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  Last update: 04:07 GMT 04.04.2020

  04:07 GMT 04.04.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  'My Mistake That I Voted for Imran Khan': Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside Pakistani PM's House

  New Delhi (Sputnik): With the rapid increase in number of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Pakistan government has imposed a national lockdown. According to health officials, the country has reported more than 30 deaths so far.

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  Last update: 06:45 GMT 04.04.2020

  06:45 GMT 04.04.2020

  Opinion

  Retired US Colonel Talks Secret Project That Trained Fighter Pilots to Beat Russian MiGs

  WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A highly classified US Air Force base in the Nevada Desert for years was home to a secret squadron whose mission was to teach American pilots how to defeat Russian MiG fighter jets, its former commander told Sputnik in an interview.

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  Last update: 06:52 GMT 04.04.2020

  06:52 GMT 04.04.2020

  Latin America

  Caracas Condemns EU for Endorsing US Plan on Setting Transitional Venezuelan Government

  BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) - Venezuela is condemning the European Union's endorsement of the United States' proposal to establish a transitional government in the Latin American country as silence in the face of Washington's "aggression against Venezuelan sovereignty," Venezuelan Foreign Minister Gorge Arreaza has said.

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  Last update: 06:04 GMT 04.04.2020

  06:04 GMT 04.04.2020

  India

  Bored at Home Amid Lockdown, Bollywood Diva Urvashi Rautela Shows Her Sexy Side

  New Delhi (Sputnik): Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela, who represented India at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant, made her acting debut with “Singh Saab the Great”, which was released in 2013.

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  Last update: 04:15 GMT 04.04.2020

  04:15 GMT 04.04.2020

  Opinion

  No Gender Equality: Why COVID-19 Appears to Be Far More Deadly for Men Than Women

  While the death toll from coronavirus is continuing to rise around the world, it has become obvious that sex and gender differences do play a role when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. British health experts Dr Bharat Pankhania and Sarah Hawkes explain why men are more likely to die from coronavirus than women.

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  Last update: 02:48 GMT 04.04.2020

  02:48 GMT 04.04.2020

  UK

  British NHS Ups Administration Staff Intake Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  25,000 former NHS workers have offered their return to hospitals throughout the UK after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a plea last week, and Health Secretary Matt Hancock has now stated that Britain’s rate of coronavirus infection could soon reach peak levels.

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  Last update: 06:17 GMT 04.04.2020

  06:17 GMT 04.04.2020

  World

  Singer Pink Reveals She's Recovered From COVID-19, Donates $1 Million to Fight Pandemic

  Two weeks ago, singer Pink and her three-year-old son Jameson developed symptoms of COVID-19. The singer’s attending physician conducted a test for coronavirus which revealed her infection.

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  Last update: 04:59 GMT 04.04.2020

  04:59 GMT 04.04.2020

  India

  Covid-19 to Deal $90 Billion Blow to Indian Economy - Advocacy Body

  New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared a 21-day Covid-19 national lockdown since 25 March. The government has also announced entitlements such as cash transfer and food as relief to the marginalised segments of the society. Indian finance ministry will soon announce a stimulus package.