New Zealand premier, Cabinet slash own salaries by 20% as COVID-19 hits economy
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she and her Cabinet members, as well as top public servants, would be taking "a 20...
Trump cuts WHO funding over coronavirus pandemic
WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has said he would halt funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) over its handling of the coronavirus...
COVID-19 death toll be 15% higher than shown; British economy face 13% GDP fall
LONDON: COVID-19 pandemic death toll of United Kingdom (UK) could run some 15 per cent higher than official figures have indicated so far, according...
India extends lockdown to May 3 as coronavirus cases cross 10,000
NEW DELHI: India’s nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world, will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said...
Britain nears 10,000 COVID-19 deaths as Boris Johnson makes ‘good progress’
LONDON: Britain is nearing the grim 10,000 death toll mark as its Prime Minister Boris Johnson is making "very good progress" in his recovery...
450 inmates tests positive for coronavirus at Chicago’s largest jail
CHICAGO: 450 inmates and staff have tested positive for coronavirus at Chicago's largest jail, county corrections officials said on Thursday, representing one of the...
Death toll in US tops 14,600 as New York reports single highest day toll
NEW YORK: Death toll in the United States due to coronavirus topped 14,600 on Wednesday, the second highest reported number in the world after...
China respects the rights of Muslim Community: Spokesperson
BEIJING: China will continue to respect the freedom and religious rights of its minorities including millions of Muslims, said a spokesperson of the Chinese...
British PM Johnson in hospital with persistent coronavirus symptoms
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still in hospital on Monday suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus,...
Global COVID-19 death toll tops 60,000; US surpasses 300,000 with 8,300 deaths
WASHINGTON: Global COVID-19 pandemic fatalities have increased over 60,000 on Saturday as US surpassed 300,000 infections with more than 8,300 deaths, there was some...
