“No Scientific Backing” For Claims COVID-19 Could Have Escaped From Wuhan Lab: Scientists

WASHINGTON, May 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – There is “no scientific backing” for the two claims, floated recently by some U.S. politicians and media outlets that, COVID-19 could be human-made and have escaped from a laboratory, scientists said. “The origin of the novel coronavirus is a legitimate area of scientific inquiry, in…

WHO congratulates Wuhan on clearing all COVID-19 cases

Cured patients on a bus wave goodbye to medical workers in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province GENEVA, May 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed the news that there are no more hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China, praising its people’s “tireless efforts” to combat the pandemic. After…

DPRK’s Official Newspaper Publishes New Photos Of Kim Jong Un

PYONGYANG, May 2 (NNN-KCNA) – An official newspaper of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday (today), published photos of its top leader, Kim Jong Un, whose recent disappearance has triggered much speculation. The pictures posted by Rodong Sinmun were dated May 1 and were Kim’s first public…

Singapore Reports 932 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, May 2 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 932 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 17,101. Of the newly confirmed cases, 11 were cases in the community, 16 were work permit holders, residing outside dormitories, and 905 were work…

Cambodia’s Famed Angkor Reports 60-Percent Drop In Foreign Tourists In First Four Months

PHNOM PENH, May 2 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park, attracted 384,317 foreign tourists, in the first four months of 2020, down 60 percent over the same period last year. The ancient site made gross revenue of nearly 18 million U.S. dollars from ticket sales, during the Jan-Apr period…

U.S. Claims On Venezuela’s Trade Ties With Iran “Baseless”: Iranian Spokesman

TEHRAN, May 2 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry, dismissed U.S. allegation against trade ties between Tehran and Caracas as “baseless.” Such claims aim at creating obstacles in the way of the South American country’s plans, to restore its oil sector amid U.S. sanctions, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, was…

Covid-19: US death toll climbs by 1,883 in 24 hours as Pres Trump continues point finger at China’s lab

WASHINGTON, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus death toll in the United States climbed by 1,883 in the past 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed Friday, bringing the total number of fatalities to nearly 65,000. The Baltimore-based university had recorded more than 1.1 million cases in the…

Covid-19: Black African deaths three times higher than white Britons – study

LONDON, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Coronavirus patients from black African backgrounds in England and Wales are dying at more than triple the rate of white Britons, a study suggests. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said a higher proportion of people from ethnic minority backgrounds live in areas hit harder…

Indian Air Force Will Carry Out Flypast On May 3 To Display Gratitude To COVID-19 Warriors

NEW DELHI, May 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Bipin Rawat, and three service chiefs held a press conference today (yesterday), declaring that the armed forces are “solidly behind those fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.” “We are expressing our gratitude to all ‘corona warriors’ who are working hard…

Roundup: Lock-down Extended In India To Fight COVID-19

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, May 2 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government extended the ongoing Lock-down beyond May 3, by two weeks, in a bid to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, said a press release issued by the Ministry of Home (Internal Security) Affairs. The ongoing second phase of Lock-down was…
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