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February 21, 2020 8:32 AM

Mahashivaratri being celebrated with religious fervor, gaiety in Nepal

<span style="color: #222222;">The festival of Mahashivaratri is also being celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety in Nepal. Thousands of devotees are offering prayers at the famous Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu since early morning.<br />'&a...

February 21, 2020 8:09 AM

South Korea confirms 52 more cases of novel coronavirus

South Korea confirmed 52 more cases of novel coronavirus today, taking its figure to 156 and making it the worst-infected country outside China. More than 80 members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, have now been infected, starting with a 61-year-old woman who developed a fever on February 10 but...

February 20, 2020 9:32 PM

South Sudan president, rebel leader agrees to form unity government

<span style="color: #222222;">South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar today agreed to form a unity government, a long-delayed step towards ending six years of war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people. Mr Kiir said, the new government w...

February 20, 2020 8:28 PM

Two elderly passengers from coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan die

In Japan, about 500 passengers began disembarking the vessel Diamond Princess today while another 100 people were to leave for chartered flights home. A Health Ministry official said that an initial batch of passengers who had tested negative and shown no symptoms left the vessel yesterday, followin...

February 20, 2020 7:01 PM

South Korea reports first COVID-19 death

South Korea reported its first death from COVID-19. The Korea Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said, the South Korean man, believed to be around 63-year old, died at a hospital yesterday and posthumously tested positive for the virus. It said, authorities were investigating the exact cause ...

February 20, 2020 5:33 PM

Germany: Nine people dead after gun attacks on shisha bars

In Germany, a suspected far-right extremist carried out the attacks on two shisha bars in western Germany, killing at least nine people.<br />''<br />'' Federal Prosecutors are treating the case in the city of Hanau as terrorism, with authorities sayin...

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