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DUBAI (Reuters) - A United Nations rights official on Friday voiced concern over prisoners after reports of unrest in facilities prompted by worries over a coronavirus outbreak in countries including Iran, one of the worst-hit in the world. With the end of New Year holidays in Iran, state television announced…

The government has sent conflicting signals over the question of foreign donations to the new Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund, better known as PM-CARES.Initially, Indian ambassadors were directed to mobilise donations from abroad, with SWIFT code details made available in order to accept such contributions.…

LONDON (Reuters) - Before the parcel from the food bank arrived, Natasha Cartey had just half a bag of rice and a tub of butter. She was wondering when her next meal would be. Cartey lives in social housing in Newham, one of London’s poorest boroughs, and receives government benefits.…

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Riot Blockchain is worried COVID-19 may “seriously disrupt” its bitcoin (BTC) mining operations. The Nasdaq-listed rig builder revealed its concerns in its annual 10-K report with the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed Wednesday. Such reports always include a “general risks” section detailing worst-case business scenarios. This year, Riot added two pandemic-specific…

If food requirements of migrant workers are not met, then 'food riot' may be a real possibility.PTI|Last Updated: Mar 28, 2020, 07.44 PM ISTPTI A volunteer serves food to migrants waiting for buses to their native village, during a nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, at Anand…

Written by Anand Mohan J , Jignasa Sinha | New Delhi | Updated: March 25, 2020 12:16:55 am Authorities cleared out the camp, which was home for more than 600 riot victims on Tuesday. (Photo: Praveen Khanna)Shabana Ansari has five daughters to look after and no home to return to.…

Written by Anand Mohan J , Pritam Pal Singh | New Delhi | Updated: March 24, 2020 3:58:20 am With the number of coronavirus cases touching 30 in the capital, the Delhi High Court on Monday suspended its functioning as well as of seven district courts till April 4. (File…

Coordinated riots across Colombia's prison system over the weekend left 23 inmates dead at one Bogota jail and two in a maximum security facility 100 miles northeast of the capital. Inmates started fires and protested violently against overcrowded and unsanitary conditions that leave them vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic. No…