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The US CDC reported its tally of cases of Covid-19 as of 4 p.m. ET on April 29, compared with its count a day earlier. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3bVPR15

With more employers cutting payrolls to save money, economists have forecast that the unemployment rate for April could go as high as 20%. That would be the highest rate since it reached 25% during the Great Depression. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3f5YS9P

The country -- hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities -- recorded 2,053 deaths on Thursday, after 2,502 deaths on Wednesday and 2,207 on Tuesday. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3f9KoFS

Strange spots scattered across the Moon's nearside where bedrock is conspicuously exposed are evidence of seismic activity set in motion 4.3 billion years ago that could be ongoing today, the researchers say. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2z0Pi7u

Many of the drugs and medicines that we rely on today are natural products taken from microbes like bacteria and fungi. Within these microbes, the drugs are made by tiny natural machines known as nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs). A research team has gained a better understanding of the structures of NRPSs and the processes by which they work. This improved understanding of NRPSs could potentially lead to the creation of new potent antibiotics, immunosuppressants and other modern drugs. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2y6htSI

Coronavirus update: The United States, he reiterated, pays the WHO almost $500 million a year and China pays them $38 million a year. “Whether it’s a lot more, it doesn’t matter. They shouldn’t be making excuses when people make horrible mistakes.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3bV8cLB

The Koreas Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement early Thursday that four cases in the previous 24 hours, all imported, took the country’s total to 10,765, with 247 deaths and 9,059 recoveries. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3f48LVH

Many of the drugs and medicines that we rely on today are natural products taken from microbes like bacteria and fungi. Within these microbes, the drugs are made by tiny natural machines known as nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs). A research team has gained a better understanding of the structures of NRPSs and the processes by which they work. This improved understanding of NRPSs could potentially lead to the creation of new potent antibiotics, immunosuppressants and other modern drugs. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2y6htSI

A new study from climate researchers concludes that some of the latest-generation climate models may be overly sensitive to carbon dioxide increases and therefore project future warming that is unrealistically high. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3bTY9GQ

There have been unconfirmed reports that Kim is not in good health. The rumours began after he missed the April 15 commemoration of the 108th birthday of his grandfather, North Korea founder Kim II Sung. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/35jYj7X

The requirement is meant to help soothe concerns that aircraft cabins foster the spread of Covid-19. The coverings help prevent anyone who may be unknowingly infected with the new coronavirus from spreading it in a confined space like an airplane cabin. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Yoa2Ro

“We are getting billions and billions of dollars, many billions of dollars a month from China,” Trump said, referring to the massive tariffs he has imposed on the import of Chinese products into the US. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3bSedst

The protest against coronavirus lockdown comes a day after a Michigan court ruled that stay-at-home directives issued by governor Whitmer on March 24 do not infringe on residents’ constitutional rights, according to local media reports. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2SmndOS

The department also expressed concern that that the number of new cases in the Western Cape Province had almost doubled from 133 on Tuesday to 264 on Wednesday. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2ybQ69G

By Wednesday, more than 61,000 Americans have lost their lives due to coronavirus and over 10 lakhs have tested positive with Covid-19; the highest for any country in the world. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2SlEDer

US death toll due to coronavirus has now surpassed those in the Vietnam War. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3f5Gn5i

Trump has launched an investigation into the WHO’s role in the spread of coronavirus and have accused it of siding with China during the pandemic. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3bOLR2h

Despite some experts’ warnings that widespread social distancing will have to remain in effect until a vaccine is made, Trump predicted that the danger would fade by itself and said that the United States was equipped to extinguish any “embers.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3f74O2f

As Covid-19 takes its deadly toll and much of the nation’s economy remains shuttered, new surveys by the Republican National Committee and Trump’s campaign pointed to a harrowing picture for the president as he faces reelection. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3d4xJlF

A number of studies have found a link between air pollution and increased covid-19 deaths, but it is not clear why. Both attack the lungs, but it could just be that more people live in polluted areas from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2VOUlRJ

Kim’s intentions, and the as-yet-unknown state of his health, play an outsized role in the workings of Northeast Asia. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2SiCQqy

Initial reports said the helicopter had been over international waters 50 nautical miles off the Greek island of Kefalonia, the Greek air force said. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3cX7sG7

Tara Reade, 56, claims that the assault took place in 1993, when she was a 29-year-old staff assistant in the office of Biden, then a US senator from Delaware. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3d1fhL2

