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Politics

Trump to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci over criticism of slow response to coronavirus outbreak?

President Donald Trump retweeted a post that called for the ousting of Dr. Anthony Fauci after he publicly criticised the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak

Apr 13, 2020

By Manthan C.

Society

China is not secure from Coronavirus; Heilongjiang province becomes the new battleground

China reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases in weeks and imposed stricter restrictions for cities which are located near the China- Russia border

Apr 13, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Science

New model predicts peak of US active COVID-19 cases in late April

For the United States, this model predicts that the number of "active" COVID-19 cases will peak on April 20

Apr 13, 2020

By IANS

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Society

At least 6 dead as Tornado hits US south; more storms expected on Monday

In the states of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana a warning has been issued.

Apr 13, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Society

Very few nations will get 'A grade' on pandemic response: Bill Gates

The philanthropist said several countries have failed on providing proper healthcare and there will be a "post-mortem" when the disease is tackled

Apr 13, 2020

By IANS

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Society

Trump vs Fox News: Fox & Friends' host hits back at Trump over Chris Wallace criticism

US President Donald Trump who is known to be a fan of "Fox & Friends" slammed Chris Wallace after he criticized the Fox News host

Apr 13, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

China lied to the world about coronavirus outbreak, says former FDA commissioner

Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has gone on record to say China lied to the world about the coronavirus outbreak.

Apr 13, 2020

By Manthan C.

Health

Statistics in time of Coronavirus: How do you make sense of a data avalanche?

Each country has its own degree of errors based on political and medical infrastructure, and hence comparing numbers between countries would not be objective.

Apr 13, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Society

New York Coronavirus: Trump's friend Stanley Chera and photojournalist Anthony Causi died of COVID-19

US reported 557,300 Coronavirus infection cases, while New York City revealed that there are now more than 100,000 confirmed cases of the COVID-19

Apr 13, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Politics

Thousands of energy jobs in US saved as Saudi Arabia and Russia end oil price war

Opec countries have agreed to slash oil production by 9.7 million barrels per day from May onward.

Apr 13, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Weird World

Egyptian villagers decry burial of Covid-19 victim over fears of coronavirus spread

Egyptian police arrested a dozen people from among a crowd that was protesting the burial of a Covid-19 victim in a village in the Nile Delta

Apr 13, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Business

US officials hopeful about May 1 target to ease restrictions: Is it too early?

FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn told ABC on Sunday, "We see light at the end of the tunnel." However, he said other factors need to be taken into consideration

Apr 12, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Will oil price stay higher after Opec-Russia output reduction?

Business

Russian, Saudi ministers to chair OPEC+ meeting on Sunday -Azerbaijan

The OPEC and non-OPEC online meeting later on Sunday, April 12, will be chaired by the Russian energy minister and Saudi Energy Minister says Azerbaijan energy ministry

Apr 12, 2020

By Reuters

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Society

Dorsey, Rihanna set up $4.2mn grant to help domestic violence victims

Amid the coronavirus crisis Jack Dorsey the Twitter CEO and Rihanna's non-profit organisation has put up a joint effort for helping domestic violence victims

Apr 12, 2020

By IANS

Politics

BREAKING NEWS: UK PM Boris Johnson discharged from hospital after battle with Coronavirus

Johnson was admitted to St Thomas' hospital in London on 5 April and moved to intensive a few days later after the symptoms of his COVID-19 infection worsened

Apr 12, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas