Trump halts US funding to WHO
DHARAMSALA, 15 April: The US President Donald Trump has announced that the US is freezing payments to the World Health Organization (WHO) over its failure in handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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India extends nationwide coronavirus lockdown till 3rd May
DHARAMSALA, 14 April: India today extended its nationwide lockdown until 3 May to tackle and prevent the spread of COVID- 19 pandemics.
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Biden Poised for Democratic Nomination as Sanders Bows Out
By Tyler Pager | Bloomberg | 8 April 2020.
Joe Biden became the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee Wednesday after Bernie Sanders ended his presidential run, setting up the former vice president to face President Donald Trump in November.
A critic who labelled Xi Jinping ‘clown’ for his handling of COVID-19 investigated for ‘serious violations’
DHARAMSALA, 9 April: An outspoken and influential critic of the Chinese Communist party who labelled Xi Jinping a “clown” over his handling of the coronavirus epidemic has been placed under investigation by China.
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Trump threatens to cut US funds to ‘China-centric’ WHO
DHARAMSALA, 8 April: The US President Donald Trump has stated that the World Health Organization(WHO) is biased toward China and threatened to stop funding it.
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Italy’s generously donated masks, coronavirus supplies to China now being sold back to them
DHARAMSALA, 7 April: China is allegedly selling Italy masks and coronavirus supplies that the latter had donated to them just weeks earlier, media reports said citing a source from the White House.
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UK PM Johnson in intensive care, needed oxygen after COVID-19 symptoms worsened
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care on Tuesday after receiving oxygen support for serious COVID-19 complications, leaving his foreign minister to lead the government’s response to the accelerating outbreak.
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CTA donates Rs 3 Lakh to District COVID-19 Relief fund
DHARAMSALA, 6 April: The Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) has contributed Rs 3 lakh towards Kangra District COVID-19 relief fund to extend its “solidarity and support with the commendable efforts of the DC Office” to tackle the pandemic.
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Miss Tibet Pageant 2020 cancelled: COVID-19
DHARAMSALA, 31 March: The 2020 Miss Tibet pageant has been cancelled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dalai Lama commends Coronavirus frontline workers
DHARAMSALA, 30 March: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has offered “special gratitude” to the Coronavirus frontline workers and stated that “their service is indeed compassion in action,” in his special message on Coronavirus Pandemic.
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