LA PAZ: Bolivians desperate to avoid or cure COVID-19 are ingesting chlorine dioxide, which the senate has approved as a treatment even as the country’s health ministry says people should stay away from it. Chlorine dioxide is a bleach-like substance that the US Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers […]
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WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern dismissed Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway on Wednesday (Jul 22) over allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with a former staff member. “The minister has shown a lack of judgment over a period of 12 months. In undertaking this relationship he has opened himself […]
LONDON: Aston Villa moved out of the Premier League relegation zone with one match remaining as Trezeguet’s first-half goal earned them a potentially priceless 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Tuesday. The Egyptian midfielder blasted home in the 27th minute and it proved enough for Villa to move above Watford on […]
Asia shares were set to open lower on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments regarding the country’s surge in novel coronavirus cases outweighed a slight rally on Wall Street. NEW YORK: Asia shares were set to open lower on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments regarding the country’s […]
CHICAGO: United Airlines Holdings Inc warned on Tuesday that travel demand will remain suppressed until there is a widely accepted treatment or vaccine for COVID-19, which plunged the carrier to a deep quarterly loss on Tuesday. Coronavirus infections are surging in the United States, causing some states to scale back […]
A couple dressed with the colours of the U.S. flag ride their motorcycle in front of the U.S. Capitol Building Washington, U.S., July 4, 2020. WASHINGTON: US Republicans and Democrats remained far apart on Tuesday (Jul 21) on how much to spend on the next round of coronavirus relief […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday (Jul 21) that would prevent migrants who are in the United States illegally from being counted when US congressional voting districts are next redrawn, triggering swift rebukes from Democrats and threats of litigation. US census experts and lawyers say the action […]
PARIS: Paris on Tuesday (Jul 21) said the imprisonment of ethnic and religious minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region is “unacceptable” and demanded that Beijing let independent human rights observers visit the area. Rights groups and experts estimate that more than one million ethnic Uighurs and other Turkic-speaking minorities have […]
How China manages its new economic role, in the context of a growing East Asian trade architecture, will be key to reversing the losses of the trade war, say observers. WALTHAM, Massachusetts: The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on China, including sending additional troops and two aircraft carriers to […]
WASHINGTON: A somber President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday (Jul 21) that the coronavirus crisis in the United States is likely to “get worse before it gets better.” “Some areas of our country are doing very well,” Trump said at his first formal White House virus briefing since the end […]