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Pakistan’s coronavirus cases sharply rise to 3,864; death toll at 54

ISLAMABAD: The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan has sharply increased to 3,864 with more than 500 fresh infections while the death toll...

British PM Boris Johnson is ‘stable’ in ICU , says official

LONDON: British prime minister Boris Johnson was stable overnight in intensive care after suffering a deterioration of his COVID-19 symptoms and he remains in...

Iran will never ask United States for coronavirus help: Report

DUBAI: Iran will never ask the United States for help in the fight against the new coronavirus, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on...

Accusing US of violations, Taliban says peace deal near breaking point

ISLAMABAD: The Taliban said their peace deal with the United States was nearing a breaking point, accusing Washington of violations that included drone attacks...

Trump requests PM Modi to release Hydroxychloroquine ordered by US

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that he has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release the amount of Hydroxychloroquine ordered by the...

Covid-19 cases reaches 2,880 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan rose to 2,880, on Sunday, officials said.According to the Ministry of National Health Services, 45 people...

‘Worst yet to come’ for countries in conflict, says UN chief Antonio Guterres amid coronavirus crisis

UNITED NATIONS, (UNITED STATES) :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging all parties to conflict to lay down...

Pakistan records 2,700 coronavirus cases; Punjab province crosses 1,000-mark

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's coronavirus cases rose to 2,708 on Saturday with the number of patients in the Punjab province, which accounts for more than half...

WHO says coronavirus is spread by respiratory droplets, not through air

BEIJING: The virus that causes the COVID-19 disease is primarily transmitted through "respiratory droplets and close contacts", and does not seem to stay long...

Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hour curfew in Mecca and Medina

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina on Thursday, extending measures to combat the spread...

Afghan govt, Taliban prisoners swap postponed for 3rd time

KABUL: Exchange of prisoners between the Afghan government and Taliban militants has been postponed for the third time, local media said in a report. "Taliban...

World could face food crisis in wake of coronavirus: UN, WTO

PARIS: The heads of three global agencies warned Wednesday of a potential worldwide food shortage if authorities fail to manage the ongoing coronavirus crisis...

Ready to help India to procure ventilators, but scaling-up production a challenge: China

BEIJING: China on Wednesday said it is ready to help India procure the much-needed ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, but underlined that Chinese firms...

World economy will go into recession with likely exception of India, China: UN

Geneva: The world economy will go into recession this year with a predicted loss of trillions of dollars of global income due to the...

Coronavirus: Next 30 days are very vital, says Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that the next 30 days are very vital for America in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic,...

Spain passes China in infections; Trump extends US lockdown

MOSCOW: Spain has become the third country to surpass China in coronavirus infections after the United States and Italy. With only a population of 47...

Saudi intercepts missiles over curfew-locked Riyadh, border city

RIYADH: Saudi air defences intercepted ballistic missiles over Riyadh and a city along the Yemen border late on Saturday, leaving at least two civilians...

China to share coronavirus data with US: Trump

Washington: China will share its data related to the novel coronavirus pandemic with the US and the country will learn from Beijing's experience, President...

Xi tells Trump China and US must ‘unite to fight virus’

BEIJING: China and the United States should "unite to fight" the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged the globe, said President Xi Jinping in...

US exceeds China with most COVID-19 cases worldwide

New York: The US has reported 82,404 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 6 p.m., US Eastern Time on Thursday, according to the Center for...

Pakistan opens borders with China to supply medical equipment as virus cases cross 1,200

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday opened its borders with its all-weather ally China for a day to accept Chinese medical supplies to fight the growing...

New portable COVID-19 test can give results in 50 minutes: UK researchers

LONDON: Researchers in the UK have designed a portable smartphone-based coronavirus testing kit which they say can provide results for COVD-19 in just 50...

WHO showed favouritism to China: Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that the World Health Organization has "very much" sided with China on coronavirus crisis, asserting that many...

Boko Haram attack kills 92 Chadian troops: President

N'djamena: Ninety-two Chadian soldiers have been killed in the deadliest attack ever by Boko Haram jihadists on armed forces in the country, President Idriss...

COVID-19: UN expresses solidarity with India, WHO terms lockdown ‘comprehensive and robust’

UNITED NATIONS: The UN has expressed solidarity with India in its fight against coronavirus, with a top official at the world body’s health agency...

Gunmen attack gurdwara in Afghanistan, massacre 25 worshippers

KABUL: At least 25 worshippers were killed and eight others injured when heavily armed suicide bombers blasted their way into a prominent gurdwara on...

China limps back to normalcy after two-month lockdown as virus weakens

Beijing: People in central China where the coronavirus was first detected are allowed to go back to work and public transport is restarting, as...

Covid19 deaths spike to 13,000 worldwide

ROME: Nearly one billion people around the world were confined to their homes on Sunday, as the coronavirus death toll crossed 13,000 and factories...

Trump says US on top as outbreak shuts largest cities

New York: New York and Illinois followed California Friday in locking down to stem the coronavirus pandemic as President Donald Trump declared the United...

Al-Aqsa mosque, 3rd holiest in Islam, closes over virus

TEHRAN: The Islamic endowment overseeing the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam, says the mosque itself and other buildings will be...

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