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India extends lockdown for another two weeks
Fri May 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs issued on order under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, to further extend the Lockdown in the country for another two weeks. The lockdown in In...
Ensure UP borders are sealed: Adityanath
Fri May 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asked officials to ensure that Uttar Pradesh's borders remain sealed so that people who maybe "coronavirus carriers" cannot e...
Indo-Pak nuclear procurement networks larger than thought
Fri May 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hundreds of foreign companies are actively procuring components for India and Pakistan’s nuclear programmes, taking advantage of gaps in the global regulation of the industry, acco...
Trump seems to undercut US spies
Fri May 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Donald Trump has appeared to undercut his own intelligence agencies by suggesting he has seen evidence coronavirus originated in a Chinese laboratory....
810 tonnes of fruits stolen in Dubai
Fri May 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
More than Dh4 million worth of bananas, tomatoes, grapes, pomegranates, coconuts and chillies have been stolen in an audacious scam in Dubai, with scores of Indian exporters being ...
COVID-19 cases rises to 35,043 in India
Fri May 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In India the death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,147 with 72 more fatalities and the number of cases climbed to 35,043 on Friday, according to the Union Heal...
COVID-19: Russian Prime Minister Mishustin tests positive
Fri May 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has been diagnosed with Covid-19. The news was announced on Thursday evening, live on national television, during a video link with Preside...
Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 100,000
Thu Apr 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russia has recorded its highest daily increase in Covid-19 infections, with more than 7,000 new cases emerging on Thursday. The nationwide tally of coronavirus patients now stands ...
Germany bans Hezbollah
Thu Apr 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Berlin has banned the Lebanese militant organization and political party, Hezbollah, labeling the group a terrorist outfit as German police carry out raids on those suspected of be...
COVID-19: About half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods
Thu Apr 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Almost 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy, nearly half of the global workforce, face an immediate danger of losing their livelihoods due to the continued sharp decline in ...
Remdesivir has 'clear cut' power to fight coronavirus
Thu Apr 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
US officials says there is "clear-cut" evidence that a drug can help people recover from the coronavirus. Remdesivir cut the duration of symptoms from 15 days down to 11 in clinic...
COVID-19: In India cases rises to 33,050
Thu Apr 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In India the number of cases climbed to 33,050 and the death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,074 after 66 more fatalities on Thursday, according to the Union H...
Actor Rishi Kapoor passed away
Thu Apr 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor died in a Mumbai hospital on Thursday, his brother Randhir Kapoor said. He was 67. "He is no more. He has passed away," Randhir told PTI....
Trump says China wants him to lose his bid for re-election
Thu Apr 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in N...
Within 12 hours 9K Indians in UAE register to fly home
Thu Apr 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Around 9,000 Indians in the UAE wishing to fly home during the COVID-19 pandemic registered their details within 12 hours after the launch of the e-registration by the Indian missi...
Coronavirus deaths in US surpass Vietnam War toll
Wed Apr 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Coronavirus death toll climbed above 58,000 in US on Tuesday, surpassing the loss of American life from the Vietnam War, as Florida’s governor met with President Donald Trump to d...
Spanish beach sprayed with bleach
Wed Apr 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In Spain authorities in a Spanish coastal resort have apologised after spraying a beach with bleach in an attempt to protect children from coronavirus. Zahara de los Atunes, near C...
COVID-19 : Govt allows movement of stranded people
Wed Apr 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Migrant workers, tourists, students and other people, who are stranded in different parts of the country, were on Wednesday allowed to move to their respective destinations with ce...
Russia prolongs nationwide partial lockdown until May 11
Wed Apr 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russians will have to self-isolate until May 11, President Vladimir Putin has said, as the country braces itself for the peak of the Covid-19 epidemic, which has infected over 95,0...
Chinese Navy expels US warship from territorial waters
Wed Apr 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A US warship was “expelled” from disputed South China Sea waters after Beijing’s navy scrambled fighter jets and naval assets to escort it away, accusing Washington of “provocative...