GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries grappling with coronavirus to step up control measures, saying it is still possible to rein it in, as some nations clamp fresh restrictions on citizens. With case numbers worldwide more than doubling in the past six weeks, Uzbekistan on Friday (Jul […]
Month: July 2020
MIAMI: President Donald Trump said on Friday (Jul 10) he would soon issue an executive order on immigration that includes a path to citizenship for people brought to America illegally as children. But the White House quickly seemed to walk back the idea, saying hours later this was just a […]
OSLO: Norway will lift travel restrictions to and from more than 20 European countries from Jul 15, the government said on Friday (Jul 10). These include France, Germany and Britain as well as some provinces of neighbouring Sweden. Norway is not a member of the European Union but belongs to […]
EDINBURGH: Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wore a tartan face mask on a recent visit to shops in Edinburgh, as they prepared to reopen after the long coronavirus lockdown. The local kilt manufacturer that makes the masks subsequently saw a huge increase in demand. At the same time, Sturgeon is […]
WASHINGTON, DC: The United States said on Friday (Jul 10) it was “disappointed” by Turkey’s decision to turn the Byzantine-era monument Hagia Sophia back into a mosque and urged equal access for all visitors. “We are disappointed by the decision by the government of Turkey to change the status of […]
WASHINGTON: A border clash has plunged ties between India and China to their lowest point in decades. But one beneficiary looks clear – the US-India relationship. Experts say India could finally end equivocation about openly aligning itself with the long-eager United States, although there will still be disagreements – which, […]
LOS ANGELES: With the start of the US school year only weeks away, Marina Avalos still has no idea how or where her 7-year-old daughter will attend classes. Like many mothers, Avalos is reluctant to send her child back to school at a time when coronavirus across the country has […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Friday (Jul 10) said it suspended more than 50 white nationalist accounts for violating policies against violent extremism. “The accounts in question were suspended for violating our policies in relation to violent extremism,” a Twitter spokesman told AFP, confirming a report by NBC News. The move […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s second most-populous state on Saturday (Jul 11) reported one of its highest daily increases in new coronavirus infections and warned the numbers would get worse before they got better as it began its first weekend under a six-week lockdown. Victoria state recorded 216 new cases of the virus […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday (Jul 10) commuted the prison sentence of his longtime ally Roger Stone, shielding the veteran Republican operative from 40 months behind bars. “Roger Stone is now a free man!” the White House said in a statement, days before he was to report to a […]