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Bangladesh
  • Infection: 10929
  • Recovery: 1403
  • Death: 183

Source: IEDCR

World
  • Infection:3,596,142
  • Recovery:1,170,779
  • Death:251,718

Source: Johns Hopkins University

What one doctor’s suicide taught us

You were trying to help. It was the disease. Not you

Resident doctors and medical students from All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) attend a candle-lit march to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a 27-year-old woman on the outskirts of Hyderabad, in New Delhi, India, December 3, 2019. REUTERS

India launches probe against rape chat group

An online chat group that made light of gang-rape sparks a backlash on social media over trivialising sexual assault

FILE -- Guatemalan migrants, deported from the United States, arrive in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on March 19, 2019. Border closures, suspended asylum programs, interruptions in global transportation and stay-at-home lockdowns amid the coronavirus pandemic have drastically curbed migration around the world, particularly from poorer nations to rich ones. (Daniele Volpe/The New York Times)

Pandemic halts global migration

Many labourers have headed back to their home countries

A man wearing a protective face mask carries his bike in the Rue de Rivoli in Paris during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in France on May 5. REUTERS

Health fears outweigh
concern for economy

67% of respondents in a global survey agree that highest priority should be saving as many lives as possible even if it means the economy will recover more slowly

Two-year-old dog Chewy and his owner are seen at a dog hair saloon, after the government started opening some restaurants outside shopping malls, parks and barbershops, during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Bangkok on May 4. REUTERS

Thailand's pet groomer reopens

Pet grooming shops are among a handful of businesses that the Thai government allowed to reopen this week

New York Times reporter Brian Rosenthal in New York on May 4, 2017. The New York Times

The New York Times, others win Pulitzers

Pulitzer Prizes were awarded Monday to news organisations that delved into corruption, law enforcement and the legacy of racism in the United States

A man plays with fire next to a festive Ramadan float as it drives through a street in East Jerusalem to bring celebrations to people under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) movement restrictions, May 3, 2020. Picture taken on May 3, 2020 REUTERS

Performers bring Ramadan to fun-starved Jerusalem

Each night after iftar, a youth group drives around with musicians playing and singing Ramadan songs

The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, US, October 16, 2019. REUTER

Apple, Google ban location tracking in tracing apps

Apple and Google said to ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus

COVID-19: Can
natural remedies help?

As health experts scramble to find a vaccine, some are touting traditional herbal remedies as a means to boost immunity against the coronavirus

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Banking hours
extended again

Customers will be able to conduct banking transactions until 2.30 pm from May 10 as lockdown eases

FILE PHOTO: Containers of Chinese companies China Shipping and COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company) are loaded on a container as it is leaving the port in Hamburg, Germany March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo

US pushes to rip global supply chains from China

The country weighs new tariffs to punish Beijing for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak

Jerry Seinfeld arrives for the premiere of the movie “A Star Is Born” in Los Angeles, California, US, Sept 24, 2018. REUTERS/FILE

Seinfeld is making peace with nothing

The comedian says his new Netflix special may be his last but he is optimistic about the return of live comedy after the pandemic