Browsing Category
International News
PM Boris Johnson risks party wrath to back aide who crossed UK amid coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed his senior adviser Dominic Cummings on Sunday, despite calls from…
Cyclone Amphan loss estimated at $13 billion in India, may rise in Bangladesh
A powerful cyclone that tore through India’s eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a damage of 1…
Four EU states formally oppose Merkel-Macron plan for coronavirus grants
EU member states Austria, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands stated their opposition on Saturday to a…
China reports Zero new Coronavirus cases, numbers surge in Latin America, India
New coronavirus cases dropped to zero in China for the first time Saturday but surged in India and overwhelmed…
Chinese could deploy security forces in Hong Kong under new law
China’s proposed new security law for Hong Kong will allow Beijing’s security forces to operate in the city.
97 died in Pakistan passenger plane crash
A total of 97 people have been killed following the Friday crash of a Pakistan International Airlines plane…
Trump says won’t close the U.S. if a second wave of coronavirus hits
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday “we are not closing our country” if the country is hit by a second…
U.S. pledges $1.2 billion to accelerate Oxford University vaccine, secure 300 million…
The United States has secured almost a third of the first one billion doses planned for AstraZeneca’s experimental…
Japan may end Tokyo state of emergency as early as next week: PM
Japan may lift the state of emergency in Tokyo as early as next week if new coronavirus infections remain low,…
Global new coronavirus infections exceed 5 million, cases in Latin America on the rise
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 5 million on Wednesday, with Latin America overtaking the United States and…