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Train G431 from Wuhan to Nanning of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the first outbound train leaving Hubei Province from Wuhan since the outbound travel restrictions were lifted, reopened its service on Wednesday. Wuhan lifted outbound...

(Eds: Adds details) Chennai, Apr 8(PTI): As many as 48 people, including 42returnees from the Delhi Tablighi Jamaat meet, tested positivefor coronavirus in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, taking the totalnumber of cases to 738, a senior government official said....

WASHINGTON, April 8 (KUNA) -- The confirmed coronavirus cases in the US hit 400,000 Wednesday as also over 1,900 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. According to Johns Hopkins University tally, the confirmed coronavirus cases reached 400,166 and ab...

Tottenham and England great Jimmy Greaves remains in hospital while he awaits the outcome of tests but his illness is not related to coronavirus, his agent said on Wednesday....

LONDON, April 8 (KUNA) -- Britain's department of health said 938 people died of coronavirus in the past 24 hours to increase total fatalities to 7,097. The department said in a statement 5,491 people tested positive for the virus to raise total infec...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Double down on Donald, or bet the farm on Biden? Plenty of Americans would like the chance to place a bet on the upcoming presidential election (and sports books would......

A mariachi band delivers a serenade for the medical staff of the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER) during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Mexico City, Mexico April 7, 2020....

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to support Turkey in its fight against the COVID-19 epidemic in line with its needs, and facilitate its purchase of medical supplies in China, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday in a phone call wit...

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- China stands ready to continue support for African countries in their battle against the COVID-19 epidemic and help Africa improve its capacity of disease prevention and control, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday in ...

Banihal/Jammu, Apr 8 (PTI) A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour while she was playing outside her house in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police officer said on Wednesday. The accused, Pawan Singh (18), was arrested and a ca...

Reigning Masters champion Tiger Woods had a relaxed dinner with loved ones on Tuesday instead of the Masters Champions Dinner he was once scheduled to host Tuesday at Augusta National....

Nasdaq Inc is hopeful initial public offerings will pick up in the second half of 2020, but much depends on how well companies and investors emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the exchange operator said on Wednesday....

Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family donated 10,000 surgical masks for the coronavirus pandemic......

The United States will seize exports of key protective medical gear until it determines whether the equipment should be kept in the country to combat the spread of the new coronavirus, two federal agencies announced on Wednesday....

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New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Delhi government has sealed 20 COVID-19 hotspots in the national capital to combat the spread of the novel virus, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Wednesday. Talking to reporters after a high-level meeting, he s...

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An Idaho man teamed up with a friend during coronavirus lockdown to break the Guinness World Record for most tennis balls caught in a basket on the back in one minute....

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thomas L. Miller, who produced a string of hit TV comedies included "Full House" and "Perfect Strangers" before beginning a new chapter as a Broadway producer, has died. He was......

Moscow, SANA-Russia condemned on Wednesday the work of The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in Syria, affirming that it has committed rough violations of the basic principle of its work in its "unreliable report" about Syria. &...

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New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Delhi police received 838 calls on their helpline number in the past 24 hours seeking assistance in resolving issues due to the lockdown over the novel coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Wednesday. Till 2 pm on Wednesday, 8...

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday that Italy must stick with its rigid lockdown to try to curb the COVID-19 epidemic, rejecting calls from businesses to reopen factories....

(EDS: Updating with details) Amaravati, Apr 8 (PTI): Coronavirus cases continuedtheir upward surge in Andhra Pradesh with 19 more reported onWednesday, taking the total to 348, state government said. At the same time, three patients recovered and gotdisch...

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New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with his Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonz lez during which the two leaders agreed that effective coronavirus response requires global cooperation. Th...

Investors are betting on stocks to remain volatile well into the year, suggesting that many expect the long-term economic and public health impact of the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus to continue roiling markets despite a recent rally....

The number of people who died from coronavirus infections in French hospitals climbed by 8% in a day to a cumulative total of 7,632, state health agency director Jerome Salomon told a news conference on Wednesday....

France will extend its national lockdown put in place to contain the spread of the new coronavirus for a second time, meaning it will run beyond April 15, the French presidential palace said on Wednesday....

(Eds: Updating with latest numbers) New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Following is a state-wise tally of the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in India at 9pm as per information provided by respective governments. State/UT Confirmed Discharged Deaths--------------...

Oil prices strengthened ahead of their settlement on Wednesday, buoyed by hopes that OPEC and its allies will strike a production cut agreement, shrugging off bearish signals from surging U.S. crude inventories....

A Swiss entrepreneur has opened a drive-through garden centre in the hopes of nurturing employment rather than profits during the novel coronavirus epidemic....

Lufthansa will seek state aid in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and Austria as the coronavirus crisis that forced it to ground almost all of its planes will persist longer than feared, the German airline's chief executive said....

Lufthansa will seek state aid in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and Austria as the coronavirus crisis that forced it to ground almost all of its planes will persist longer than feared, the German airline's chief executive said....

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Commercial satellite imagery suggests that North Korea rec......

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The French government is prepared to provide "massive support" to Air France KLM to help the French-Dutch air carrier make it through the current downturn, France's finance minister said on Wednesday.'...