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The government said it planned to limit the amount gamblers can transfer into online casino accounts to 5,000 Swedish crowns ($495) a week.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said his government will step up investment in various sectors as the world's second-largest economy reels from the coronavirus.

Pakistan in March had requested IMF for a low-cost, fast-disbursing loan under its Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) to deal with the economic impact of COVID-19.

In Britain, volunteers in a trial at the University of Oxford are set to be given on Thursday the first dose of a potential vaccine based on a virus found in chimpanzees.

While there have been isolated protests in states aimed at lifting aggressive stay-at-home measures, most Americans don’t believe it will be safe to ease the restrictions anytime soon.

The Trump administration has long argued that Iran's satellite activities were a cover for ballistic missile work.

South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with US intelligence have cast doubt on the South Korean and US media reports

Highlighting "startling digital divides" between the rich and poor, a UNESCO statement added that 43 percent of young people have no access to internet at home.

US President Donald Trump has said there are 72 active trials underway across the country researching dozens of therapies and treatments for the coronavirus and tremendous progress is being made on vaccines.

The death toll of 478 was down for the sixth straight day, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 14,347.

A report in The Sunday Times' had claimed that the UK government did not react fast enough as the death toll from Covid-19 started mounting in Wuhan province of China, the epicentre of the pandemic.

Islamabad police registered a case against cleric of Lal Masjid, Maulana Abul Aziz, on Saturday for gathering several people for Friday prayers at the mosque.

Millions of Bangladeshi households depend on the garment sector, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

Businesses have been closed and church doors shut to prevent the virus' insidious spread. For some, the restrictions during Easter are particularly tough.

Friday’s illustration is part of Google’s doodle 'Thank You Coronavirus Helpers' series to recognise the unsung heroes during the pandemic: the essential service providers.

Layoffs are spreading beyond service industries like hotels, bars and restaurants, which absorbed the brunt of the initial job cuts, into white collar professional occupations, including software programmers, construction workers and sales people.