MANILA: The World Health Organization said on Tuesday (Aug 18) it was concerned that the novel coronavirus spread was being driven by people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, many of whom were unaware they were infected, posing a danger to vulnerable groups. WHO officials said this month the proportion […]
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WELLINGTON: New Zealand today ruled out the possibility that a coronavirus outbreak in its biggest city of Auckland came from frozen food items or freight, as it reported 13 new cases. Investigations suggested the virus had not come through chilled services or material arriving from overseas at an Americold cold-storage […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said yesterday he would pardon a “very, very important” person today, but added it would not be leaker Edward Snowden or former national security adviser Michael Flynn. “Doing a pardon tomorrow on someone who is very, very important,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. He […]
LONDON: The British government was forced yesterday to abandon its policy for grading exams that were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic after protests by students and warnings that it threatened the career prospects of the most disadvantaged pupils. England’s exam regulator said it would accept at face value assessments […]
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday eased the strict coronavirus lockdown in and around the capital Manila as his government promised a “refreshed” approach to fighting Covid-19 that includes intensified testing. Duterte, in a televised address, said there was a need to reopen the economy with small and medium enterprises […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s second most populous state of Victoria reported its lowest daily rise in new coronavirus cases in a month today, stoking hopes that a second wave of infection in the state is easing. The state recorded 17 deaths from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a day […]
WASHINGTON: A former officer for the CIA and then the FBI was charged in federal court in Hawaii on Monday (Aug 17) with selling US secrets to China, including disclosing the identities of US informants in China. Andrew Yuk Ching Ma was tricked into admitting his activities last year by […]
WASHINGTON: The US death toll from Covid-19 rose 2 per cent to about 7,400 people last week, while new cases declined for a fourth week in a row, according to a Reuters tally of state and county reports. The country posted 360,000 new Covid-19 cases for the week ended August […]
BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund today posted a loss of €43.9 million (RM218.1 million) in 2019/20, partly due to lost match-day revenue during the coronavirus pandemic. Dortmund, who finished runners-up in the Bundesliga last season, are Germany’s second-biggest club, behind league and cup champions Bayern Munich. Hans-Joachim Watzke, Dortmund’s chief executive, blamed […]
PARIS: World number two Simona Halep joined a growing list of tennis stars when she said today that she would skip the US Open over coronavirus fears. “After weighing up all the factors involved and with the exceptional circumstances in which we are living, I have decided that I will […]