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Coronavirus: Global death toll climbs to 352,227

Shawdesh Desk: The coronavirus (Covid-19) death toll has climbed to 352,227 worldwide till Wednesday.   A total of  56,86,282 people have been infected and 24,30,788 people have recovered worldwide from the disease, according to latest data

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Covid-19 deaths in India could top 18,000 soon: Report

Shawdesh Desk: Covid-19 cases are expected to peak in early July in India, where deaths from the pandemic could top 18,000, an Epidemiologist and a public health expert said. The

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Israel reports 23 fresh COVID-19 cases, no new death reported

Shawdesh Desk: No new death from the novel coronavirus was reported since last 24 hours in Israel, according to Israeli Ministry of Health. The death toll has climbed to 281

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10,000 PLA soldiers inside Ladakh, China now claims entire Galwan valley: Report

Shawdesh Desk: There are close to 10,000 soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Indian territory, Business Standard quoting sources reported. The report noted that dialogue is frozen, with

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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia to ease curfew, open mosques outside Mecca as COVID-19 restrictions eased

Shawdesh Desk: Saudi Arabia will revise curfew times this week, and lift it entirely across the Kingdom with the exception of Mecca starting June 21, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

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Coronavirus: No new deaths in Republic of Ireland

Shawdesh Desk: There were no new Covid-19 linked deaths in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours. In the same period there were 59 confirmed cases of the

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China strongly condemns US blacklisting dozens of its firms

Shawdesh Desk: China condemned the US adding 33 Chinese entities to a trade blacklist, a move that risks potential retaliation from Beijing as tensions between the world’s two-biggest economies deteriorate

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Malaysia PM Muhyiddin in home quarantine after officer tests postive for COVID-19

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be home quarantined for 14 days after an officer who attended a meeting with him this week tested positive for the new coronavirus, the

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