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Missing Rohingya refugees found alive on Malaysian island

KUALA LUMPUR 27 July 2020 – Twenty-six Rohingya refugees, who had been feared drowned while trying to swim ashore on the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi, were found alive hiding in the bushes on a nearby islet, a senior coastguard official said on Monday. Malaysia does not recognize refugee status, …

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Recovery rate touches new high, nearly 64% today

NEW DELHI 26 July 2020 – Highest ever recoveries registered in a single day; more than 36,000 patients discharged Recoveries outnumber active COVID cases by more than 4 lakh Yesterday recorded the highest ever recoveries in a single day. 36,145 COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged in the last 24 hours. …

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Coffee Day owed $472 million by deceased founder’s firm

BENGALURU 25 July 2020 – An entity linked to the deceased founder of India’s Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd owed the coffee chain 35.35 billion rupees ($472.5 million), an investigation report released by the company showed on Friday. Coffee Day founder V.G. Siddhartha was found dead in a river in southern …

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Record numbers of coronavirus cases in every global region

25 July 2020 – Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections over the past week, around double the number that did so the previous week, showing a pick-up in the pandemic in every region of the world. The rate of cases has been increasing not only …

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Cipla gets India approval to sell COVID-19 drug favipiravir

BENGALURU 25 July 2020 – Cipla Ltd has received Indian regulatory approval to sell anti-viral drug favipiravir to treat COVID-19, the drugmaker said on Friday, as coronavirus infections in the world’s third worst-hit nation show no sign of abating. The Drug Controller General of India granted Cipla accelerated approval to …