International News: April 2020

Thursday, 30 April 2020

Ramayan Breaks All Records, Becomes World's Most-watched Show

Ramanand Sagar had made a total of 78 episodes of this serial based on Valmiki's Ramayana and Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas .

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Rishi Kapoor's Leading Ladies Remember the Versatile Actor

Rishi Kapoor's leading ladies from Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla, Urmila Matondkar to Simi Garewal paid tributes to their "outspoken yet warm" co-star.

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Irrfan Khan: Remembering the Humble Actor Who Never Shied Away from Criticism

Irrfan Khan had a phenomenal ability to take criticism, and remained humble and shy in an endearing sort of way.

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Gigi Hadid's Mother Yolanda Confirms Her Daughter's Pregnancy

Supermodel Gigi Hadid is expecting her first child with boyfriend Zayn Malik. Her mother Yolanda says they are due in September.

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WHO should be ashamed of itself, it is like a PR agency for China: Trump

"I think that the World Health Organization should be ashamed of themselves because they are like the public relations agency for China," Trump told reporters in the East Room of the White House.

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UN chief: World should follow South Korea on COVID-19 fight

The United Nations chief said he hopes many countries in the world will follow the ``remarkable example'' of South Korea, which he said has been ``extremely successful'' in addressing the coronavirus pandemic and is planning to tackle climate change in its recovery from COVID-19.

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Chinese mainland reports 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

The Chinese health authority said on Friday that it received reports of 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Chinese mainland on Thursday, of which six were imported. The other six new cases were domestically transmitted, including five in Heilongjiang Province and one in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the National Health Commission said in a daily report, Xinhua reported.

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Economic figures show grim toll in Europe and US from virus

Bleak new figures Thursday underscored the worldwide economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits has climbed past a staggering 30 million, while Europe’s economies have gone into an epic slide.

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WHO should be ashamed for acting like China's PR agency, says Donald Trump amid COVID-19 crisis

US President Donald Trump came down heavily on the World Health Organisation (WHO) saying it should be 'ashamed for acting like the public relations agency for China'. The Trump Administration has already suspended the US' financial assistance to WHO, temporarily and has launched a probe into WHO's role in the coronavirus COVID-19 spread.

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'Can't Tell You Details': Trump Says Evidence Links China Lab to Origin of Coronavirus, Threatens Tariffs

The diatribe from the Republican incumbent came as data showed the United States shed more than 30 million jobs in six weeks, as lockdown measures began to bite across the nation.

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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In Place of Pomp and Circumstance: Oprah

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Irrfan Khan’s wife Sutapa Sikdar changes Facebook profile pic, writes emotional post for late husband

Actor Irrfan Khan's death on Wednesday left his fans in shock. The actor was rushed to the Kokilabhen Hospital due to colon infection and breathed his last on April 29. He is survived by his wife Sutapa Sikdar and two sons Babli and Ayan. On Thursday, the actor's wife Sutapa took to social media to pen a heartfelt message for her late husband. She updated her Facebook display picture with an adorable picture of herself hugging Irrfan and captioned: "I have not lost I have gained in every which way...."

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France reports 289 new fatalities due to COVID-19 in 24 hours, total death toll at 24,376

France registered 289 deaths caused by the coronavirus, bringing the tally to 24,376, the world's fourth-highest after the United States, Italy and Spain, while hospital data continued to show encouraging indicators as the government plans to lift the coronavirus lockdown on May 11, said health ministry director Jerome Salomon. on the epidemic. The number of people who succumbed to the COVID-19 slowed by 1.1 per cent on a daily basis, the lowest increase on a weekday since the end of March, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.

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Trump calls COVID-19 pandemic Wuhan's lab mistake; threaten tariff against China

President Donald Trump on Thursday speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to some kind of horrible “mistake”. The US president threatened the country with fresh tariffs as he stepped up his attacks on Beijing over the coronavirus crisis, saying he had seen evidence linking a Wuhan lab to the contagion. Trump even suggested the release could have been intentional.

