India sends rapid response team to Kuwait to combat Covid-19
The rapid response team has been deputed at the request of the government of the State of Kuwait
Aditi Bhaduri
Saudi coalition ceasefire declared in Yemen to contain coronavirus
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UNICEF has been promoting hand-washing in Yemen.
9 April 2020
Peace and Security
A ceasefire declaration by Saudi Arabia in war-shattered Yemen that was due to come into effect on Thursday has been welcomed by United Nations chief António Guterres as a way to promote peace and slow the advance of COVID-19.
Mujibur Rahman’s killer faces the gallows after 45 years
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was killed along with most of his family in a military coup on August 15, 1975, nearly four years after he led Bangladesh to independence from Pakistan.
US bought over 29 million hydroxychloroquine doses from India: Trump
On Tuesday India allowed the export of hydroxychloroquine to the US, which has emerged as the global hot spot for Covid-19
Passover – Celebration of Freedom from bondage
The Pass Over is first of the three main festivals of the Jewish Year. It commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and is observed for 8 days from the evening of Wednesday, the 8th April, till 15th April, this year. The festival commemorates the deliverance of Jews from Egyptian bondage and becoming a free people awakened to the determination to serve none but the One God.
A Billion Candles Against COVID-19 Darkness
In a country where the majority of the population is Hindu, the Prime Minister drew on the Hindu diya or light-prayer to strengthen national resolve in fighting the virus. will resonate well with prayers for redemption from all evil, by Uganda and other countries of the Christian world, whose holiest week started on Sunday 5th of April
In closed session UN Security Council to discuss COVID-19 pandemic
By PTI United Nations: The United Nations Security Council will hold a closed session on
India to continue export of Covid-19 related drugs
The Director General of Foreign Trade has notified lifting restrictions on 14 drugs yesterday, April 6.
US employment plunges in March amid worsening coronavirus damage
The total unemployment rate rose from a 50-year low of 3.5 per cent to its highest level since August 2017.
UN helps Iraq overcome bottlenecks in battle against Covid-19
With a global shortage of supplies and equipment to fight the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the UN health agency has assisted in successfully producing urgently needed laboratory items for testing suspected COVID-19 cases in Iraq.