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South Asia surpasses grim milestone of 15 million COVID-19 cases: Reuters tally
Published On: April 10, 2021 04:20 PM NPT By: Reuters
SOUTH ASIA, April 10: Coronavirus infections in the South Asia sub-region surpassed the grim milestone of 15 million on Saturday, a Reuters tally shows, led by India’s record daily infections and vaccine shortages.
India reports a record 145,384 COVID-19 infections
Published On: April 10, 2021 10:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, April 10: India reported a record 145,384 new COVID-19 cases, health ministry data showed on Saturday, as the country grappled with a overwhelming second-wave of infections.
Britain's Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's 'strength' for seven decades, dies at 99
Published On: April 10, 2021 07:19 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, April 10: Prince Philip, who was Queen Elizabeth’s husband for more than seven decades and helped to modernise the British monarchy and steer the royal family through repeated crises, died on Friday. He was 99.
India reports a record 131,968 new COVID-19 infections
Published On: April 9, 2021 10:54 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, April 9: India reported 131,968 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, a record increase for a third straight day, data from the health ministry showed.
Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths
Published On: April 9, 2021 07:21 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 9: Ambulances filled with breathless patients lined up in Brazil as nations around the world set new records Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections. The disease surged even in some countries that have kept the virus in check.
Asia's rising coronavirus cases a worry as vaccine doubts cloud campaigns
Published On: April 8, 2021 05:53 PM NPT By: Reuters
SINGAPORE, April 8: India, South Korea and Thailand faced mounting coronavirus infections on Thursday, undermining cautious hopes that Asia might be emerging from the worst of the pandemic as worries about safety threatened to delay vaccination drives.
India's record COVID-19 surge continues, vaccines run short
Published On: April 8, 2021 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, April 8: India reported a record 126,789 COVID-19 cases on Thursday as several states struggle to contain a second surge in infections, complaining of vaccine shortages and demanding inoculations be expanded to younger people.
US resumes funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Published On: April 8, 2021 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 8: The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a resumption of U.S. assistance to the Palestinians, including to the U.N. agency that deals with Palestinian refugees, nearly all of which had been eliminated under President Donald Trump.
Asia Today: Modi gets 2nd vaccine dose as India hits record
Published On: April 8, 2021 11:20 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, April 8: India’s prime minister received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the country hit another peak Thursday with 126,789 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
China begins construction of its fifth rocket launch site
Published On: April 8, 2021 10:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, April 8: A port city in eastern China has launched an ambitious plan to build the country’s fifth rocket launch site, under a longer-term goal to ramp up space infrastructure to meet the demands of an expected boom in commercial missions.
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