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Indians Among 191 New Coronavirus Cases In Singapore
As has been the case for the last few days, numerous new infections reported yesterday - 79 out of 198 - are linked to foreign worker dormitories. The republic also identified three more new clusters, including one involving another dormitory at 31 Sungei Kadut Avenue with four confirmed cases. [Full Article...]
Turkey suffers 47029 total coronavirus cases
The ministry announced the help operation early Friday via Twitter by saying: "At the direction of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Armed Forces aircraft that will transport to the United Kingdom the medical aid supplies prepared by Turkey's Health Ministry to be used in the fight against COVID-19 has departed Etimesgut/Ankara". [Full Article...]
Joe Biden wins Alaska primary
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Bernie Sanders , who dropped out of the race for president on Wednesday, 55.3% to 44.7%. Like the rest of the country, Alaska is adhering to social distancing guidelines. However, Sanders is still eligible to win delegates based on vote totals in individual congressional districts, so the AP assigned four delegates to Sanders in Alaska. [Full Article...]
USA now has highest COVID-19 deaths, surpasses Italy: Johns Hopkins
Numbers out of Spain offered a shred of hope on Saturday: 510 new deaths, a dip in fatalities for the third day in a row. Members of the White House coronavirus task force credit the more optimistic forecast to the success of the stay-at-home orders issued by 42 of the 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, covering around 316 million people. [Full Article...]
PM Abe calls for nightlife self-restraint across Japan - NHK
The central government this week declared a month-long emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures representing about half of Japan's economy, deepening fears that even with a record stimulus package, the economy could be heading toward a record contraction of 25% this quarter. [Full Article...]
In London: Assange fathered two kids with lawyer while stuck at embassy
WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London. Julian Assange's possible extradition to the USA for his work with Wikileaks has been complicated by a bail application over his ill health supported by his partner, who is also the mother of his two young sons. [Full Article...]
Easter: Pope calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in global conflicts
The Roman Catholic church leader has received appreciation from Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on avoiding the congregation to celebrate Easter . Easter is a very important festival in the Christian calendar. A painful memory, a hope cut short. He says "this is not a time for self-centerdness, because the challenge we are facing is shared by all, without distinguishing between persons". [Full Article...]
Mike Pence reverses ban on Tony Fauci going on CNN
Vice President Mike Pence's office has been reversed and will now allow two senior public health officials to appear on CNN, after they previously blocked medical professionals from appearing online because they have not broadcast the nightly informational sessions of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in its entirety. [Full Article...]