A number of studies have found a link between air pollution and increased covid-19 deaths, but it is not clear why. Both attack the lungs, but it could just be that more people live in polluted areas from New Scientist - News https://ift.tt/2yQmfDH

Medical images for a wide range of diseases can be more easily viewed, compared, and analyzed using a breakthrough open source web-based imaging platform developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and collaborating researchers. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2VNnrk6

In a Commentary published April 29 in the journal Joule, energy and climate policy researchers in Switzerland and Germany provide a framework for responsibly and meaningfully integrating policies supporting the clean energy transition into the COVID-19 response in the weeks, months, and years to come. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2KILWbR

Scientists have developed a hypersensitive nano-sensor to detect harmful 'free' iron disorders. The test could lead to earlier, more accurate disease diagnosis. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Wckx7v

In a Commentary published April 29 in the journal Joule, energy and climate policy researchers in Switzerland and Germany provide a framework for responsibly and meaningfully integrating policies supporting the clean energy transition into the COVID-19 response in the weeks, months, and years to come. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2KILWbR

Scientists have produced the first high-resolution images of the structure of the cell wall of bacteria, in a study that could further understanding of antimicrobial resistance. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3bNzXWE

Recent research has found relationships between frequencies and the passive dynamics at play when vehicles move in air or water toward a better understanding of how to use these forces to enhance performance. Understanding this fluid-structure interaction at a very basic level, could help inform new aircraft and submarine designs with a very different kind of locomotion. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2WdoGIi

A research team has found a way to make halide perovskites stable enough by inhibiting the ion movement that makes them rapidly degrade, unlocking their use for solar panels as well as electronic devices. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Yp106R

When a dead body is found, one of the first things a forensic pathologist tries to do is estimate the time of death. There are several ways to do this, including measuring body temperature or observing insect activity, but these methods don't always work for corpses found in water. Now, researchers are reporting a mouse study showing that certain proteins in bones could be used for this determination. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/35frl8y

A supercell thunderstorm pelted a city center in Argentina a few years ago with hailstones so large scientists suggested a new category to describe them -- gargantuan hail. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3d0Z742

Nearly 15,000 miles of new Asian roads will be built in tiger habitat by mid-century, deepening the big cat's extinction risk and highlighting the need for bold new conservation measures now, according to a new study. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Yi0qrq

Recent research has found relationships between frequencies and the passive dynamics at play when vehicles move in air or water toward a better understanding of how to use these forces to enhance performance. Understanding this fluid-structure interaction at a very basic level, could help inform new aircraft and submarine designs with a very different kind of locomotion. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2WdoGIi

A research team has found a way to make halide perovskites stable enough by inhibiting the ion movement that makes them rapidly degrade, unlocking their use for solar panels as well as electronic devices. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Yp106R

Testing human sewage could now become a key way of tracking the pandemic’s spread -- and a precious early warning system for a feared second wave. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2VN4RZF

The convening of the full session, which would encompass about 3,000 members, indicates China’s growing confidence that it has largely overcome the pandemic that was first detected in China late last year. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3bNFYm8

The large near-Earth object is well known to astronomers and will get no closer than 3.9 million miles to our planet. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3f2y8XV

Scientists have finally figured out the precise timing of a complicated dance between two enormous black holes, revealing hidden details about the physical characteristics of these mysterious cosmic objects. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2VJAPpE

Scientists have finally figured out the precise timing of a complicated dance between two enormous black holes, revealing hidden details about the physical characteristics of these mysterious cosmic objects. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2VJAPpE

Hero shrews have some of the weirdest backbones in the animal kingdom -- they're incredibly strong, with stories of a 0.25-pound shrew supporting a grown man standing on its back. No one knows what they use these super-strong spines for, though, so scientists took micro-CT scans to examine the backbones inside and out. They discovered evidence that the bones are exposed to lots of stress from back-to-front, suggesting the shrews scrunch up like inchworms. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ySwck9

The large near-Earth object is well known to astronomers and will get no closer than 3.9 million miles to our planet. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3f2y8XV

Leaders of the US, the UK and Germany believe that the deaths and the destruction of the global economy could have been avoided, had China shared the information about the coronavirus in its early phases. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2KKIzRX

Leaders of the US, the UK and Germany believe that the deaths and the destruction of the global economy could have been avoided, had China shared the information about the virus in its early phases. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2W6QTke

