Month: April 2020

Special Report: India's migrant workers fall through cracks in coronavirus lockdown

JUGYAI, India – Most days, you can find Dayaram Kushwaha and his wife, Gyanvati, hauling bricks for stonemasons in a booming northern suburb of New Delhi. They bring their 5-year-old son, who plays in the dirt while they work. But now a hush has come over the clattering […]

Homeless taste 'luxury' at Geneva hotel during pandemic

Sofiane Rahmani can hardly believe his luck. After several years of living on the street and bouncing between shelters, he now has his own hotel room, personal bathroom and all meals provided. “It’s true luxury,” the 16-year-old Algerian illegal migrant told AFP at the three-star Bel Esperance Hotel […]

Seoul plays down report over N. Korean leader's health

South Korea played down a report Tuesday that the North’s leader Kim Jong Un was being treated after surgery, as speculation mounted over his absence from a key anniversary. Pyongyang marked the birthday of its late founder, Kim’s grandfather Kim Il Sung, on April 15 — by far […]

South Korea women's golf resumption draws world top-10 players: report

Professional women’s golf will resume in South Korea next month after a coronavirus hiatus, with a report Tuesday saying two of the world’s top 10 would seize the chance to return to competition. South Korea dominates the women’s game globally, with its best players gravitating towards the lucrative […]

Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other 'zoonoses'

Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain, but one thing is: the coronavirus outbreak that has killed tens of thousands and turned the world upside down comes from the animal world. It is human activity that enabled the virus to jump to people, […]

Trump says he’ll ‘suspend immigration,’ offers no details

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he will sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” because of the coronavirus. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American […]

Seoul says Kim Jong Un handling North Korea affairs as usual

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to be handling state affairs as usual, South Korea’s government said Tuesday after unconfirmed rumors described him as in fragile condition after surgery. The presidential Blue House said no unusual activity has been detected in North Korea […]

WHO warns rush to ease virus rules could cause resurgence

BANGKOK — The World Health Organization said Tuesday that rushing to ease coronavirus restrictions will likely lead to a resurgence of the illness, a warning that comes as governments start rolling out plans to get their economies up and running again. “This is not the time to be […]

PIB FactCheck tweets five items today carrying the official version

Busted: “Hungry children eating frogs in Jehanabad” Clarification: No rules & regulations for WhatsApp groups by UP Police open view news desk NEW DELHI, APRIL 20: In order to check the spread of fake news on social media and following observations of the Supreme Court, PIB set up […]

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman attends the 5th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of New Development Bank through video-conference

open view news desk NEW DELHI, APRIL 20: Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman attended the 5th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of New Development Bank through video-conference in New Delhi today. The NDB was established by the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South […]

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