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Is taking a hot bath better than using hand dryers to prevent Coronavirus? Here's the truth

Many experts wonder if weather condition has anything to do with the spreading of the coronavirus as most of the confirmed cases reported are from countries with colder climates

Mar 7, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Album made from human skin and hair of inmate at Nazi Buchenwald concentration camp found in Poland

Collector returns the album to Auschwitz Memorial Museum

Mar 7, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Vatican reports first case of coronavirus, suspends health services

Pope Francis, suffering from cold, continues to recover; Vatican refuses to reveal details of the confirmed case

Mar 6, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

People wave plastic flowers and balloons during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 9, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

North Korea's 'first budget travel agent' dies

Driven by the goal of making visiting North Korea affordable, Young Pioneer Tours (YPT) had a big impact on tourism to the North.

Mar 6, 2020

By IANS

Dutch MH17 trial to start without Russian, Ukrainian suspects

The wreckage of the Boeing 777 fell to the ground in fields surrounding the Ukrainian village of Hrabove

Mar 6, 2020

By Reuters

Novel Coronavirus: Do not believe these COVID-19 myths which are viral on social media

Here ate top misleading information about The new Coronavirus outbreak which is extremely manipulative and most favourites on social media

Mar 6, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus Fake news

Picture of a doctor and 87-year-old Coronavirus patient enjoying sunset in Wuhan Hospital goes viral

Wuhan was the epicentre of the which has infected nearly 100,000 people globally and more than 3,300 deaths

Mar 6, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

Can mosquitoes transmit Coronavirus from an infected person? WHO responds

The deadly coronavirus has already claimed the lives of 3,387 globally while sickening 98,436 people

Mar 6, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

South Korea-Japan feud over COVID-19 intensifies as Canada reports first case of community infection

On Friday, for the first time, no Covid-19 case was reported in China's hard-hit Hubei province, with cases restricted to just Wuhan, the city where the disease first originated

Mar 6, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus