WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday announced USD 174 million financial assistance to 64 countries including $2.9 million to India to help them fight the coronavirus pandemic. This is in addition to the $100 million aid announced by the US in February. The newly announced assistance is part of a larger American global response package across multiple […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus. Mr Johnson said he developed mild symptoms over the past 24 hours, including a temperature and cough. He said he will now self-isolate in No 10 but will “continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus”. Mr Johnson was last seen […]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s mother Tenzile Erdogan died of acute cholecystitis at the age of 83 in Istanbul on Friday. Tenzile Erdogan died on Friday morning at Medipol Hospital where she was receiving treatment for some time. Premier’s mother Tenzile Erdogan was hospitalized with stomachache and high fever symptoms on September 30. Doctors […]
China, Russia and South Africa nixed Estonian efforts to initiate a discussion in the UN Security Council over the spread of Covid-19 with loss of lives threatening the peace and security of the world. China, from where the virus originated, is the President of the UNSC till March 31, after which Dominican Republic takes over. […]
A man accused of deadly attacks on mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch a year ago has pleaded guilty to 51 charges of murder. Brenton Tarrant, 29, also admitted the attempted murder of another 40 people, and one terrorism charge. He had previously denied the charges and was due to go on trial […]
Spanish army troops disinfecting nursing homes have found, to their horror, some residents living in squalor among the infectious bodies of people suspected of dying from the new coronavirus, authorities said Tuesday. Defense Minister Margarita Robles said the elderly residents were “completely left to fend for themselves, or even dead, in their beds.” She said […]
London: Britain’s Prince Charles on Wednesday tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office confirmed. The 71-year-old, who is the eldest son and heir to Queen Elizabeth II, has mild symptoms and “remains in good health”, his Clarence House office said. His wife Camilla, 72, tested negative for the virus, with the couple now self-isolating in […]
Pakistan is the only member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) that hasn’t contributed to the Covid-19 Emergency Fund for the grouping that has already received commitments worth $18.8 million. The fund, created with an initial contribution of $10 million from India, was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a video […]
US President Donald Trump has defended the Asian Americans, calling them “amazing people”, following the increasing attack on the community after his use of the term “Chinese virus” for the deadly coronavirus. Last week, President Trump said that China is responsible for the spread of the novel coronavirus and called the COVID-19 as the “Chinese Virus”. He […]
Education Minister of Pakistan’s Sindh province Saeed Ghani tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. The politician took to Twitter to reveal that he had tested positive for the virus, in a video message. The previous day I got myself tested for the coronavirus and the results came back positive,” he said. “However, I am not […]