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China Likely To Relax "Zero-Covid" Restrictions After Nationwide Protests
China's top Covid official has signalled a possible relaxing of the country's strict zero-tolerance approach to the virus, after nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedom.
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"Living With Virus Like Flu": Australia Wants To Relax More Covid Rules
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the nation's political leaders want to move to a new phase of living with COVID-19 as though it were the flu, but would consult health experts.
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China Rejects Need For Further WHO Coronavirus Origins Probe
China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization's calls for a renewed probe into the origins of Covid-19, saying it supported "scientific" over "political" efforts to find out how the virus started.
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Millions Of Americans Risk Eviction As Virus Cases Spike
Millions of Americans could find themselves homeless starting Sunday as a nationwide ban on evictions expires, against a backdrop of surging coronavirus cases and political fingerpointing.
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Impasse Over WHO Virus Mission "Not Just A Visa Issue": China
Delays to a long-planned mission by WHO experts to China to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic are "not just a visa issue", Beijing said Wednesday.
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China Says Trump "Spreading Political Virus" At UN
China on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of spreading a "political virus" at the United Nations after the US leader delivered a harsh attack on Beijing over the Covid-19 pandemic.
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After Bengal's "Political Epidemic" Swipe, BJP's "Political Virus" Reply
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asked students to help defeat the BJP in the assembly election next year. She criticised the centre for deciding to hold JEE and NEET in September, adding the centre's "adamant approach" will add to COVID-19 crisis when students get infected while travelling to and from exam centres.
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India Fighting China On Two Fronts, Will Win, Says Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today that India will win even though it is "fighting China on two fronts" - one at the border and the other being coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan province in December 2019. He also emphasised that there should be no politics on such matters.
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BJP Spreading "Virus" By Luring MLAs: Congress Amid Defections In Gujarat
The Congress on Friday accused the BJP of spreading the "virus" of allurements in Indian politics with its huge monetary power amid reports of Congress MLAs in Gujarat quitting ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls.
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No Public Gatherings In UP Till June 30, Orders Yogi Adityanath
No public gatherings will be allowed in Uttar Pradesh till June 30, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said this morning amid concern over the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the state
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On Sonia Gandhi's Attack, BJP Says "Cheap Politics"
Stung by Sonia Gandhi accusing it of "spreading the virus of communal hatred" at a time it should be fighting coronavirus, the ruling BJP today said the Congress president should not do "cheap politics".
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"Political Virus" Trying To Topple Opposition-Led Governments: Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena has likened Monday's political developments in Madhya Pradesh with "spread of virus" and accused the BJP, without taking its name, of trying to destabilise the governments headed by Opposition parties.
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Deaths Of Gir Lions Spark Political Row In Gujarat
Alleging that the Gujarat government's lax attitude led to the death of 23 lions in Gir forest, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Paresh Dhanani on Thursday sought explanation from Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on this "man-made tragedy".
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IOC Chief Thomas Bach Confident Rio Will Solve Problems Before Olympics
The build-up to the Rio Olympics has been hampered by Brazil's worst recession since the 1930s, as well as an outbreak of the Zika virus, and a political crisis that has seen suspended President Dilma Rousseff placed on trial in the Senate
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Rio 2016: Body Parts Wash Ashore Next to Olympic Venue
The build-up to the Rio Olympics continued to be plagued by rising crime, a recession, Zika virus and exhausted state finances
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China Likely To Relax "Zero-Covid" Restrictions After Nationwide Protests
China's top Covid official has signalled a possible relaxing of the country's strict zero-tolerance approach to the virus, after nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedom.
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"Living With Virus Like Flu": Australia Wants To Relax More Covid Rules
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the nation's political leaders want to move to a new phase of living with COVID-19 as though it were the flu, but would consult health experts.
-
China Rejects Need For Further WHO Coronavirus Origins Probe
China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization's calls for a renewed probe into the origins of Covid-19, saying it supported "scientific" over "political" efforts to find out how the virus started.
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Millions Of Americans Risk Eviction As Virus Cases Spike
Millions of Americans could find themselves homeless starting Sunday as a nationwide ban on evictions expires, against a backdrop of surging coronavirus cases and political fingerpointing.
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Impasse Over WHO Virus Mission "Not Just A Visa Issue": China
Delays to a long-planned mission by WHO experts to China to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic are "not just a visa issue", Beijing said Wednesday.
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China Says Trump "Spreading Political Virus" At UN
China on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of spreading a "political virus" at the United Nations after the US leader delivered a harsh attack on Beijing over the Covid-19 pandemic.
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After Bengal's "Political Epidemic" Swipe, BJP's "Political Virus" Reply
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asked students to help defeat the BJP in the assembly election next year. She criticised the centre for deciding to hold JEE and NEET in September, adding the centre's "adamant approach" will add to COVID-19 crisis when students get infected while travelling to and from exam centres.
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India Fighting China On Two Fronts, Will Win, Says Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today that India will win even though it is "fighting China on two fronts" - one at the border and the other being coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan province in December 2019. He also emphasised that there should be no politics on such matters.
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BJP Spreading "Virus" By Luring MLAs: Congress Amid Defections In Gujarat
The Congress on Friday accused the BJP of spreading the "virus" of allurements in Indian politics with its huge monetary power amid reports of Congress MLAs in Gujarat quitting ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls.
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No Public Gatherings In UP Till June 30, Orders Yogi Adityanath
No public gatherings will be allowed in Uttar Pradesh till June 30, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said this morning amid concern over the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the state
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On Sonia Gandhi's Attack, BJP Says "Cheap Politics"
Stung by Sonia Gandhi accusing it of "spreading the virus of communal hatred" at a time it should be fighting coronavirus, the ruling BJP today said the Congress president should not do "cheap politics".
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"Political Virus" Trying To Topple Opposition-Led Governments: Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena has likened Monday's political developments in Madhya Pradesh with "spread of virus" and accused the BJP, without taking its name, of trying to destabilise the governments headed by Opposition parties.
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Deaths Of Gir Lions Spark Political Row In Gujarat
Alleging that the Gujarat government's lax attitude led to the death of 23 lions in Gir forest, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Paresh Dhanani on Thursday sought explanation from Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on this "man-made tragedy".
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IOC Chief Thomas Bach Confident Rio Will Solve Problems Before Olympics
The build-up to the Rio Olympics has been hampered by Brazil's worst recession since the 1930s, as well as an outbreak of the Zika virus, and a political crisis that has seen suspended President Dilma Rousseff placed on trial in the Senate
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Rio 2016: Body Parts Wash Ashore Next to Olympic Venue
The build-up to the Rio Olympics continued to be plagued by rising crime, a recession, Zika virus and exhausted state finances
