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China records highest new-case count in three months

Shawdesh desk: China reported 101 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, its highest single-day figure in three months, as gyms, bars and museums closed in infection hotspots. Of the new cases, 98

Coronavirus global death toll climbs to 663,540

Shawdesh Desk: The novel coronavirus has killed 663,540 people in the 213 countries and territories since the virus emerged in Wuhan of China last December, according to latest data from worldometer.

Malaysian ex-PM Najib guilty of all charges in first 1MDB trial

Shawdesh desk: Malaysia’s ex-leader Najib Razak was found guilty Tuesday in his first trial over the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, two years after the fraud contributed to the downfall of his

Spain lockdown leaves 1mn jobless but not ‘unemployed’

Shawdesh desk: The coronavirus epidemic has destroyed the jobs of over a million Spaniards, but with lockdowns preventing them from looking for work, they were excluded from the unemployment count,

Coronavirus global death toll climbs to 656,608

Shawdesh Desk: The novel coronavirus has killed 656,608 people in the 213 countries and territories since the virus emerged in Wuhan of China last December, according to latest data from worldometer.

Covid-19 cases in India surge past 14.83 lakh

Shawdesh Desk: Covid-19 cases in India surged past 14.83 lakh with a single day spike of 47,703 cases, according to figures released by the Union health ministry on Tuesday. Of

Coronavirus: Vietnam alarm after first cases in months

Shawdesh desk: Vietnam has ramped up its coronavirus control measures after recording four new locally transmitted cases. The country has been lauded as a success story of the pandemic having

German farm locked down after 174 workers contract COVID-19

Shawdesh Desk: Some 500 workers are in quarantine on a large Bavarian farm to contain a mass coronavirus outbreak, German officials said Sunday, as they announced free COVID-19 tests for