Washington, April 17 (IANS) More than 100 countries have turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial support to cope with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the
Berlin, April 17 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for more global cooperation to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and voiced support for the World Health Organization (WHO).
Merkel told
Pankaj Shah, founder of the Team Pankaj aid group, poses for a picture near boxes with food donations to be distributed for people in need in the capital's poorest neighbourhoods, in Nairobi, Kenya, April 14, 2
Chinese commuters wear protective masks as they exit the subway during rush hour on April 15, 2020 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
New Delhi, April 17 (PTI): Chi
A woman wearing a face mask holds a placard as hundreds of supporters of the Michigan Conservative Coalition protest against the state's extended stay-at-home order, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (CO
A woman wearing a face mask holds a placard as hundreds of supporters of the Michigan Conservative Coalition protest against the state's extended stay-at-home order, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (CO
Locals keep social distance as they queue during the distribution of food parcels to vulnerable residents by the local government during a 21-day lockdown due to a spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),
United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths, gestures during his visit, in Marib, Yemen on March 7, 2020. (REUTERS File Photo)
NEW YORK, April 16 (Reuters): United Nations Yemen env
People walk past red women's shoes placed by a protester at the main square Zocalo, during the "A Day Without Women" protest, as part of the escalation of historic protests against gender violence, in Mexico Ci
Lines of laundry are seen hanging between apartments behind barricades, which have been built to block buildings from a street, after the lockdown was lifted in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province and China's epic
A woman pulls a shopping trolley at empty Souk al-Hamidieh, as restrictions are imposed as measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Damascus, Syria on March 24, 2020. (REUTERS File
Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) digital news conference in 10 Downing Street, London, Britain on April 15, 2020. (REUTERS Photo)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a joint news conference with Britain's Secretary of State of Defence Ben Wallace after their meeting at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US on March 5, 2020.
A man walks between beds at a shopping mall, one of Iran's largest, which has been turned into a centre to receive patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran on April 4, 20
A large screen on a building shows Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declaring a state of emergency, at Tokyo's famous entertainment district Kabukicho, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in
A combination picture shows Benny Gantz, leader of Blue and White party, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 23, 2019 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Kiryat Malachi, Israel on March 1, 2020. (REUTERS
An African restaurant is closed off along with other businesses in Guangzhou's Sanyuanli area, where a neighborhood is in lockdown after several people tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-1
An elderly woman is seen with a food parcel she received from volunteers at a relief distribution, during a lockdown by the authories in efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lag
A view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 20, 2017. (REUTERS File Photo)
KARACHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Married as a child and wrongly imprisoned for near
Travellers wearing face masks wait in line to have their health codes examined at a railway station, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tongzi, Guizhou province, China on April 16.