Nearly 120 nations now back push for coronavirus origin probe
DHARAMSALA, 18 May: Almost 120 nations have now backed an international push for the probe of the coronavirus origin ahead of the WHO’s biggest annual meet, media reports said.
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Author: Tibet Express Newsdesk
India further extends nationwide COVID-19 lockdown till 31 May
DHARAMSALA, 18 May: India has further extended its nationwide lockdown by two weeks till 31 May as the Covid-19 cases in India surged to 96,169.
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‘Coronavirus Made In Lab, Not Natural’, Says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
“This is not a natural virus. It is an artificial virus and now many countries in the whole world – they are researching it for a vaccine,” Gadkari said.
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Czech parliamentarians join global call for immediate release of Panchen Lama, family
DHARAMSALA, 15 May: Lawmakers from Czech Republic’s Parliamentary Support Group for Tibet have joined the global call for the immediate release of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his entire family as it marks the 25th year of their enforced disappearance.
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Swiss parliamentarians call for immediate release of Panchen Lama, family
DHARAMSALA, 14 May: A total of 15 lawmakers from Switzerland have called upon the Chinese government to immediately release the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his entire family.
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COVID-19 cases on the rise in Himachal
DHARAMSALA, 13 May: The COVID-19 case in the Himachal Pradesh has spiked from just one active case to 26 cases in nine days.
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Chinese scholar detained for calling China’s constitution ‘fake’ among others
DHARAMSALA, 12 May: An outspoke Chinese constitutional scholar has been detained by authorities in China for denouncing China’s constitution as fake and urging politicians to revolt.
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Pioneer of Orphanages in Tibet dies from COVID-19 in Switzerland
A young girl orphaned when fleeing with her family after the 1959 uprising in Tibet who later went back to Tibet to establish orphanages for abandoned children has died this week of COVID-19 in Switzerland.
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CTA starts bringing home stranded Tibetan students
DHARAMSALA, 11 May: The Department of Education(DoE) of the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) has brought home 29 Tibetan students from Baroda to Dehradun.
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CTA’s week-long prayer service for Tibetans deceased, suffering COVID-19 underway
DHARAMSALA, 11 May: The Department of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration has begun its week-long prayer service dedicated to Tibetans who have passed away or are infected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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