The State Department official said that list of those to be repatriated from India is now not very clear as a number of them say no at the last minute. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2ybekkh

Criticising China over its handling of coronavirus outbreak, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Chinese government kicked American journalists out and denied access to American and other Western scientists at the time that it was frankly most critical that we understand what was going on there. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3aLd98G

Free open source hardware and 3D printing could help to alleviate the burden of Covid-19 on global health systems, according to scientists. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SeZ7FW

A research team has developed a new method for mixing metals generally known to be immiscible, or unmixable, at the nanoscale to create a new range of bimetallic materials. Such a library will be useful for studying the role of these bimetallic particles in various reaction scenarios such as the transformation of carbon dioxide to fuel and chemicals. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2W9hTiR

For the first time, the entire lunar surface has been completely mapped and uniformly classified. The lunar map, called the 'Unified Geologic Map of the Moon,' will serve as the definitive blueprint of the moon's surface geology for future human missions and will be invaluable for the international scientific community, educators and the public-at-large. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2VQ5JLN

The total number of US deaths from new coronavirus have reached 58,351, passing the 58,220 which the National Archives records as US losses from combat and other causes, including accidents, in the years-long Southeast Asian war. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Yc5Q7f

Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and bats have evolved to be good at metabolising alcohol, according to a study that suggests many mammals can get drunk from New Scientist - News https://ift.tt/2SjlQ3o

Although Kim Pyong Il has been effectively sidelined -- he was largely purged from state media and never developed enough power back home to mount a serious challenge for leadership -- some North Korea watchers say he could end up taking over from the 36-year-old Kim Jong Un, who hasn’t named a successor. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3eZQOqZ

The ministry said Brazil’s death toll due to coronavirus could be higher than Tuesday’s official figure of 5,107, as the cause of 1,156 further deaths are under investigation. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3f0IQ0T

More than 20 meat packing plants in the US have closed temporarily under pressure from local authorities and their own workers because of the coronavirus, including two of the nation’s largest, one in Iowa and one in South Dakota. Others have slowed production as workers have fallen ill or stayed home to avoid getting sick. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2SejR0b

Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and bats have evolved to be good at metabolising alcohol, according to a study that suggests many mammals can get drunk from New Scientist - Life https://ift.tt/2yQq8bJ

Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and bats have evolved to be good at metabolising alcohol, according to a study that suggests many mammals can get drunk from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/3bOgaX5

The US on Tuesday became the first country in the world to have more than one million cases of coronavirus. It accounts for nearly one-third of the 3.1 million cases globally. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/35kTrPR

Emergency response officials told AFP that one person was transported to hospital, as local media posted images of several fire trucks, their long ladders extended and hoses strewn across the road at her downtown residence. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2VK2kze

New images reveal threads of ultra-hot gas woven throughout the sun's corona, in the most detailed look at previously unseen parts of the atmosphere of our closest star from New Scientist - Space https://ift.tt/2zCIAFf

New images reveal threads of ultra-hot gas woven throughout the sun's corona, in the most detailed look at previously unseen parts of the atmosphere of our closest star from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/3cOOlha

Trump administration’s new rule seeks to removes a license exception for exports, reexports, or transfers (in-country) to civilian end-users in countries of national security concern for National Security- (NS) controlled items. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3cUEx5v

Kawasaki disease, whose cause is unknown, often afflicts children aged under 5 and is associated with fever, skin rashes, swelling of glands, and in severe cases, inflammation of arteries of the heart. There is some evidence that individuals can inherit a predisposition to the disease, but the pattern is not clear. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2xhSGuo

The number of Covid-19 positive cases across the world has crossed the three million mark, and more than 2,00,000 people have died due to the disease. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3aMSnp0

Two of the videos, published by the New York Times in 2017, show fast-moving oblong objects racing through the sky and a pilot, in one video yelling, “Look at that thing, dude. It’s rotating!” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2YipgYh

Speculation about the 36-year-old North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health accelerated after the Seoul-based news site Daily NK reported April 20 that he was recovering from surgery, citing an unidentified person inside the country. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3eYVjCr

UK Chancellor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak said his coronavirus support schemes had already provided over 15 billion pounds for business over the last few weeks, which will be further boosted with this new scheme. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2SetnR2

