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Coronavirus: Secrecy surrounds India PM Narendra Modi’s ‘$1bn’ Covid-19 fund

A fund set up by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fight Covid-19 is now mired in controversy and concern over an alleged lack of transparency, writes the BBC’s Geeta

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Can COVID-19 damage the brain?

Shawdesh Desk: For three months, Chelsea Alionar has struggled with fevers, headaches, dizziness and a brain fog so intense it feels like early dementia. She came down with the worst

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Coronavirus death toll reaches 479,879 globally

Shawdesh Desk: The global death toll from coronavirus reached 479,879 till Wednesday, according to latest data from worldometer. While 93,59,279 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus, 50,46,272 have recovered, the source said. Besides, 38,33,128 are active cases

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Covid-19: More 37 die, 3,462 test positive, 1,231 recover in 24 hours

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh on Wednesday recorded 37 deaths from coronavirus in the span of 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,582. The number of total COVID-19 patients also surged

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64 Bangladeshi migrants detained from truck in North Macedonia

Shawdesh Desk: Police have detained 64 Bangladeshi migrants from a truck in North Macedonia border with Greece of South-east Europe. The driver evaded arrest during the inspection late Monday near

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Barcelona grind out Bilbao win to put pressure back on Madrid

Sports Desk: Barcelona limped to a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday that sends them back to the top of La Liga, for 24 hours at least, three points ahead

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Covid-19: More 43 die, 3,412 test positive, 880 recover in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Tuesday recorded 43 deaths from coronavirus in the span of 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,545. The number of total COVID-19 patients also surged to 1,19,198

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China has an ‘obligation’ to join nuclear arms talks: US

China has an “obligation” to join the US and Russia in talks to replace a nuclear disarmament treaty, the US said Tuesday, a day after bilateral US-Russian talks in Vienna.

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