Rapid testing and an adequate supply of protective equipment must be in place when the NHS reopens services cancelled during the peak of the coronavirus oubreak, health unions have said. The unions have put forward a nine-point plan for the NHS to reopen safely as lockdown restrictions ease. And staff […]
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The Epic Games store experienced glitches on Thursday as fans rushed to download a free copy of Grand Theft Auto V. Within minutes of making the game free online the swell of demand caused the site to slow and send error messages. Epic blamed the slowdown on “heavy traffic” and […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday (May 16) his administration was considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organization (WHO), including one in which Washington would pay about 10 per cent of its former level. In a posting on Twitter, Trump underscored that no final decision had been […]
Amazon says it will produce hundreds of thousands of face shields for medics and sell them at cost price in the US. The internet giant said engineers from its drone and hardware divisions had been tasked with developing the product. At first, it will sell them to healthcare professionals, before […]
The head of the World Trade Organization has said he will step down a year earlier than planned, at a crucial moment for the global economy. Roberto Azevedo’s surprise departure comes as the WTO faces the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and criticism from US President Donald Trump. Global trade […]
The coronavirus pandemic could cost the global economy between $5.8tn and $8.8tn (£4.8tn-£7.2tn), according to Asian Development Bank (ADB). That’s more than double last month’s prediction and equates to 6.4%-9.7% of the world’s economic output. It comes as measures to slow the spread of Covid-19 continue to paralyse economic activity […]
BEIJING: China’s industrial output returned to growth for the first time this year in April, official data showed Friday (May 15), as the country continued its gradual recovery after the coronavirus brought activity to a near-halt. Industrial production grew a more-than-expected 3.9 per cent year-on-year last month in a sign […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian prosecutors on Thursday (May 14) dropped money laundering charges linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal against one of the producers of Hollywood hit The Wolf of Wall Street after he agreed a settlement with the government. Malaysia’s anti-corruption commission said it will recover overseas assets […]
In 1995, a young Tibetan boy Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was recognised as the 11th Panchen Lama, the second highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism after Dalai Lama. The United States has urged China to release Tibetan Buddhism’s 11th Panchen Lama, who was taken into captivity at the age of six […]
WASHINGTON: The US negotiator on Afghanistan blamed the Islamic State group Thursday (May 14) for the shocking attack on a maternity hospital as he urged the government and Taliban to stick to a faltering peace process. Zalmay Khalilzad said the US government had assessed that the Islamic State in Khorasan, […]