Articles by Shubhangi Shah

US begins first human trial of Covid-19 vaccine but results are unlikely to be certain

Covid-19 vaccine developed by biotech company Moderna and USA's National Institutes of Health (NIH) was tested on 45 healthy individuals, on Monday

Mar 17, 2020

Coronavirus

Grand Ayatollah Hashem Bathaei-Golpaygani

Prominent Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Hashem Bathaie-Golpayenagi dies of COVID-19

Bathaei-Golpaygani belonged to Iran's 'Assembly of Experts', which has the authority to appoint and sack the Supreme Leader.

Mar 16, 2020

Coronavirus

Spanish King cuts scandal-hit father's allowance and gives up inheritance

Former King Juan Carlos had received $100 million from Saudi King Abdullah, $65 million of which went to his former mistress.

Mar 16, 2020

Xi Jinping's critic Ren Zhiqiang disappears after scathing coronavirus op-ed

Although his whereabouts are unknown, it is widely reported that he has been detained for his criticism of the Chinese President

Mar 16, 2020

Coronavirus

How are international sanctions crippling Iran's efforts to battle Coronavirus pandemic?

'It is IMMORAL to let a bully kill innocents': wrote Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a letter to world leaders, urging them for help

Mar 15, 2020

Coronavirus

Traffickers of Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi, who became face of refugee crisis, get 125 years in prison

The two-years-old Alan Kurdi was photographed lying face down, off the Turkish coast, sent shock-waves around the world

Mar 15, 2020

Fresh rocket attacks target US troops based at Iraq's Camp Taji [VIDEOS]

On Saturday, March 12, over a dozen rockets were fired at Iraq's Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, that houses American and other coalition troops

Mar 14, 2020

With fatality rate of 7.16%, why is Coronavirus death rate double in Italy than rest of the world?

With 17,660 Covid-19 cases and 1,266 fatalities, the fatality rate in Italy stands at 7.16%, as opposed to the global fatality rate of 3.7%

Mar 14, 2020

Coronavirus

Quarantined Italians sing from balconies to fight loneliness as COVID-19 death toll rises [VIDEO]

On Friday, Italy reported 250 deaths and 2,547 new cases, as WHO declared Europe as the new epicentre of Covid-19 pandemic

Mar 14, 2020

Coronavirus

'Corona Time': Belgian school students slammed on social media for racist, xenophobic picture

In the picture, the students wore traditional Asian attire, conical hats, gloves, masks, with a 'Corona Time' placard in front of them

Mar 13, 2020

Coronavirus

Fabio Wajngarten with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

Brazilian President's aide who met Trump, Pence at Mar-a-Lago tests positive for coronavirus

Fabio Wajngarten was part of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's delegation that visited Trump's Florida residence last weekend

Mar 13, 2020

Coronavirus

NBA player Rudy Gobert who mocked Coronavirus fears tests positive [VIDEO]

The Utah Jazz player mockingly touched all microphones at a press conference, in order to make fun of fears emanating from the spread of Covid-19

Mar 12, 2020

Coronavirus

Hoaxed Prince Harry wears heart on sleeve; opens up on Megxit, Trump, tabloids and climate change

Russian pranksters Alexei Stolyarov and Vladimir Kuznetsov posed as teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and her father Svante, in a prank call with Prince Harry

Mar 11, 2020

Italy Coronavirus: Pope Francis asks priests to visit COVID-19 sufferers as cases surpass 10,000

Tuesday, March 10, marked the deadliest day for Italy, as the death toll due to the coronavirus surged from 463 to 631, in just 24 hours

Mar 11, 2020

Coronavirus

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary

North Korea wakes up to coronavirus cases; 'disinfecting corpses' as soldier deaths rise

Till now, North Korea hasn't officially reported any Covid-19 case, which appears erroneous given country's porous border with the Chinese mainland

Mar 10, 2020

Coronavirus

Iran Coronavirus: At least 27 dead after drinking industrial alcohol as a cure for COVID-19

Several rumours and unscientific treatments are being shared on the internet, as the number of Covid-19 cases surpasses 7,000 and fatalities reach 237

Mar 10, 2020

Coronavirus

What is LGBT 'conversion therapy'? Canada tables bill to ban the practice

Almost 47,000 Canadian men have been subjected to the so-called 'conversion therapies' which try to change a person's sexual orientation from homosexual to heterosexual

Mar 10, 2020

'We can only re-elect Trump': Twitter flags Joe Biden clip re-tweeted by president

In an effort to fight against misinformation and fake news, Twitter has unveiled a new feature that flags altered or synthetic media

Mar 9, 2020

Multiple deaths reported in Italy prison riots over Coronavirus, officers held hostage; [VIDEOS]

Prison riots erupted in Italy after new restrictions were placed barring visitors from meeting inmates over coronavirus fears.

Mar 9, 2020

Coronavirus

Stanislav Bogdanovich and Alexandra Vernigora

Ukrainian chess grandmaster and his girlfriend choke to death after inhaling laughing gas

Stanislav Bogdanovich died days after his controversial decision to play against home nation Ukraine, for arch-rival Russia

Mar 8, 2020

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