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Colombian coal mine blast kills eleven
Bogota: Eleven people were killed and four injured in an accidental explosion at a Colombian coal mine in Cucunuba, near Bogota, on Saturday, according to the local fire department.
The victims were miners who were working despite the…
Pak cleric booked for gathering 400 people for Friday prayers
Islamabad: A case has been registered against a cleric in Pakistan for gathering around 400 people for Friday prayers at a prominent mosque here, despite a ban on such religious congregations imposed by the authorities to prevent the spread…
Seoul church to face legal action for holding service
Seoul: The Seoul city government said on Sunday that it will take legal action against a Protestant church for breaking the South Korean capital's administrative order not to hold mass gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.…
China donates 1,000 ventilators to New York
New York: China donated 1,000 ventilators to New York, the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in the US, as the authorities grappled with an insufficient supply of the life saving equipment amid a surge in the number of coronavirus cases…
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Filipinos’ Holy Week in quarantine
Manila: For the first time since World War II, the Philippines has suspended its Holy Week processions with Catholic devotees celebrating the start of the festival on Sunday by praying at home and joining…
Palm Sunday: Pope celebrates without public in St. Peter’s
Vatican City: Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday Mass without the public because of the coronavirus pandemic, which he said should focus people's attention on what's most important, despite heavy hearts — using one's life to serve others.…
China mourns virus dead as Americans told to wear masks
Beijing: China paid homage on Saturday to victims of the coronavirus in the place where the global pandemic began, as Americans were warned to wear masks amid fears the disease can be spread by breathing.
The advice came as America logged…
Pak Senator urges UN to probe if virus is man-made
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Rehman Malik has urged the UN to form a high-powered commission to probe if the COVID-19 was a man-made or a naturally grown virus and also to locate its origin, a media report said on…
UK’s deadliest day ‘may come on Easter Sunday’
London: UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said it was "perfectly possible" that the deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic in the country will take place on Easter Sunday, with the potential of around a thousand deaths every 24 hours…
US records nearly 1,500 deaths in a day
Washington/madrid: The US has recorded nearly 1,500 coronavirus deaths in a span of 24 hours, the highest number of fatalities registered in a day globally since the pandemic began last December, it was reported.
According to figures from…