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India opens Sardar Patel COVID care center, one of the world’s largest hospitals
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India opens Sardar Patel COVID care center, one of the world’s largest hospitals

With a total capacity of 10,000 beds, India opened one of the largest hospitals in the world to help fight coronavirus, as health authorities announced the country's biggest one-day increase of nearly 20,000 new coronavirus cases. The Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre in Delhi became partly operational on Sunday, with 2,000 of its 10,000 beds available. The remaining 8,000 beds at the facility, will be in use from Wednesday

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Sun Jun 28 - CNN
US states to curb reopening plans after record cases
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US states to curb reopening plans after record cases

COVID-19 cases across the US surpassed 2.5 million on Saturday after a record daily increase of more than 40,000 cases. Florida alone reported more than 9,500 cases in less than 24 hours. Last week, Texas, Florida and Arizona put re-opening plans on pause to tackle the outbreak. But on Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis imposed new restrictions, ordering bars in the state to stop serving alcohol on their premises

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Sun Jun 28 - BBC
Bill Gates: Coronavirus situation in the US is embarrassing
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Bill Gates: Coronavirus situation in the US is embarrassing

Bill Gates joined the Coronavirus Town Hall on Thursday arranged by CNN that the state of the Covid-19 pandemic on both a global and national scale, is more bleak than I would have expected. “Because our behavior and our contact-tracing is not working well [in the U.S.], we continue to have a very large case spread. And it is embarrassing,” Gates said.

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Sun Jun 28 - CNBC
Global COVID-19 infections jump above 10 million
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Global COVID-19 infections jump above 10 million

According to the latest numbers released by health officials, Global coronavirus cases are now above 10 million as nearly 200,000 new global cases were reported in less than 24 hours. COVID-19 infections around the world now stands at 10,090,456 along with 501,480 deaths, according to the latest numbers released on Worldometers. The US reported the highest number of cases in the world followed by Brazil and Russia

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Sun Jun 28 - Worldometers
Pakistan crosses 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases
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Pakistan crosses 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases

Pakistan reported 4,072 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours to take the total above 200,000. The country now has 202,955 COVID-19 cases along with 4,118 deaths. The pressure is mounting on the health facilities in a country with limited health resources. PM Imran Khan announced a smart lockdown on coronavirus hotspots across different provinces

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Sun Jun 28 - Covid.gov.pk
More than 1 Million “Dead” Americans received $1.4 Billion stimulus checks
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More than 1 Million “Dead” Americans received $1.4 Billion stimulus checks

According to the latest report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, more than 1 million dead Americans received a coronavirus stimulus payment totaling over $1.4 billion. The findings come as a part of a review of how federal agencies have been administering the coronavirus relief spending by the government. The IRS currently doesn't have a plan to take additional steps to notify ineligible recipients on how to return payments

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Sat Jun 27 - Yahoo
Delhi is now India’s worst-hit city with more than 73,000 COVID-19 cases
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Indian capital Delhi struggling to contain coronavirus

Delhi is now India’s worst-hit city with more than 73,000 COVID-19 cases along with at least 2,500 deaths. Delhi’s CM Arvind Kejriwal said a surge in cases in early June had led to a shortage of hospital beds and rising fatalities. "We were lagging behind in testing in Delhi. And because of the shortage of beds, when some people were not getting beds, the death rate also increased." Kejriwal added

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Sat Jun 27 - BBC
Scottish coronavirus patient in Vietnam survived after 68 days on a ventilator
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Scottish coronavirus patient in Vietnam survived after 68 days on a ventilator

Stephen Cameron, a Scottish pilot, spent 68 days on a ventilator in Vietnam. "If I'd been almost anywhere else on the planet, I'd be dead. They would have flicked the switch after 30 days," says Stephen Cameron from his hospital bed. Cameron, the last Covid-19 patient in an intensive care unit in Vietnam, has been the sickest doctors have had to deal with during the outbreak

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Sat Jun 27 - BBC
Malaysia and Singapore to allow cross-border travel
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Malaysia and Singapore to allow cross-border travel

Both Southeast Asian countries have agreed to allow cross-border travel for certain groups of people, including residents who hold long-term immigration passes for business and work purposes. This was discussed between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Muhyiddin Yassin in a telephone call on Friday, said Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press statement on Saturday

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Sat Jun 27 - CNA
Pakistan to reopen Kartarpur Corridor on June 29
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Pakistan to reopen Kartarpur Corridor on June 29

Pakistan foreign minister Qureshi said in a tweet that the country is ready to welcome Sikh Pilgrims again from Monday as the country is ready to reopen Kartarpur Corridor. Pakistan closed the corridor around three months ago as a precautionary measure to check the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Qureshi tweeted that the decision was taken on the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh

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Sat Jun 27 - HindustanTimes
India reports 18,552 new coronavirus cases as the total surpassed 500,000
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India reports 18,552 new coronavirus cases as the total surpassed 500,000

India recorded 18,552 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours as the total number surpassed 500,000. India has the world’s fourth-biggest outbreak of the virus that causes Covid-19, below only the United States, Brazil and Russia in confirmed infections, according to a Reuters tally. 15,685 people had died after another 385 fatalities were added to the toll in 24 hours

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Sat Jun 27 - KhaleejTimes
Thai Dissidents Are Disappearing, and Families Are Fighting for Answers
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Thai activists are disappearing, and families are looking for answer

Another 3 Thai activists who fled to Vietnam have not been seen for more than a year, ever since they were delivered into the hands of the Thai authorities by the Vietnamese government, according to their political allies.
This month, Wanchalerm Satsaksit, a Thai pro-democracy campaigner in Cambodia, was bundled into a black sedan by armed men, according to witnesses.