Donald Trump’s likely Democratic opponent Joe Biden last week said Trump was considering changing the date. “Mark my words, I think he is gonna try to kick back the election somehow, come up with some rationale why it can’t be held,” Biden said during an online fundraiser. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3bMDogi

The number of dead in the US from Covid-19 surpassed 55,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3cR5VRQ

In his decision, Judge Celso de Mello gave the federal police 60 days to question Moro about his explosive allegations. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3eU9CYJ

Trump said the US economy would not do well in the second quarter, but will pick up in the third. “What we are doing is I think you’re going to see a big rise in the third, but you’re going to see an incredible fourth quarter and you’re going to have an incredible next year.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Ycvp8k

Issuing a call to action on youth, peace and security, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the “world cannot afford a lost generation of youth, their lives set back by Covid-19 and their voices stifled by a lack of participation.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2KHaBxH

Coronavirus update: “We advised the whole world to implement a comprehensive public health approach, and we said: ‘Find, test, isolate, and do contact tracing’. You can check for yourselves: countries who followed that are in a better position than others.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3eR7Rvz

Trump said there are “a lot of ways” one can hold China accountable for the spread of the virus. “We’re doing very serious investigations, as you probably know. We are not happy with China,” he said. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2zCoQS7

The country now has an overall death toll of 56,144, with 987,022 infections, according to a tally by the Baltimore-based institution 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Tuesday). from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3eWhCbN

Amid media reports that he was ill and speculation that he might even have died, a top security adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that Kim was in fact “alive and well.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3aIrZMX

Jaishankar said the talks covered the latest developments on the Afghanistan peace efforts besides the safety and well-being of the Sikh community in the country. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Sd0FQt

The intensifying outbreak in Brazil — Latin America’s biggest country, with 211 million people — pushed some hospitals to the breaking point, with signs that a growing number of victims are now dying at home. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3cTJQ57

Dr Michael Ryan said that although the UN health agency issues epidemic control recommendations to all its member countries, it’s up to countries to decide whether or not to follow such guidance. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2xV8T9h

Home health care is becoming a new front in the US fight against Covid-19 as some patients come back from hospitals and others strive to stay out of them. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3bIO3IT

As the number of coronavirus infections globally nears 3 million, the pressure is growing to come up with therapies and vaccines to combat the contagion. Dozens of companies around the world are pursuing a vaccine. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2KGbJla

Covid-19 update: A log with every customer’s first and last name and contact phone number must be maintained by the restaurant and kept for 30 days in case it’s needed for contact tracing. All employees must wear fabric face masks, and customers are encouraged to wear them unless eating. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2VIxLtO

The Boris Johnson government has set up an inquiry to probe initial data that Indian and other non-white people are disproportionately falling victim to the virus. So far, 492 people categorised as British Indian have died in England. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3aHUn1Z

As China threatens boycott of Australian products and universities, after facing pressure of international enquiry into coronavirus origins, Australia has shot back by cautioning China against any threat of “economic coercion”. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2ScLFSJ

Covid-19 contact tracers are part healthcare worker, part detective and part call centre operative. But what is the job really like? New Scientist spoke to one in Ireland to find out from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/353Gqdo

As Italy prepares to emerge from the West’s first and most extensive coronavirus lockdown, it is increasingly clear that something went terribly wrong in Lombardy, the hardest-hit region. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/357tyTw

The Green Book 2020, a biennial publication of the Pakistan Army with essays by both serving and retired officers that reflect the military’s overall strategy and objectives, also has a message by Bajwa that describes Kashmir as a “nuclear flashpoint”. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2YatOzQ

Covid-19: Two of Canada’s worst hit provinces, Ontario and Quebec, are now planning on releasing their plans for opening up more businesses . Other provinces like Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are also considering similar return-to -near-normalcy in some sectors. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2yQUNWc

Covid-19 update: Boris Johnson, who revealed the precarious nature of his condition after leaving hospital when, as he said, “things could have gone either way,” appeared to have fully recovered as he made a statement outside No 10, Downing Street. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2zAs8p1

Children have been allowed one hour of supervised outdoor activity per day between 9 am and 9 pm, staying within one kilometre of their home. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3bHTqI3

Covid-19 Update: Oklahoma’s energy regulator said on Wednesday that producers could close money-losing wells without losing their leases, the first victory for struggling US oil companies seeking relief from states after the market crash. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3cUfAHw

The PM in his first appearance said that Britian was “beginning to turn the tide” in tackling Covid-19. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3bIqNKW

