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Coronavirus: Did Wuhan lab shutdown in October? Cellphone data fuels conspiracy theories

Cell phone data revealed that the high-security laboratory which has been studying Coronaviruses was shut down in October 2019

May 9, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

US lawmakers urge support for Taiwan at WHO, as US criticizes China

On Friday, May 8, the leaders of US congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to several countries asking them to support Taiwan's participation in WHO

May 9, 2020

By Reuters

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Russia confirms over 10,000 Coronavirus cases cases in the past day

The deadly virus outbreak has claimed the lives of over 270,000 worldwide and infected over 3.9 million people globally

May 9, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Coronavirus

Dubai's Burj Khalifa gets turned into World's Tallest Donation Box for Coronavirus

Each donation of AED 10 will light up a LED light on the facade of the tallest tower in the world and is aimed at providing meals to the less fortunate communities in the UAE

May 9, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Coronavirus

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Twitter disagree that China, Russia spreading COVID-19 misinformation

Twitter disputes the US government's claim that thousands of accounts on its platform that were disseminating misinformation

May 9, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

Audio clip with toilet flush sound during US Supreme Court online hearing goes viral on social media

The sound of toilet flush was heard as attorney Robert Martinez was placing his arguments regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act before the Supreme Court hearing

May 9, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Plandemic: A close look at this viral conspiracy video's claims on Coronavirus, Ebola and Fauci

Several social media platforms have been trying to delete the video as it violates the rules, but Plandemic became so popular that people keep on posting the clips

May 9, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

China's military spending can drop as economy struggles to recover from Coronavirus hit

Impacted by the coronavirus, China's GDP dropped 6.8 percent in the first three months of 2020.

May 9, 2020

By Jacob J

Coronavirus

Texas: Man gets killed after American airliner hits him on the runway

While the man died on the spot, the aircraft suffered damage on its left engine cowling, highlighting the intensity of collision

May 9, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Germany's confirmed cases of Coronavirus rise by 1,251 to 168,551: Report

The novel virus outbreak has infected more than 3.9 million people globally with US accounting for almost one-third of the cases

May 9, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Coronavirus

Coronavirus at White House: After Trump's valet, Mike Pence's aide tests positive

Katie Miller is the wife of Stephen Miller, one of the senior advisers to the US President

May 9, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus

Trump, Saudi king reaffirm defense ties amid tensions

The two leaders spoke after news the US planned to withdraw two Patriot anti-missile batteries from Saudi Arabia that have been a defense against Iran

May 9, 2020

By Reuters