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Covid-19: WHO warns against a surge in fake medicines

Counterfeit antimalarial drugs discovered in circulation in the DRC GENEVA, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Growing numbers of fake medicines linked…

Covid-19: Woman aged 107 becomes world’s oldest person to survive coronavirus

Cornelia Ras on her 107th birthday, one day before she fell ill with coronavirus on March 17  AMSTERDAM, April 10…

Covid-19: “We shall win this together”, Indian PM Modi responds to US Pres Trump’s tweet

NEW DELHI, April 10 (NNN-BSS) — In a response to a tweet of US President Donald Trump, Indian Prime Minister…

Covid-19: Khamenei tells Iranians to avoid Ramadan gatherings amid virus

TEHRAN, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appealed for Iranians to pray at home during the Muslim…

UK driver pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese found dead in truck

Maurice Robinson pleads guilty LONDON, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A British lorry driver on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of…

Covid-19: Virus-stricken Australian liner to dock in Uruguay

Medical workers transfer a passenger with COVID-19 from the Greg Mortimer cruise liner to an ambulance at Montevideo’s port MONTEVIDEO,…

Today Marks 100 Days Since WHO Was Notified Of First Coronavirus Cases

GENEVA, Apr 9 (NNN-WAM) – Today marks 100 days since the World Health Organisation, WHO, was notified of the first…

Vietnam’s Plastic Import Volume Rises In Q1

HANOI, Apr 9 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam imported over 1.5 million tonnes of plastic worth more than 2 billion U.S. dollars…

Update: Virus deaths soar in US, Europe as US Pres Trump sees light at end of tunnel

PARIS, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States saw nearly 2,000 coronavirus deaths for a second day running as the…

Covid-19: WHO urges unity after US Pres Trump attack

GENEVA, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization pleaded for global unity in fighting the coronavirus, following US President…