Brix, a leading doctor specialising in HIV/AIDS immunology, said the dialogue should focus on asymptomatic cases and not on the president’s remarks. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3cTPgNF

According to David Beasley, head of World Food Program, a new WFP analysis shows that as a result of Covid-19, an additional 130 million people “could be pushed to the brink of starvation by the end of 2020.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Savgyg

Any way you cut it, the coronavirus has “completely changed everything,” said Sylvain Charlebois, a professor and senior director of the agri-food analytics lab at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2yMbKRX

A record 26.5 million Americans have filed for jobless benefits since mid-March due to coronavirus pandemic, and retail sales, homebuilding and consumer confidence have all cratered. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Scx4qr

Reports said the cleric blamed women who “were often scantily dressed” for the spread of the coronavirus disease in the country. He condemned them and said their behaviour was bringing such wrath upon the country. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Y7T7T1

In a document seen by The Associated Press, the royal decree orders prosecutors to review cases and drop punishments for those who’ve already served the maximum 10 years. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2S52Sxx

Kim’s absence has unleashed a series of unconfirmed media reports over his condition, which officials in Seoul previously poured cold water on. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2S8GKlZ

The 24-hour US death toll was 2,494 late Saturday, and 1,258 on Friday evening -- the lowest in nearly three weeks -- as the government struggles to quell the virus. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2VGnUoi

Also starting from May 4, people will be allowed to visit their relatives as long as they wear masks, while parks and public gardens will reopen and people will be able to go jogging or bike riding further than 200 metres from their homes, Conte said in a nationally televised speech. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Y6WLwl

While the ban will only last until farmers start harvesting in July, some other nearby nations have also restricted grain exports, threatening to reroute global trade and fueling worries about food shortages and higher prices. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2y2FnhB

In Spain, where the coronavirus crisis is also easing, the streets echoed again with children’s shrieks of joy and the clatter of bicycles after youngsters under 14 were allowed out of their homes with one parent for up to an hour of play. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2SqqzRd

Kim -- a heavy smoker who has gained considerable weight since taking power in 2011 -- hasn’t appeared in state media for two weeks. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3aEPyX7

With Britain recording its lowest daily death toll since March and lockdowns being partially lifted on the European continent, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing increasing pressure to explain how his administration will move the nation onto the next phase. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2VZ8sTf

Srinivisa Ramanujan’s ideas seemed to come from a parallel universe and mathematicians are still getting to grips with them today, say Ken Ono and Robert Schneider from New Scientist - News https://ift.tt/2yGDwPE

The Imran Khan government has still not imposed a total lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus disease Covid-19. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Y84ZEn

South Korean and Chinese officials on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that Kim was gravely ill following a cardiovascular procedure, after his absence from a key state anniversary event triggered speculation about his health. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2W0BRwe

Singapore trails only China, India, Japan and Pakistan in Asia for the number of coronavirus infections. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3eQLW7v

There are 48 bodies in the basement of the funeral home in Harlem. Forty are in cardboard boxes, ready for cremation. The other eight are in the refrigerator, to be embalmed and buried. It will be weeks or months before they get either. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3bQqkXj

Italy had the bad luck of being the first Western country to be slammed by the outbreak, and its total of 26,000 fatalities lags behind only the US in the global death toll. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2VTkUnu

The government condemned the move and said the separatists -- who have long agitated for independence in the south -- would be responsible for the “catastrophic and dangerous” outcome. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3eKDeHY

It took 91 days for the global Covid-19 death toll to pass 100,000 and a further 16 days to reach 200,000, according to the Reuters tally of official reports from governments. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2KFxNMx

Death toll in China remained at 4,632 for the past 10 days, according to data released by the National Health Commission (NHC) on Sunday. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3eVv3ZI

Lieutenant Shri Krishna Chanda Welinkar is one of the thousands of moving stories from the war preserved in family correspondence and being brought alive as part of a digitisation project. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2znTOgz

Coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 82,000 in China alone. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2KyW8E3

The death toll in France from the coronavirus now stands at 22,614, the health ministry said on Saturday. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Y2CM1X

The World Health Organization said earlier that there was “no evidence” that people who have recovered from Covid-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3eTSClg

The joint statement marked the anniversary of the April 25, 1945 meeting on a bridge over the Elbe River in Germany of Soviet soldiers advancing from the east and American troops moving from the West. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3bQdWWU