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New York : Tens of millions more people are likely to go hungry this year because of the COVID-19 crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday, as it announced plans for a massive boost to its global aid operation so it can reach them. more
Beijing reports 7 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua: Beijing reported seven new confirmed domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases and one asymptomatic case on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.

British media reports claim massive import of COVID-19 cases in UK are from Pakistan

London: Certains section of the British media have claimed that  half of Britain's most-recent imported coronavirus cases are believed to have come from Pakistan.

New Zealand reports four new cases of COVID-19

Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand reported four new cases of COVID-19 overnight, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday.

COVID-19 pandemic has hit women hard, especially working mothers

New York: A new analysis of the USC Dornsife’s Understanding Coronavirus in America Study has found that women, particularly those without a college degree, suffered more job losses ...

Global partners require $31 billion to speed up COVID-19 medicines for all

New York : More than $31 billion is needed over the next 12 months to develop medicines that will be effective against COVID-19, and make them available to all people, the World Health Or ...

Yemen: Millions of children facing deadly hunger, amidst aid shortages and COVID-19

New York: Millions of children in the heart of the world’s worst humanitarian disaster could be pushed to the brink of starvation, due to huge shortfalls in humanitarian aid funding ...

Obesity may cause higher fatality of COVID-19 for young Americans

Washington/Xinhua: The victims of COVID-19 in the United States appear to be younger than those in other hard-hit rich countries, and the reason could be obesity.

Virologists warn of second wave of COVID-19 as Europe reopens for business

Brussels/Sputnik: After more than three months of COVID-19 social distancing measures, many countries in Europe have already taken steps to gradually begin reopening their borders and all ...

Coronavirus casts ‘huge shadow’ over Afghan life as multi-dimensional crisis continues

New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health emergency, but a multi-dimensional crisis for Afghanistan, dealing its people a painful blow just as Kabul and the Taliban prepar ...