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Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 3.3 million mark, death toll at 2,33,966

Worldwide coronavirus cases have crossed the 3.3 million mark taking confirmed positive COVID-19 cases to 33,05,806 with over 2.3 lakh deaths i.e at 2,33,966. On Thursday, global cases crossed 32,19,240-mark including 2,28,190 deaths. At the same time, COVID-19 confirmed cases in United States are nearing 1.1 million mark including 63,856 deaths making the country the worst-hit country globally with coronavirus.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Top Headlines This Hour

The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 3.3 million, including more than 2,33,000 fatalities. More than 1,039,000 patients are reported to have recovered while – people have lost their lives so far. Follow this breaking news blog for live updates on coronavirus pandemic as it continues to pose a challenge for health workers and scientists who are in a race against time to produce a vaccine/medicine. Indiatvnews.com brings you the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis that has resulted in job losses in millions and changing the way we work. Stay Home, Stay Safe and Stay Informed as our team of dedicated editors/reporters bring you the latest news on coronavirus:

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Trump calls COVID-19 pandemic Wuhan's lab mistake; threaten tariff against China

Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan breaks all records, becomes world's most-watched show

Ramanand Sagars popular TV serial 'Ramayan' which is re-airing on Doordarshan became the world's most-watched show on April 16 with 7.7 crore viewers, DD India posted on its official Twitter handle on late Thursday night. 'Ramayan' is being telecast again since March 28 on public demand. In fact, when it was telecast for the first time, the serial had broken all records of popularity, and the show has repeated its history again. Ramanand Sagar had made a total of 78 episodes of this serial based on Valmiki's Ramayana and Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas .

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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin says he tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Thursday that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus, becoming the highest-ranking Russian official known to have gotten infected.

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Fiona Ex Machina

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Two Arrested in Killings of Transgender Women in Puerto Rico

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Wednesday, 29 April 2020

35 US states release formal opening plans amid coronavirus pandemic

As many as 35 of the 50 American states have released formal opening plans, as US President Donald Trump on Wednesday exuded confidence that much better days are ahead for the country that has seen more than 61,000 deaths over the past two months due to COVID-19. "We mourn, and I have to say this so strongly we mourn every life tragically lost to the invisible enemy. And we are heartened that the worst of the pain and suffering is going to be behind us," Trump said, during a White House roundtable with industry executives on "Opening Up America Again".

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A Strange Dinosaur May Have Swam the Rivers of Africa

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Harrison Ford Strayed Onto an Active Runway in His Plane

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Prisoner With Coronavirus Dies After Giving Birth While on Ventilator

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Global coronavirus cases surge to 3.2 million, death toll at 2,28,190

Coronavirus worldwide cases have crossed 32,19,240-mark including 2,28,190 deaths. In the last 24 hours, the world has witnessed over 1,056 news cases and 164 new deaths. COVID-19 confirmed cases in United States have crossed 10,64,194-marl including 61,656 deaths making the country the worst-hit country globally with coronavirus.

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Drug proves effective against coronavirus as economic damage rises

Scientists on Wednesday announced the first effective treatment against the coronavirus — an experimental drug that can speed the recovery of COVID-19 patients — in a major medical advance that came as the economic gloom caused by the scourge deepened in the U.S. and Europe. The U.S. government said it is working to make the antiviral medication remdesivir available to patients as quickly as possible.

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Global coronavirus cases surge to 3.2 million, death toll at 2,28,190

Drug proves effective against coronavirus as economic damage rises

COVID-19 survivor Kanika Kapoor can’t donate her plasma for other patients. Here’s why

Baby Doll singer Kanika Kapoor has returned home after getting treatment for coronavirus in Lucknow. The actress tested positive for COVID-19 on March 20th, soon after she returned from London. She was then kept under isolation and was discharged after three negative tests for the virus. Now that the actor is doing good, she decided to donate her plasma for the vaccine to treat other coronavirus patients but she cannot because of low haemoglobin. A senior official King George’s Medical University told DNA, "Blood sample of Kanika Kapoor was examined and almost all parameters about plasma donation were found to be appropriate. However, the haemoglobin quantity was found less than the standard. Hence, she has to wait for a few days for plasma donation."

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Nick Jonas turns Priyanka Chopra's 'in-house piano teacher' during lockdown

Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas says her husband and pop singer Nick Jonas is teaching her to play the piano while self-isolating together amid the coronavirus pandemic. During a conversation with Vogue, the actress shared how she and her husband have been passing time, reports people.com. She said that they have been encouraging each other to "sharpen our creative skills and develop projects we want to produce". The actress said that the singer has been giving her piano lessons.