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Sat Jun 27 - Nytimes
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says the U.S. "martyred" Osama bin Laden
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Pakistani PM Imran Khan says the U.S. "martyred" OBL

Pakistan's Prime Minister has risked further alienating Washington by saying Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was "martyred" by the United States. Bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11 terror attacks on Washington and New York, was killed in 2011 when U.S. Special Forces raided his hideout in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad.

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Sat Jun 27 - Cbsnews
Satellite images show buildup at site of deadly India-China border clash
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The India-China border clash shows no stopping

China says the deadly clash began when Indian troops crossed into Chinese-controlled territory and tried to dismantle a tent camp erected by Chinese forces in the Galwan Valley at what is known as Patrol Point 14.
China said this week that India was entirely to blame for the clash after Indian troops crossed the LAC in violation of an earlier agreement.

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Sat Jun 27 - Cnn
EU holds off on deciding final country 'safe list' for travel, Americans set to be excluded
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EU to impose travel restrictions on US,Brazil and Russia

EU countries failed to settle Friday on a final "safe list" of countries whose residents could travel to the bloc from July, with the United States, Brazil and Russia set to be excluded. The list did not include the United States, Brazil or Russia, one diplomat said. However, according to the ECDC data, the number of cases in Bosnia and North Macedonia could be too high.

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Sat Jun 27 - Cnbc
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Ethiopia to go ahead with Nile Dam
Sat Jun 27
Ethiopia to fill Nile dam in July even if 'no agreement reached'
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Ethiopia to go ahead with Nile Dam

"We will go ahead with the filling of the dam next month even if there's no agreement reached," Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew told dpa news agency on Friday, adding that "Egypt's insistence on controlling the river flow" was hampering proceedings.

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Sat Jun 27 - Aljazeera
Swedish Disease Expert Calls WHO's COVID-19 Warning 'A Total Mistake'
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Swedish Disease Expert Calls WHO's COVID-19 Warning 'A Total Mistake'

Swedish state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell says the World Health Organization made "a total mistake" when it included Sweden in a list of countries seeing a resurgence of the coronavirus. Days before the WHO issued its warning, Sweden reported 1,699 new coronavirus cases — its biggest spike yet, according to data from the Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs.

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Sat Jun 27 - Npr
Mexico City police chief shot in assassination attempt, blames CJNG drug cartel
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Mexico City police chief shot in a dramatic assassination attempt

Mexico City's chief of police was shot and injured and two of his bodyguards killed in a dramatic assassination attempt early on Friday that he quickly blamed on one of Mexico's most powerful drug gangs, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

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Sat Jun 27 - Nbcnews
Facebook takes a U-Turn on hate speech policy
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Facebook takes a U-Turn on hate speech policy

Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday that the company will change its policies to prohibit hate speech in its advertisements. Under its new policies, Facebook will ban ads that claim people from a specific race, ethnicity, nationality, caste, gender, sexual orientation or immigration origin are a threat to the physical safety or health of anyone else, Zuckerberg said

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Fri Jun 26 - CNBC
True coronavirus numbers in the US are 10 times higher, says CDC
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True coronavirus numbers in the US are 10 times higher, says CDC

According to the latest estimate provided by the health officials in the US, At least 20 million people in the US may already have been infected with Covid-19. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says the true number of cases is likely to be 10 times higher than the reported figure. Some states halted reopening plans as infections surged. The US has recorded 2.4m confirmed infections and 122,370 deaths

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Fri Jun 26 - BBC
Millions of Americans went undiagnosed for coronavirus in March
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Millions of Americans went undiagnosed for coronavirus in March

A new study shows that as much as 8.7 million Americans went undiagnosed for coronavirus in March. The US may never know the true tally of its coronavirus infections, but scientists are getting closer to an accurate count. New research suggests that 8.7 million coronavirus cases from March 8 to 28 went undiagnosed in March, even as testing ramped up. The nation's current case count hovers around 2.4 million

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Fri Jun 26 - BusinessInsider
Pakistan International Airline suspends 150 pilots over bogus licenses
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Pakistan International Airline suspends 150 pilots over bogus licenses

Pakistan’s national carrier, PIA has suspended 150 pilots over license frauds after a deadly crash in the country last month. The announcement comes a day after an initial investigation found the human error was primarily responsible for a PIA plane crash that killed 98 people in southern Pakistan last month. "Out of our 434 pilots, 150 will be grounded as of today," PIA spokesman Abdullah Khan told Al Jazeera

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Fri Jun 26 - AlJazeera
107 people killed in India after lightning
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107 people killed in India after lightning

According to the latest reports, more than 100 people have been killed in Northern India due to lightning. The disaster management team in Bihar state said 83 were killed there, while another 20 were in the hospital with injuries. At least 20 more people are reported dead in neighboring Uttar Pradesh. Lightning strikes are common in India during heavy monsoon rains. Meanwhile, the thunderstorms have caused widespread damage to trees

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Fri Jun 26 - BBC
California, Texas and Florida reports record coronavirus cases
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California, Texas and Florida reports record coronavirus cases

US reported 34,720 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours as California, Texas and Florida all set records for the number of new coronavirus cases in one day, which one expert said is not due just to increased testing.Those three states account for 27.4% of the 328 million people living in the US, according to the latest US Census Bureau estimates

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Thu Jun 25 - CNN
139 million Indians likely to run out of lifetime savings this month
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139 million Indians likely to run out of lifetime savings this month

According to a survey, 139 million Indians, about 30% of India’s urban population may deplete their lifetime savings by the end of June and would find it difficult to meet essential consumption. In contrast, the rural poor though hit hard, are relatively better off with still some savings and welfare support to fall back on. About 84% of households suffered a loss in income since the lockdown

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Mon Jun 15 - Livemint