Indian artists paint the roads 'aware' to promote social distancing

Wild Boars take over Israeli streets while people beat lockdown blues

Quarantined with some of his family members at his Panvel farmhouse amid lockdown, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has penned and sung a coronavirus-themed song to spread awareness about the pandemic.

Salman Khan writes and sings coronavirus-themed song 'Pyaar karona'

A day before a host of relaxations to boost economic activities kick in amid the nationwide lockdown, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday that more relief measures are bound to come if India continues to manage the coronavirus crisis well, asserting that "you cannot (have) lockdown permanently".

More relaxations in offing if India continues to manage coronavirus well: Prakash Javadekar

The Delhi government has decided to not relax the ongoing lockdown as of now as the coronavirus appears to be spreading at a "faster pace" in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday, asserting that the decision is aimed at saving lives.

Arvind Kejriwal says no to easing coronavirus relaxations in Delhi

In Chigwell, England, fitness session becomes a highlight amid lockdown. Fitness unites people.

Chigwell: Fitness session becomes a highlight amid lockdown, fitness unites people

Pakistan reports more than 7,000 positive COVID-19 cases, 135 lost their lives. Here is more details in this video..

Pakistan reports more than 7,000 positive COVID-19 cases, 135 people lose their lives

The Pakistan government has decided to extend lockdown till April 30 but on ground situation is something else. Know in this video..

Pak govt decides to extend lockdown till April 30, COVID-19 cases count crosses 7,000

A 35-year-old woman who fell sick while standing in a queue at a shop in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district to collect free ration being distributed during lockdown died at a hospital, officials said on Saturday.

UP: Woman dies after standing in queue to collect ration

In Kenya, a lawmaker wants all Chinese citizens to leave the country. Meanwhile, in Michigan, armed protesters took to the streets to protest against a lockdown. WION's Palki Sharma brings you the top developments for Thursday.

Gravitas: The big developments for 16th April | Wuhan Coronavirus

Joselito lived through animal-related influenzas like SARS and H1N1, so the Spanish ham producer was one step ahead of the sanitary measures imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

E-commerce: How an Iberian ham producer reinvented itself amid the coronavirus pandemic

The IMF predicts that India will be the least affected by a global recession. Meanwhile, Austria has begun relaxing lockdown measures. WION's Palki Sharma gets you the biggest developments from across the world for Tuesday.

Gravitas: The big global developments for April 14 | Wuhan Coronavirus

What do you do if you live in a cottage in the Tuscan countryside with a rubbish phone line that means no internet signal at home? 12-year-old Giulio Giovannini has found a solution. He packs a rucksack with his school books and a tablet, grabs a small table, a stool and drags his mum out of the house to drive him to the middle of nowhere to one particular spot on a hill under a tree where he can finally get a signal.

No internet? Italian boy drives miles to study under a tree in the middle of nowhere

A Swiss couple who gave birth to a baby girl during the novel coronavirus outbreak says she will be reminded of the "particular period" of her birth, but they are not worried about the virus.

Born under coronavirus confinement: "Something to remember" says dad born days after Chernobyl

Italians are known for being food-lovers, so perhaps it is no surprise that a nationwide lockdown has meant families across the country are whiling away time by baking - so much so that the demand for flour has skyrocketed more than any time since World War Two.

Wartime demand for flour as bread-making frenzy takes over Italy

A year on from the inferno that gutted Notre-Dame de Paris and stunned the world, the cathedral's great bell will ring out on Wednesday (April 15) evening, as a mark of the building's resilience and that of the medics battling France's coronavirus epidemic.

On fire's anniversary, Notre-Dame's great bell to break its silence

Masks made from the leaves of banana trees and a self-imposed quarantine have become the only weapons that a northern indigenous community in Peru has to fight the novel coronavirus.

Banana leaf masks and self-quarantine: indigenous communities fight COVID-19 with limited resources

Everyday after his paper route, Abdelaziz El-Edresy gets on his bicycle carrying bags of meat scraps, and rides around the Moroccan capital looking for stray cats to feed.

"We're not alone on this planet," Moroccan man feeds hungry street cats

Alcohol prices in the grey market have more than quadrupled and online searches for how to make homemade alcohol have soared during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, with bars and liquor stores shut for weeks across most parts of the country.

'How to make alcohol at home' among top online searches as liquor prices soar amid lockdown

Global pandemic taking lives of people worldwide. US becomes the nation with maximum fatality, followed by Italy and other countries of Europe. Scientists and researchers are working days and nights to find the cure for this disease.

Is lockdown the best effective vaccine against COVID-19?

How talented is Ayushmann Khurrana! The man has earned several accolades for his acting, is a known singer and even plays the piano like a dream. In a video posted on Instagram recently, Ayushmann can be seen playing the song 'Bella Ciao' from the popular Netflix series 'Money Heist'.

Ayushmann Khurrana looks like El Professor as he plays 'Bella Ciao' from 'Money Heist'

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday termed as unfortunate the gathering of migrant workers outside the Bandra railway station and stressed such incidents should not recur in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.

Take steps to avoid a repeat of Bandra railway station gathering: Sharad Pawar to govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing nation over the current status of Coronavirus in India. Recently, the Prime Minister held a meeting with the chief ministers of various states to discuss the extension of the lockdown and the future course of action to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

PM Modi's address to the nation over COVID-19

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday paid homepage to the chief architect of the Constitution, Dr B R Ambedkar on his 129th birth anniversary and urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee "to reflect and follow the Constitution".

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar urges Mamata to 'follow constitution'

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