PARIS: Paris authorities on Saturday (Aug 8) imposed the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors in busy areas of the French capital from Monday as the number of coronavirus infections there rose. The order applies to people aged 11 and over, the Paris prefecture said in a statement. “All the […]
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BEIRUT: Riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators trying to break through a barrier to get to the parliament building in Beirut on Saturday (Aug 8) during a protest over the government’s handling of this week’s devastating explosion in the city. About 7,000 people gathered in Martyrs’ Square in the […]
KOZHIKODE: Indian authorities had practised for years for a jet overshooting the “table-top” runway at Kozhikode airport, but local resident Fazal Puthiyakath was not prepared for the “blood and death” of the real thing. The 32-year-old businessman and his neighbours were first on the scene after an Air India Express […]
BEIJING: Chinese lawmakers met today to decide on how to deal with the legislative vacuum left by postponing Hong Kong elections. The Legislative Council elections scheduled for September 6 have been postponed for a year due the coronavirus pandemic. The top decision-making body of China’s parliament convened a four-day session […]
HONG KONG: Beijing’s top representative office in Hong Kong said today that sanctions imposed by Washington on senior Hong Kong and Chinese officials were “clowning actions” that would not frighten or intimidate Chinese people. The United States yesterday imposed sanctions on Luo Huining, the head of China’s Liaison Office, as […]
MONTEVIDEO: Latin America and the Caribbean surpassed Europe on Friday (Aug 7) to become the region hardest-hit by coronavirus deaths, as India passed the sombre step of recording over two million infections. The world’s worst-hit region had reported 213,120 fatalities, 460 more than Europe, according to an AFP tally based […]
WASHINGTON: Undeterred by the coronavirus, schools in several US states have reopened for in-person classes — but some have already been hit by large quarantines of students and staff following fresh outbreaks. In Mississippi — the state with the country’s highest positivity rate at 22 per cent of everyone tested, […]
BEIRUT: Precious wheat spilled out of disembowelled silos, mixing with soot, debris and cement: Beirut’s port blast has gutted Lebanon’s largest grain storage and sparked public panic over bread shortages. The annihilation of the port in Tuesday’s (Aug 4) explosion has further strained food access for a population that relies […]
Coronavirus: US President Trump and leaders of several countries have accused China of not being transparent in reporting the deadly disease, leading to huge human casualties and economic crisis across the world. Washington: The US will end its reliance on China and other foreign nations for pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, […]
South Africa is reporting over half of the continents coronavirus cases, experts fear severe under-reporting Africa has reached 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases, but health experts believe the real figure could be far higher. The World Health Organization (WHO) called the significant number of new cases a “pivotal moment,” and […]