DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched its first mission to Mars early on Monday (Jul 20) as it strives to develop its scientific and technology capabilities and move away from its reliance on oil. The Hope Probe blasted off from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center at 1.58am UAE time (6.58am […]
Month: July 2020
MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s Health Ministry on Sunday (Jul 19) reported 5,311 new confirmed COVID-19 infections and 296 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 344,224 cases and 39,184 deaths. The government has said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases. Mexican […]
TORONTO: Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne confirmed in a tweet on Sunday (Jul 19) that the black boxes of a downed Ukrainian airliner that killed all 176 people on board in January had arrived in Paris, ending a months-long standoff. The black boxes are expected to be brought to France’s […]
Asian shares began warily on Monday as investors eyed efforts to stitch together more fiscal stimulus in the eurozone and United States to help economies ride out the effects of a record jump in COVID-19 cases globally. SYDNEY: Asian shares began warily on Monday as investors eyed efforts to stitch […]
HAVANA: Cuba for the first time in 130 days on Sunday (Jul 19) said there were no new domestic cases of COVID-19 as most of the country moved into the final phase of resuming normal activities with masks and social distancing. Francisco Duran, head of epidemiology at the Ministry of […]
A paramedic dressed in personal protective equipment exits an ambulance at St. Petersburg General Hospital, where coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases are being treated, in St Petersburg, Florida, on Jul 15, 2020. WASHINGTON: Florida reported more than 12,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday (Jul 19), the fifth day in […]
BRUSSELS: Squabbling EU leaders held a make-or-break dinner on Sunday (Jul 19) to try to break three days of deadlock in talks over a huge coronavirus rescue package. EU Council President Charles Michel, the summit host, gathered the 27 leaders for dinner after a day of small group meetings that […]
Oil prices dipped on Monday, weighed down by the prospect that a rise in the pace of coronavirus infections could derail a recovery in fuel demand. TOKYO: Oil prices dipped on Monday, weighed down by the prospect that a rise in the pace of coronavirus infections could derail a recovery […]
As international aid dries up, the world’s most disadvantaged students may find themselves left behind when it comes to education, say Abiy Ahmed and Gordon Brown. LONDON: The oft-repeated idea that COVID-19 is “the great equaliser” is a myth. There is no equality of suffering or equality of sacrifice during […]
SAO PAULO: Brazil registered 23,529 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 716 new deaths on Sunday (Jul 19), the health ministry said. Total cases in Brazil, the world’s second most affected country after the United States, have now risen to 2,098,389 while deaths totalled 79,488.