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UN makes new appeal to fund COVID-19response

UNITED NATIONS, MAY 7 (IANS): The UN has appealed for a further $4.7 billion in funding to "protect millions of lives and stem the spread of coronavirus in fragile countries", it was reported on Thursday.

World / 7th May 2020
Israel's Supreme Court clears Netanyahu to form government despite corruption charges

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on March 8, 2020. (Reuters File Photo) JERUSALEM, May 7 (Reuters): Prime Minister Ben

World / 7th May 2020
Trump vetoes Iran war powers resolution

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in honor of National Nurses Day in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US on May 6. (REUTERS Photo) WASHINGTON, M

World / 7th May 2020
South African children face hunger as school closure halts free meals

Children queue for food at a school feeding scheme during a nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Blue Downs township near Cape Town, South Africa on May

World / 7th May 2020
WHO guidelines for frontline PPE use designed to protect people, conserve gear

Medical workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) are seen through a plastic sheet as they work in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients at St. Marianna Medical Uni

World / 7th May 2020
World food prices fall sharply in April because of coronavirus - U.N.

Vendors wearing protective masks sell food in Chinatown, after the government started opening some restaurants outside shopping malls, parks and barbershops during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in

World / 7th May 2020
Russia overtakes Germany and France in coronavirus case numbers after record daily rise

A general view shows the State Historical Museum and the Kremlin wall as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Moscow, Russia on May 6, 2020. (REUTERS Photo) MOSCOW, May 7

World / 7th May 2020
Amazon indigenous groups launch international fund to fight coronavirus

BRASILIA, May 7 (Reuters): Indigenous groups from nine countries in the Amazon basin called on Wednesday for donations to help protect 3 million rainforest inhabitants who are vulnerable to the spread of t

World / 7th May 2020
Negligence by LG Polymers led to gas leak, says Andhra Minister

Mekapati Goutham Reddy. (IANS File Photo) AMARAVATI, MAY 7 (IANS): Andhra Pradesh's Industry Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy on Thursday said the negligence by LG Polymers led to gas leak

India / 7th May 2020
Government needs to be compassionate to migrants: Priyanka

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. (IANS File Photo) NEW DELHI, MAY 7 (IANS): The political slugfest over the issue of charging fares from migrant workers who are heading home o

India / 7th May 2020
Indian Navy ship reaches Male to evacuate stranded citizens

IANS File Photo NEW DELHI, MAY 7 (IANS): INA Jalashwa entered Male port in Maldives on Thursday morning for evacuating Indian nationals as part of Samudra Setu programme. The Indi

India / 7th May 2020
Uber to cut 3,700 employees amid coronavirus pandemic

SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 7 (IANS): Uber Technologies, Inc. is laying off some 3,700 full-time employees amid COVID-19, the US ride-hailing company said. The company plans to reduce its operating exp

Business / 7th May 2020
Yes Bank posts surprise profit in Q4, deposits down 54% in last year

A branch office of Yes Bank after it resumed full-fledged banking operations, in New Delhi on March 18, 2020. There were initial glitches with customers complaining of problems in using online banking ser

Business / 7th May 2020
Auto cos face extended slowdown, sales to cross lower FY20 numbers only by FY24

Automobile. (IANS File Photo) NEW DELHI, MAY 7 (IANS): Automobile makers are in for tough period at least in the short to medium term as the period of poor sales is expected to continue well i

Business / 7th May 2020
Nagaland: Inter-district movement of stranded citizens begins

Thousands of stranded people in Dimapur reached State Stadium, DC Court Junction Dimapur on May 7 by 5:00 am to go back to their respective homes within the state. Besides the government requisitioned buses, st

Nagaland / 7th May 2020
Mon dist: Medical clearance certificates mandatory for stranded people to travel

Mon, May 7 (MExN): The Deputy Commissioner Mon, Thavaseelan K IAS in its latest travel advisories regarding the inter-district movement for stranded persons in respect of Mon district has notified that stranded

Nagaland / 7th May 2020
70th Naga Plebiscite Day on May 16

Dimapur, May 7 (MExN): Naga National Council (NNC) and the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) will observe the 70th Naga Plebiscite Day on May 16 at 10:00 am at Transit Peace Camp, Kohima. Federal Government

Nagaland / 7th May 2020
Mokokchung: Farmers in villages attend awareness prog

Farmers during the awareness programme on the existing COVID-19 pandemic to farmers in a village under Mokokchung district. (Photo Courtesy: ATMA Mokokchung) Mokokchung, May 7 (MExN): The

Nagaland / 7th May 2020
Dia Mirza's tenure as UN enviroment emissary extended

Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Actress-producer Dia Mirza's term as United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador has been extended. She will now be serving till the end of 2022. Dia, who is also a Uni

Life & Style / 7th May 2020
Bundesliga plans May 15 restart after government gives green light

BERLIN, May 7 (Reuters): Germany's Bundesliga says it plans to re-start on May 15, making it the first of Europe's top soccer leagues to get under way following the novel coronavirus stoppage, after being

Sports / 7th May 2020