WHO advance team on way to China to set up probe into virus origin
GENEVA: An advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for China to organize an investigation into the origins of the novel...
Japan will not revive state of emergency as Tokyo COVID- 19 cases rise
TOKYO: Japan has no need to reintroduce a state of emergency to tackle the novel coronavirus, its top government spokesman said on Friday, as...
Chinese parliament unanimously passes Hong Kong security law
BEIJING: The Chinese Parliament unanimously passed the Hong Kong security law, drawing international condemnation.
Media reports quoting sources, said the law was passed unanimously by...
China to safeguard its territorial authority at all cost: Spokesperson
BEIJING: A spokesperson of the Chinese foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian reiterated that his country will safeguard its territorial and administrative authority in Hong Kong...
Vietnam grounds Pakistani pilots over licence concerns
HANOI: Vietnam’s aviation authority said on Monday it had grounded all Pakistani pilots working for local airlines, amid concern from global regulators that some...
Gilead targets 2 million remdesivir courses by year-end
WASHINGTON: Gilead Sciences has said it expects supply of its potential COVID-19 drug remdesivir to exceed two million courses by year-end, more than double...
Violence spike against healthcare system threatens millions of lives in Afghanistan: ICRC
ISLAMABAD: The recent rise in violence in Afghanistan combined with targeted attacks against health-care facilities amid COVID-19 outbreak, threaten to reduce or prevent access...
England’s high streets half empty despite shops re-opening
LONDON: England’s high streets and shopping centres are still half empty compared to last year, despite the easing of lockdown rules which has allowed...
China says it must improve hygiene in markets after Beijing outbreak
SHANGHAI: Low standards of hygiene in China’s wholesale food markets and vulnerabilities in its food supply chain need to be urgently addressed after a...
New Delhi health minister hospitalized as COVID-19 cases surge in India
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendar Jain was hospitalised on Tuesday with high fever and was being tested for coronavirus as coronavirus cases continue...
