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  G20 Pledges $5 Trillion To Revive Global Economy, PM Calls For WHO Reform

  
  

  G20 nations Thursday pledged a "united front" in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, and said they were injecting $5 trillion into the global economy to counter the impact of the crisis. Calling for a concrete action plan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged for reforming the World Health Organisation (WHO), sources said.
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  Xi Jinping Says Countries Need To Join Forces In Protecting World Economy

  
  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping said countries should join forces in implementing macroeconomic policies to stop the world from entering a recession from a coronavirus outbreak that has hit global production and demand, according to state media.
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  Sri Lanka Pardons Soldier Who Slaughtered Tamil Civilians

  
  

  Sri Lanka's president on Thursday pardoned and released an army officer on death row for slitting the throats of Tamil civilians, including four children, during the island's bloody civil war.
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    US Jobless Claims Surge To Record 3.3 Million, Hammered By Coronavirus

    
    

    Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims would rise to 1 million, though estimates were as high as 4 million. The Labor Department attributed the surge to COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus.
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    Under Lockdown, US Teens Turn To Tiktok For Life Hacks, Laughs

    
    

    Millions of US teenagers shut up in their homes and receiving their education online are turning for morale support and comic relief to each other - via immensely popular video sharing apps like TikTok.
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    Italian Clergyman In Pope Francis 's Residence Tested Positive For Coronavirus: Reports

    
    

    An Italian employee of the Holy See who lives in the same residence as Pope Francis was reported Thursday to have tested positive for COVID-19 and been hospitalised
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      Iran Reports 157 Fresh Coronavirus Deaths, Total Count Crosses 2,000

      
      

      Iran on Thursday announced 157 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the official number of fatalities to 2,234 in one of the world's worst-hit countries.
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      US Attacks China's Coronavirus "Disinformation" At G7, Europeans Seek Cooperation

      
      

      US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the Group of Seven powers were united in opposing China's coronavirus "disinformation," but European allies emphasized cooperation to fight the global pandemic.
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      Prince Charles Didn't Jump Queue For Coronavirus Test, Says UK

      
      

      Britain on Thursday said heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, who has coronavirus, did not jump the queue for a test because his symptoms and condition met the criteria.
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      Russia Bans International Flights From Friday Midnight Over Coronavirus

      
      

      Russia will halt all international flights from midnight on Friday under a government decree listing new measures against the coronavirus outbreak.
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      New Coronavirus Test Rule In Chinese City After Lockdown Lifted

      
      

      Residents of China's Xianning city eager to travel after a two-month lockdown faced an unexpected hurdle only hours after the borders were opened - they needed to pass a new rapid detection test to show they didn't have the coronavirus.
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      World Leaders To Hold Talks On Coronavirus As Death Count Crosses 21,000

      
      

      World leaders are to hold online crisis talks on Thursday to discuss coronavirus pandemic that has forced three billion people into lockdown and claimed more than 21,000 lives.
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      Virus Hands World Leaders Sweeping Powers They May Never Give Up

      
      

      Last week, the mayor of Ecuador's largest city ordered the international airport's runway blocked to prevent a KLM airliner from landing to pick up Dutch tourists stranded by the coronavirus.
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      Michael Jackson Had "Predicted" Coronavirus-Like Pandemic: Ex Bodyguard

      
      

      Late King of Pop Michael Jackson had predicted a coronavirus-like global pandemic, which is why he wore a facemask despite being mocked, claims ex bodyguard.
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      Users Fume As Video Apps Fail To Sync With TVs Amid Virus Spread

      
      

      Kat Volpe laid out an exercise mat and tried to sync her iPhone with her big screen TV for a fitness class webcast on Instagram last week during New York's coronavirus lockdown.
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