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China is Installing Surveillance Cameras Outside People's Front Doors and Sometimes, Inside Homes
Although there is no official announcement stating that cameras must be fixed outside the homes of people under quarantine, it has been happening in some cities across China since at least February.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan Changes Media Team Amid Growing Criticism Against Govt
Prime Minister Khan appointed Senator Shibli Faraz as the new information minister of the country. Faraz is the son of eminent Urdu poet late Ahmad Faraz.
Australia Launches Controversial Coronavirus Tracking App as Some States Ease Lockdown Restrictions
The Australian government, which wants at least 40% of the population to sign up to make the effort effective, said the voluntary app would not track location and assured it is safe.
Human Rights Monitor and His Son Shot to Death in Mexico's Guerrero, Fourth Such Killing This Year
Mexican prosecutors did not provide details of the killing, but the commission urged investigators to focus on his work as a rights defender as a possible motive.
Indian Envoy in UAE 'Appalled' After Mortal Remains of 3 Deceased Nationals Sent Back
The deceased were not coronavirus cases but were returned by the authorities in New Delhi, the Gulf News reported.
Boris Johnson Under Pressure to Explain UK Virus Plan on Return to Work After Covid-19
Johnson, 55, has been recuperating at the British prime ministerial retreat, Chequers, outside London since his release from hospital on April 12.
As Coronavirus Death Toll in US Crosses 50,000, a Handful of States Edge toward Reopening Businesses
The true number of cases is thought to be higher, with state public health officials cautioning that shortages of trained workers and materials has limited testing capacity.
'More Deaths Than Discharges': Brazil's ICU Units Overwhelmed by Covid-19 as Toll Rises to 3,300
Apart from a 22-year-old suffering from tuberculosis, all the patients at the public hospital, Emilio Ribas's ICU, aged from 37 to 66, are either confirmed or suspected cases of Covid-19.
US Inspector General Sought to Probe Trump's Ouster of Scientist Who Opposed Use of Hydroxychloroquine
Controversy has swirled around hydroxychloroquine since US President Donald Trump started promoting use of the unproven drug touted as a remedy for COVID-19.
Sweden Stayed Away from Lockdown, and Its Capital Stockholm May Reach 'Herd Immunity' in Weeks
Sweden’s chief epidemiologist said the strategy to allow some exposure to the virus in order to build immunity among the general population, while protecting high-risk groups like the elderly, appears to be working.
Sindh Govt Moves Pakistan SC Against Acquittals in US Journalist Daniel Pearl Murder Case
The high court exonerated the conviction of Sheikh for killing Pearl. It acquitted three other accused namely Fahad Naseem, Sheikh Adil and Salman Saqib, who had been earlier sentenced to life imprisonment by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Karachi.
Stay Home, Save Lives: Today’s Google Doodle Gives Tips on Battling Coronavirus
'Stay home. Save lives. As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, help stop the spread by following these steps,' reads the description of the doodle.
UK Royals Publish Photos of Prince Louis Clicked by Kate Middleton to Mark 2nd Birthday
Louis, who is fifth in line to the throne, has a six-year-old brother, Prince George, and four-year-old sister, Princess Charlotte.
Pak PM Imran Khan Tests Negative for COVID-19, Total Cases Cross 10,000-mark
Earlier in the day, a team of doctors from the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital collected samples from the Prime Minister.
Donald Trump Touts Safety of US States Reopening Despite Warnings of Coronavirus Resurgence
Deaths from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus, have exceeded 45,200 nationwide as cases climbed to more than 8,11,000, according to a Reuters tally.
For Earth Day, UN Chief Antonio Guterres Urges 'Green Recovery' in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
A landmark in the emergence of the environmental movement when it first took place in 1970, Earth Day, falls on Wednesday.