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Manufacturing output plummets amid COVID-19 lockdown

New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): There was an unprecedented contraction in Indian manufacturing output during April amid the national lockdown restrictions to help stem the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which in turn led to widespread business closures. In an environment of severely reduced demand, the new business

South Korea maintains Kim Jong Un health rumors are untrue

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top South Korean official said his country remains confident there have been no “unusual

11,000 deaths: Ravaged nursing homes plead for more testing

BERNARD CONDON, MATT SEDENSKY AND JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK, Apr 24, 2020 (AP) — After two months and

Trump bars new immigration green cards, not temporary visas

WASHINGTON, Apr 22, 2020 (AP) — President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “temporary suspension of immigration into

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Oil prices crater as demand evaporates, storage fills

NEW YORK, April 21 (AP) — The world is awash in oil, there’s little demand for it and we’re running

WHO warns rush to ease virus rules could cause resurgence

By CHRIS BLAKE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press BANGKOK, Apr 21, 2020 (AP) — The World Health Organization said Tuesday

Sri Lanka to hold parliamentary elections on June 20

Colombo, April 21: Chairman of the National Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya has announced that the parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka

Gunman kills 16 in rampage, deadliest in Canadian history

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO, Apr 20, 2020 (AP) — A gunman disguised as a police officer went on

IMF approves over USD 1.3 billion emergency financing to Pakistan

Washington (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved USD 1.3 billion in emergency financing to Pakistan to address

Virus ravages NY nursing homes: Many report multiple deaths

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The despair wrought on nursing homes by the coronavirus was laid bare Friday in a state