UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for six measures to help countries recover from Covid-19 and keep them on track toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Financing for development in the context of Covid-19 means an unprecedented effort to mobilize resources and political will. Yet since the pandemic began one year ago, … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a bill into law enabling the incumbent head of state to run for two more terms starting 2024.
India recorded a single day spike of 103,558 Covid-19 cases on Monday, the highest so far, thus taking the total tally to 12,589,067.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called for all delegations for the Tokyo Olympic Games to have both male and female flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
Rafael Nadal became the fourth men’s player to reach 1,000 Tour-level wins on Wednesday after coming from one set down to beat fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in his opening match at Bercy Arena.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported a record-high 80,000 average daily increase of Covid-19 cases in the country, a new record of average daily cases since the onset of the pandemic.
US President Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron Trump had Covid-19 with no symptoms and now tests negative, first lady Melania Trump posted a family health update on Wednesday.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on the international community to get united and find a vaccine that is accessible to all.
Nearly 550,000 children in the United States have been diagnosed with coronavirus disease (Covid-19) since the onset of the pandemic, according to a new report of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association.
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was elected on Monday as the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to take over from outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
China successfully sent nine satellites into planned orbit at the Yellow Sea Tuesday.
The US state of California has seen 7,012 fires burn 1.5 million acres (about 6,070 square kilometers) as of Monday, compared to last year when 4,292 fires had burned 56,000 acres, according to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
China on Monday slammed the recent US executive order requiring ByteDance to divest its interest in TikTok’s operations in the United States within 90 days, saying that the so-called “freedom” and “security” are merely excuses for the “digital gunboat policy” pursued by some US politicians.
ANKARA – China, ground zero of the novel coronavirus outbreak, confirmed its first Covid-19 vaccine patent Sunday, according to state-affiliated media. “#China has approved its first #COVID19 #vaccine patent, which has been developed by PLA infectious disease expert Chen Wei’s team. Earlier, the phase 2 trial of the vaccine candidate found that the vaccine is safe … Read More
An Iraqi health official said on Tuesday that Iraq wants to secure the Russian coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine after it is internationally approved, as the country’s health ministry reported 3,396 new cases during the past 24 hours.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for international support for Lebanon after last week’s horrific explosion that destroyed the port of Beirut and part of the capital city.
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Monday announced the resignation of his government, after deadly explosions in capital Beirut that have triggered anti-government protests.
NEW YORK – The total number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the United States surpassed the 5 million mark on Sunday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
The number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in the United States surpassed 4.8 million on Wednesday, reaching 4,802,275, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
GENEVA – World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday that he will reconvene the Emergency Committee on Thursday to re-evaluate the Covid-19 pandemic, as global cases had doubled over the past six weeks. Saying that this Thursday (July 30) marks six months since Jan. 30 when WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a public … Read More