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Special Desk As coronavirus spreads in Afghanistan, the already burdened hospitals by decades of war face the heat also with worsening Covid-19 crisis. Beds are in short supply in the city, and resources are desperately stretched. Demand even for oxygen cylinders has been so high during the pandemic that the …

Special Desk US has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials over the Hong Kong law. The US President Donald Trump had recently promised to punish Beijing over a proposed security law. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Washington is imposing visa restrictions on Chinese Communist Party officials …

Special Desk Here’s something from the Denmark PM’s personal life. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has postponed her wedding for a third time – this to attend an EU summit. The summit on proposals for a Covid-19 recovery fund will take place on 17 and 18 July. It is the …

Special Desk An Australian lawmaker might be suspended from party following reports that his office is facing investigation by national security agencies over alleged links to China. Authorities have raided the home and office of Shaoquett Moselmane, a New South Wales state politician. Police and intelligence agencies said it involved …

Chief Reporter Smelling the whiff of the Jewar International Airport coming up on Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), land sharks of the area had started their operations in the area almost eight years back. This is the story of a known company which has bought almost 73 acres of land …

Special Desk International Monetary Fund has predicted a decline of almost 5% in 2020 hence has lowered its global growth forecast for this year and even the next year. This in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. IMF predicts a decline substantially worse than its forecast only 10 weeks ago …

Special Desk Maldivian sunset could be a reality soon as the Indian Ocean island nation is planning to open itself up to tourists from around the world with no Covid-19 reservations. His Excellency President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has announced that the date for reopening Maldives for tourism after closure of …

Special Desk Amid allegations about making in its lab coronavirus, China has put into orbit the final satellite in its BeiDou-3 navigation system. This helps China advance as a major space power. Well launch is significant too in context to US-China dependency. It will allow China to no longer rely …

Special Desk News for those in foreign jobs. The US has decided to prolong the hiatus on some green cards and suspended visas for other foreign workers until the end this year. This decision will effect those in high-skilled tech workers, non-agricultural seasonal helpers, au pairs and top executives. White …

Special Desk Brazil has now become second country in the world to report more than a million cases of Covid-19. The health ministry also posted a record number of new cases in the past 24 hours, more than 54,000. In addition, there were more than 1,200 deaths for the fourth …