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Angelina Jolie sends condolences to Irrfan Khan's family

The demise of Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan has left the country in shock. Not just Bollywood celebrities, even Hollywood is mourning the loss of a great person. Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has expressed her condolences on the demise of Indian actor Irrfan Khan, in a message shared with IANS.

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Irrfan Khan: Mira Nair Remembers Her ‘Namesake’ Star

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Happy Birthday Rohit Sharma: Some interesting statistics from his illustrious career

India opener and one of the best white-ball batsmen of all-time, Rohit Sharma celebrates his 33rd birthday on Thursday (April 30). The right-handed batsman, who started his international career in June 2007, witnessed a huge turnaround in his career after he was asked to open the innings for India during the 2013 Champions Trophy. Since then the Hitman – as Rohit is popularly called – has succeeded in scoring three double hundreds in ODIs, four centuries in T20Is and he is also the first player to hit twin hundreds in his debut appearance as a Test opening batsman.

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Happy Birthday Rohit Sharma: Some interesting statistics from his illustrious career

Coronavirus LIVE: Top Headlines This Hour

The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 3.2 million, including more than 228,190 fatalities. More than 1,000,101 patients are reported to have recovered. Follow this breaking news blog for live updates on coronavirus pandemic as it continues to pose a challenge for health workers and scientists who are in a race against time to produce a vaccine/medicine. Indiatvnews.com brings you the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis that has resulted in job losses in millions and changing the way we work. Stay Home, Stay Safe and Stay Informed as our team of dedicated editors/reporters bring you the latest news on coronavirus:

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Corrections: April 30, 2020

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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Coronavirus COVID-19: Will start addressing 'wild' campaign rallies very soon, says President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (April 29) said that he will resume travelling across the country from next week and will start addressing "wild" campaign rallies very soon.

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Delivering Food Under Coronavirus

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The Trump Administration’s Legal Moves to Prevent a Meat Shortage, Explained

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Trump Seeks Push to Speed Vaccine, Despite Safety Concerns

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Trump and Kushner Engage in Wishful Thinking and Revisionist History

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Tuesday, 28 April 2020

Italy registers 201,505 coronavirus cases, death toll at 27,359

The total death toll due to novel coronavirus has claimes more than 27,000 lives. As of today, Italy's death toll stood at 27,359, bringing the total number of cases, including fatalities and recoveries, so far to 201,505, according to the latest data released by the country's Civil Protection Department.The Civil Protection Department on Tuesday confirmed that there were 2,091 new active coronavirus infections compared to Monday, bringing the nationwide total to 105,205, Xinhua reported.

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Filtered Coffee May Be Especially Good for Heart Health

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Top Headlines This Hour

The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 3.1 million, including more than 210,000 fatalities. More than 955,000 patients are reported to have recovered while – people have lost their lives so far. Follow this breaking news blog for live updates on coronavirus pandemic as it continues to pose a challenge for health workers and scientists who are in a race against time to produce a vaccine/medicine. Indiatvnews.com brings you the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis that has resulted in job losses in millions and changing the way we work. Stay Home, Stay Safe, and Stay Informed as our team of dedicated editors/reporters bring you the latest news on coronavirus:

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Pulkit Samrat channelizes inner chef as he cooks for girlfriend Kriti Kharbanda amid COVID-19 lockdown

Lucky are the ones who are quarantining with their loved ones during difficult times. Amid the nationwide lockdown due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, Bollywood celebrities have been flaunting their culinary skills on social media. Actor Pulkit Samrat who has been continuously updating his fans about the time he's spending with his actress-girlfriend Kriti Kharbanda has now turned into a chef. Kriti took to Instagram, where she shared a photograph of the prawn curry made by Pulkit.

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Irrfan Khan's spokesperson rubbishes rumours the actor is no more

Soon after reports of Irrfan Khan's hospitalization became public on Tuesday, rumors started doing the rounds claiming that the actor had passed away. An official statement had to be issued on behalf of the actor at around 1am on Wednesday to quash all such extreme rumours. "It's really disappointing to know that there are extreme assumptions being made about Irrfan's health. While we are truly appreciative that people are concerned, it's disheartening to see some sources spread extreme rumours and creating panic. Irrfan is a strong person and is still fighting the battle. We really request you to not fall for rumours and not partake in these conversations which are fictional. We have always actively clarified and shared updates on his health and we will continue doing so," said the statement, issued on behalf of Irrfan by his spokesperson.

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