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Watch: 17YO sets new world record; becomes youngest person to fly around world solo

A 17-year-old boy has become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft, the Guinness World Record (GWR) said. Mack Rutherford started his adventure from Sofia (in

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UN award testimony to govt’s focus on making India world’s preferred investment destination: Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Invest India, an investment promotion and facilitation agency of the Union government, for winning the ‘2020 United Nations Investment Promotion Award’. The award

International Men’s Day: Know history, significance, importance of this day

November 19 marks International Men’s Day all around the world. The day is dedicated to the well being and health of men who fall prey to the strict notions and stereotypes of

Global Covid-19 cases cross 32.7 million; fatalities rise to 9,92,946

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 32.7 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 9,92,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Sunday morning, the

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China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November

Beijing:Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with the China Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

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WHO warns there may never be a Covid-19 ‘silver bullet’

GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for the new coronavirus, despite the rush to discover effective vaccines. The WHO urged governments and citizens

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Global COVID-19 cases cross 15.1mn mark

Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 15.1 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 621,800, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning,

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Covid-19: G20 finance ministers push for joint action plan by April 15

The finance ministers of G20 states on Tuesday directed various working groups to deliver by April 15 a roadmap for a joint action plan to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and to

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COVID19: India, China possible exceptions as world economy stares at recession: UN

The world economy will go into recession this year with a predicted loss of trillions of dollars of global income due to the coronavirus pandemic, spelling serious trouble for developing countries with

4 years ago

Spain reports 2,000 new coronavirus cases, more than 100 deaths in 24 hrs

Spain on Sunday reported some 2,000 new coronavirus cases and more than a hundred deaths over the last 24 hours, the latest spike in Europe’s second-most affected country after Italy. The new

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Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse for jury deliberations in his rape trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in New York. Weinstein was convicted Monday of rape and sexual assault against two women and was immediately handcuffed and led off to jail, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for sexual assaults

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, a sight the Hollywood mogul’s multitude of accusers thought they would never see. Weinstein, who has been

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, photo, workers wearing protective gears spray disinfectant against the coronavirus in front of a church in Daegu, South Korea. The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday, Feb. 20, to refrain from going outside as cases of a new virus spike. (Lee Moo-ryul/Newsis via AP)

Threat of Coronoavirus becoming a pandemic ‘very real’ now, says WHO

The World Health Organization warned Monday there was now a “very real” threat that the new coronavirus outbreak will become a pandemic, but stressed the virus could still be controlled. After global

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Iran-returned patient dies in Leh, suspected to be first COVID death in India

Srinagar: An elderly Iran-returned patient who passed away at a Leh hospital today morning is suspected to be the first death due to coronavirus in India. 75-year-old Ali Mohammad, who hailed from Chochuk

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