sat Jun 06 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India went past Italy to become the sixth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic with the country registering a record single-day spike of 9,887 cases which pushed the nationwid...
10 countries in Europe opening up for summer travel
Fri Jun 05 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Europe gets ready to welcome tourists for summer. Here are the rules to keep in mind. Spain will reopen to international tourism from July 1. Authorities hope to allow holidaymaker...
Trump heads to rural Maine but won't escape demonstrators
Fri Jun 05 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maine's Democratic governor is urging President Donald Trump to watch his tone during a visit to the state Friday to showcase a company that makes specialised swabs for coronavirus...
Good rainfall expected next week
Fri Jun 05 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Rainfall activity in central and south India is likely to pick up pace from next week due to a cyclonic circulation which is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal and aid in the pr...
Record spike of 9,851 in India's COVID-19 tally
Fri Jun 05 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India saw a record single-day jump of 9,851 coronavirus cases and 273 deaths on Friday, pushing the nationwide infection tally to 2,26,770 and the death toll to 6,348, according to...
In Noida 2 more cops test COVID-19 positive
Thu Jun 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two more Uttar Pradesh Police personnel deployed in Gautam Buddh Nagar have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Thursday. The two personnel were posted in the control r...
In Pakistan COVID-19 cases surges to 85, 246
Thu Jun 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Pakistan on Thursday surpassed China, the first epicentre of the coronavirus, after a record 4,688 new cases were registered during the last 24 hours to take the tally to 85,246. C...
In Maharashtra 30 Police personnel died of COVID-19 so far
Thu Jun 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 30 police personnel,including an officer, have so far died due to COVID-19 in Maharashtra, while over 2,500 have tested positive for the disease, an official said on Thurs...
Russia's coronavirus case tally edges past 440,000
Thu Jun 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia reported 8,831 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, taking the total number of infections across the country to 441,108....