Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza and Evariste Ndayishimiye presidential candidate of the ruling party, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), with
The headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), is seen in London, Britain on April 25, 2017. (REUTERS File Photo)
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Washington, May 14 (IANS) The global number of coronavirus cases has surged to over 4.3 million, while the death toll was nearing 300,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Washington, May 14 (IANS) China-linked hackers are targeting organisations researching the Covid-19 pandemic, US officials said.
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Geneva, May 14 (IANS) Officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) have said that it was hard to predict when the global COVID-19 pandemic will be over, but countries should stay positive and collaborate cl
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More than 4.27 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 290,324 have died, according to a Reuters tally, as of 0413 GMT on Wednesday.
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Scene from computer game "Can You Save the World?" which aims to help children understand how social distancing can save lives during the coronavirus pandemic. (Martin Jacob/REUTERS Photo)
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The trading floor of Norges Bank Investment Management, the Nordic country's sovereign wealth fund in Oslo, Norway on June 2, 2017. (REUTERS File Photo)
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An anti-government protester holds a flag with Chinese calligraphy that reads "Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times", during a protest at Mong Kok in Hong Kong, China on May 10, 2020. (REUTERS P
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives for arraignment on a third superseding indictment against him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on charges of witness tampering, at U.S. District Court in Wa
German Chancellor Angela Merkel answers questions during a session at the lower house of German parliament, Bundestag, on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Berlin, Germany on May 13. (REUTERS Photo)
A participant stands near a logo of IMF at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on October 12, 2018. (REUTERS File Photo)
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Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams attends a protest against Brexit at the border crossing between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in Carrickcarnon, Ireland on March 30. 2019. (REUTERS File Photo)
A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of a meeting of the Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva, Switzerland on January 30, 2020.
A passenger wearing a protective mask and a face shield is pushed on a wheelchair at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tangerang near Jakar
Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin speaks next to Minister of International Trade and Industry Azmin Aliduring a news conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia on March 11, 2020. (REUTERS File Photo)
Commuters, some wearing masks are seen on a London Underground tube, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain on May 13. (REUTERS Photo)
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A man with protective mask walks on the street, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China on March 27, 2020. (REUTERS File Photo)
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