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[ad_1] Worshipers in one of Seoul’s largest Catholic churches in South Korea should refrain from singing hymns or saying “amen” for fear of spreading saliva. Priests disinfect their hands during communion. Holy water has been removed from the chapel. “This should become the new normal from now on,” said Gong …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India hoped to be able to persuade Pakistan through the “secondary channel” to free the retired Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of “espionage and terrorism” in 2017, Lead attorney Harish Salve has said. Salve was …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India reported the fewest cases after completing one million coronavirus tests across the country. According to data collected by the Ministry of Health, the Indian Council for Medical Research and Our World in Data, there were 39,980 cases in India when the country completed a million Covid-19 …

[ad_1] Three more Indians face action in the United Arab Emirates over alleged anti-Muslim hate speech on social media, Gulf News reported on Saturday. The three Indians facing action in the UAE have been identified as chef Rohit Rawat, storekeeper Sachin Kinnigoli and a cashier whose name has been withheld …

[ad_1] Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: After the issuance of Ministry of Home Affairs order on reopening of districts from 4 May, the Tripura government on Saturday said that there will be no prohibition in the functioning of government offices in green and orange zones. All categories of employees will work …

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday saw its biggest single-day increase in coronavirus cases with 1,952 new infections, bringing the total number of Covid-19 patients to 18,770, authorities said. The death toll from the viral infection rose to 432 with 47 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, the ministry of …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s fatality rate of 3.3% of total confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths of 0.09 people per one lakh population compares well with some other countries, including South Korea, which is seen as a top performer in containing the disease, and China that resorted to measures like mass …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The Trump administration granted a 60-day grace period on Friday to work with visa and green card holders and applicants who were in the midst of their applications being processed before the coronavirus pandemic interrupted it. Applicants and petitioners who received notifications to submit various documents between March …

[ad_1] Quarantine and self-isolation need not be monotonous and stifling. They can be the gateway to work, either in the arts or in the sciences, which define the history of the world. Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, John Milton, and Lord Byron used that time to add to their formidable body …

[ad_1] Life has been strange, but systematically, suspended by the pandemic. It is systematic because the pandemic has frozen us not only in our homes, but also in the largest typefaces of our caste, class and gender. The virus has discarded any illusions or claims that these identities may not …