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FATF’s review meeting for Pakistan postponed due to Covid-19 crisis: Report
Pakistan has received an unexpected reprieve in meeting a deadline set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to counter terror financing as a key review meeting scheduled for June has been put off because of the Covid-19 crisis. Read more
PM Modi said pre-corona and post-corona life won’t be same, says BJD MP
Prime minister Narendra Modi told the Parliamentary floor leaders of political parties on Wednesday that people’s lives after the coronavirus outbreak was set to change and it won’t be any similar to the life enjoyed before the pandemic took a firm grip on the world including India, said a senior leader from the Biju Janta Dal. Read more
Covid-19: Mumbai civic body makes wearing masks mandatory, says violators may be arrested
The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made it mandatory for people stepping out of their homes to wear masks to check the spread of coronavirus disease Covid-19. Read more
{{/usCountry}}The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made it mandatory for people stepping out of their homes to wear masks to check the spread of coronavirus disease Covid-19. Read more
{{/usCountry}}Wuhan lifts 11-week lockdown as China records rise in imported Covid-19 cases
Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged December, ended its 11-week lockdown on Wednesday but restrictions on the movement of people were put in place in a northeastern province amid fears of a new wave of infection triggered by imported Covid-19 cases. Read more
He’ll get answer about pace: Shoaib Akhtar proposes duel between his son and Mohammad Kaif’s son
Reacting to Mohammad Kaif’s tweet on his son’s reaction of ‘hitting Shoaib Akhtar must be easy’, the Rawalpindi Express invited the former India middle order batsman for a duel with his son Mikael. Read more
After his two daughters, Bollywood producer Karim Morani also tests positive for coronavirus
Bollywood producer Karim Morani has tested positive for Covid-19, and has been admitted to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai. Earlier, his two daughters Zoa and Shaza had also tested positive for the disease. Read more
WhatsApp’s new limit on chat forwards: Important things you need to know
WhatsApp has limited the forwarding of frequently forwarded messages to one chat a time in attempts to curb the spread of Covid-19 misinformation. Messages that are frequently forwarded are highlighted by WhatsApp with a label. Read more
The Taste with Vir: We’ll have to extend the lockdown
The government has made no official announcement about the end of the lockdown but I don’t know a single person who believes that it will end on schedule. The most we can expect are staggered and perhaps region-based withdrawals of the restrictions. Read more
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