India, Vietnam bond to combat corona
The coronavirus pandemic has opened new pathways of cooperation between the two strategic partners as Vietnam assured to provide India with medical supplies such as protective gear to combat the …
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COVID-19: IMF announces ‘immediate’ debt relief for 25 poorest countries
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced “immediate” debt relief for 25 poorest countries, including Nepal and Afghanistan, to help address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it said in …
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India sends medical team to Kuwait to combat COVID-19
India has sent a team of 15 doctors to Kuwait for combating the COVID-19 outbreak, following a request from the Kuwaiti government for help in testing and treatment of the …
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COVID-19 increased vulnerabilities, terrorism risks: UN chief
While the world is battling the COVID-19 pandemic, terrorists may see it an opportunity to carry out attacks, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned at a meeting of the UNSC on …
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Modi-Trump bonhomie in the time of corona
Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded warmly to President Donald Trump’s thank you note for India’s easing of restrictions on hydroxychloroquine and agreed with him that hard times bring friends together. …
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Modi hails South Korea’s tech-based response, thanks for medical supplies
As part of his global outreach against the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to South Korean President Moon Jae-in on April 9 and thanked him for the medical …
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Trump stops WHO funding over inept virus response
The Trump administration has announced to withhold funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) over lack of transparency and incompetent handling of the pandemic, amid calls for its chief Tedros …
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COVID-19: Can Spain’s Universal Basic Income be a model for Europe?
With Spain reeling under the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed over 13,000 deaths, the European country has rolled out an innovative Universal Basic Income (UBI) programme to …
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Trump sings ‘Modi-is-Great’ tune after friendly COVID-19 sparring
The COVID-19 threatened to go viral and cast a shadow over the India-US relations, but only fleetingly. A day after he vaguely spoke about retaliation, US President Donald Trump lavished …
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Modi discusses COVID-19 with leaders of Sweden, Oman
Intensifying international consultations to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanged information with his Swedish and Omani counterparts on the latest measures to curb the spread of the …
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