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Root ‘very optimistic’ England will play home Tests despite virus

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“Upbeat – England captain Joe Root believes his side can still play Tests in their home season despite the coronavirus. ©AFP” /> captain Joe Root has said he is “very optimistic” Test cricket will take place in his side’s 2020 home season even if that means the squad have to go into more than two months’ of quarantine. With Britain currently in lockdown because of the coronavirus, a three-Test series against the West Indies scheduled for June has been postponed, with Pakistan due to visit later in a season whose…

WHO cautions against use of Madagascar anti-virus potion

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The World Health Organization on Thursday advised governments to clinically test a herbal drink touted by Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina as a remedy against coronavirus. The Covid-Organics infusion is derived from artemisia — a plant with proven anti-malarial properties — and other indigenous herbs. Rajoelina hopes to distribute the infusion across West Africa and beyond, claiming it cures COVID-19 patients within 10 days. Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Niger have already received consignments of the potion. Others such as Tanzania have expressed interest. But the World Health Organization…

Donald Trump tests negative for coronavirus after report valet infected

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for coronavirus(REUTERS) President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for coronavirus after finding out a member of the U.S. military who worked on the White House campus had become infected, a White House spokesman said on Thursday. The military official was identified by CNN as personal valet to Trump.

India kicks off op to fly back citizens, 363 evacuees from UAE land in Kerala

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Thirty nine pregnant women were among the 363 people who returned to India from the United Arab Emirates on Thursday night via two Air India Express flights that formed the first leg of a massive repatriation programme involving 12 countries and 15,000 passengers. The first flight of the ‘Mission ‘Vande Bharat’ carrying 181 people from Abu Dhabi landed in Kochi around 10pm on Thursday. The second flight with 182 passengers from Dubai landed in Kozhikkode roughly 20 minutes later. As the passengers – many of them aged, disabled or…

Du Plessis quit as captain after one of his career’s ‘toughest’ seasons

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“Faf du Plessis has played 65 Tests for South Africa since his debut in 2012. ©AFP” /> Cape Town (AFP) – Former South African captain Faf du Plessis said on Monday he remained committed to the national team despite standing down from the role after one of his most challenging campaigns. In a pre-recorded interview released by Cricket South Africa, 35-year-old Du Plessis revealed some of the thinking behind his decision to give up the position in February. He also said the decision to rest him from most of the…

Pakistan’s Akhtar says would coach any nation — even arch-rivals India

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“Akhtar was known as the Rawalpindi Express in his playing days. ©AFP” /> New Delhi (AFP) – Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar said he is ready to coach fast bowlers from any country — even if an offer from arch-rivals India came his way. In an interview with a social networking platform, the 44-year-old paceman said he wants to help produce aggressive and fast bowlers who can take on opposition batsmen no matter which country they come from. When the presenter for the Helo app said India, Akhtar replied: “I…

England’s Stokes runs half marathon for NHS charities

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“England’s Ben Stokes has run a half marathon for NHS charities. ©AFP” /> London (AFP) – England all rounder Ben Stokes has run his first half marathon to raise money for Britain’s National Health Service. World Cup winner Stokes completed the run in one hour and 39 minutes and will donate the money raised to NHS Charities Together and national children’s cricket charity Chance to Shine amid the coronavirus pandemic. Stokes, who completed the run near his home in the North-East of England, urged fans to donate to a fundraising…

UK to pilot coronavirus contact tracing smartphone app

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After the pilot of the “test, track and trace procedures” on the island, the app is expected to be made more widely available to the British public later this month.(AP file photo) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The UK government on Monday announced that after hitting its testing target for coronavirus of over 100,000 tests daily, it will now be moving into the track and trace phase of its fight against the deadly virus, which has claimed 28,734 lives across hospitals and the wider community in the country. UK Health Secretary Matt…

Delhi slaps ‘special corona fee’ on alcohol as Covid-19 cases near 5,000 mark

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People stand in a queue to buy alcohol after authorities allowed opening of wines shops with certain restrictions during ongoing Covid-19 nationwide lockdown at Krishna Nagar in East Delhi. (PTI Photo) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Delhi registered another big spike of 349 new cases of Covid-19 that took the national capital’s tally to 4,898, the health department said in a statement Monday night. There are 3,403 active cases while 1,431 people have recovered from Covid-19. There was no casualty in the last 24 hours which remained at 64. Late Monday night,…

In Pakistan’s new script for terrorism in Kashmir, Handwara is the key

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Army personnel in Jaipur wearing face masks as a precaution against Covid -19 infection seen in the procession carrying the body of Colonel Ashutosh Sharma who was killed in an encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Handwara. (Himanshu Vyas/HT Photo) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ A second face-off between security forces and terrorists, not far from the Handwara house in north Kashmir where a bloody firefight killed 5 soldiers, appears to be part of a Pakistan attempt to rewrite the script for terrorism in Kashmir, a top security official told Hindustan…