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Special Desk Everyday some statement rocks our mind about the COVID-19 and here is yet another one from the World Health Organization (WHO) that says the coronavirus pandemic will be over in two years. Speaking in Geneva WHO head, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus compared and said the Spanish flu of 1918 …

Jubilee News Desk With 19 deaths in 24-hours Australia recorded its deadliest day on Monday since the coronavirus pandemic began, amid a second wave of infections in Melbourne. Nineteen deaths were reported in Victoria – of which Melbourne is the capital – on Monday. Victoria has now seen about two-thirds …

Special Desk Voting for the general election, in Singapore is different this time. Amid coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout strict adherence to the safety measures are in place. The small city state is one of a handful of countries to hold a vote during the pandemic so far. Voters …

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 Amid coronavirus pandemic there is a count that may surprise you. Hunger has claimed several times more lives across the globe this year than coronavirus did. Going by the official statistics from the United Nations’ World Food Program as of June 7, 2020, about 12 times more people …

Special Desk Amid coronavirus pandemic when the world leaders are opting to communicate over the online platforms inside and outside their country, Canada’s parliament went virtual. Though the initial sessions were marred by glitches and stanzas like ‘Can you hear me now?’ ‘Oh there is an issue with translation’ ‘The …

Elections are due in September News Desk After South Korea, Poland its now New Zealand that has announced elections and amid coronavirus pandemic elections shall be held in September. In Poland it was on May 7 that postal ballots were approved for elections. The elections were slated in September and …