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China opposes any probe into COVID-19 origin

BEIJING: China opposes any "arbitrary" probe into the origin of coronavirus pandemic that is based on the presumption of its guilt, Vice Foreign Minister...

US decides against extending social distancing guidelines

WASHINGTON: US president Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the federal government will not be extending its coronavirus social distancing guidelines once they expire...

Journalists’ working conditions hit hard by coronavirus

Brussels: The working conditions of news reporters around the globe have deteriorated during the coronavirus pandemic amid job losses and attacks on media freedom,...

Nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods due to COVID: ILO

United Nations: Almost 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy, nearly half of the global workforce, face an immediate danger of losing their livelihoods...

USCIRF recommends 14 nations, including India, for designation as ‘countries of particular concern’

WASHINGTON: A US commission mandated to monitor religious freedom globally on Tuesday asked the State Department to designate 14 nations, including India, as "countries...

India rejects USCIRF reports; calls it ‘biased and tendentious’

NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday rejected its criticism by a US commission on religious freedom, terming its observations on condition of minorities and religious...

Children in South Asia could face health crisis amid COVID-19: UNICEF

KATHMANDU: Expressing concern over the disruptions caused in immunisations due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday that South...

Covid-19 fatalities cross 210,000 globally; Europe and US worst hit

PARIS: More than 210,000 people have died worldwide in the coronavirus pandemic, 85 percent of them in Europe and the United States, according to...

Coronavirus cases cross 14,000 in Pakistan, Death toll rises to 301

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the country, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said as the number of coronavirus cases...

Balakot strike, abrogation of Article 370 will have lasting imprint on geopolitical situation: Pakistan Army Chief

ISLAMABAD: The Balakot airstrike and the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir are the two significant events...

Violating fundamental rights in the name of Covid would lead to a human rights disaster: UN

GENEVA: The UN rights chief warned Monday that countries flouting the rule of law in the name of fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic risk...

Russia surpasses China in coronavirus cases

MOSCOW: Russia reported 6,198 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday versus 6,361 on the previous day, which took the national tally of infections to...

Coronavirus cases in Pakistan rise to 13,328; death toll 281

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's coronavirus cases have climbed to 13,328 while the death toll from the pandemic has reached 281 with 12 more fatalities, the health...

Ramadan: Except in hotspot Mecca, Saudi relaxes coronavirus lockdown

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday partially eased a 24-hour curfew in place to combat the coronavirus pandemic, except for in hotspots including the Muslim...

Wuhan has zero active coronavirus cases

SHANGHAI: The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the global coronavirus pandemic began, now has no remaining cases in its hospitals, a health official told...

US calls on Afghans to set aside disputes, focus on coronavirus pandemic

ISLAMABAD: The US peace envoy to Afghanistan on Sunday called on the country’s feuding leaders to set their differences aside to combat the coronavirus...

World Health Organization warns against idea of ‘immunity passports’

BERLIN: The World Health Organization is cautioning against the idea of "immunity passports." It says there is currently no evidence that people who have...

With 51,000 fatalities, US records over one fourth of global Covid-19 deaths

WASHINGTON: The United States accounts for more than one fourth of the global Covid-19 deaths and over one-third of the total number of people...

Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging as a form of punishment

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the supreme court announced, hailing the latest in a series of "human rights advances" made...

China ‘will pay a price’ for causing economic challenges worldwide, says Pompeo

WASHINGTON: Blaming China for the coronavirus pandemic, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said it has caused a "huge challenge" for the global as...

Focus on combatting coronavirus can take fight against malaria back by 20 years, warns WHO

CAPE TOWN: One of the hard lessons the World Health Organization learned during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was this: Other diseases can...

Coronavirus: Philippine president threatens martial law

Manila (Philippines): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has angrily threatened to declare martial law after accusing communist rebels of killing two soldiers, who escorted the...

Make no mistake, virus will be with us for a long time: WHO chief warns

WASHINGTON: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that he hoped the Trump administration would reconsider its suspension of funding,...

Two pet cats test positive for Covid19 in New York

NEW YORK: Two cats in New York State have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, marking the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 infection...

WHO becoming tool of ‘Chinese propaganda’: US

WASHINGTON: The World Health Organization has become a tool of the "Chinese propaganda", the Trump administration has alleged, asserting that the global health agency...

Coronavirus death toll rises for second consecutive day in Spain, 435 dead in 24 hours

MADRID: Spain on Wednesday said another 435 people died of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, a slight increase in the figures for a...

Pak doctors plead govt to review decision to allow congregational Ramzan prayers in mosques

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's senior doctors based in the county and abroad have urged the Imran Khan government to review its decision to allow congregational prayers...

India’s envoy in UAE reminds diaspora of rule of law amidst outrage over ‘Islamophobic’ slurs

DUBAI: India's ambassador in the UAE has reminded the diaspora living in the Gulf country of the importance of adhering to the rule of...

Days after meeting Pak PM Imran Khan, man tests COVID-19 positive

ISLAMABAD: The son of a well-known Pakistani philanthropist, who met Prime Minister Imran Khan last week, has been tested positive for the coronavirus. Faisal Edhi,...

Rush to relax virus lockdown restrictions could cause resurgence: WHO

BANGKOK: The World Health Organisation said Tuesday that rushing to ease coronavirus restrictions will likely lead to a resurgence of the illness, a warning...

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