Brazil has reported more than 1,000 deaths in a single day from coronavirus for the first time amid warnings the outbreak is weeks away from its peak. The country has 271,628 confirmed cases but the true number is likely to be higher because of insufficient testing. Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro […]
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Up to 60m people will be pushed into “extreme poverty” by the coronavirus warns the president of the World Bank. David Malpass said the bank expects global economic growth to shrink by 5% this year as nations deal with the pandemic. This has already led to millions losing their jobs […]
The court also observed that the presence of the Municipal Commissioner would be beneficial for adjudication and directed the petitioner to add the BMC commissioner as a party to the case. The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought response from the state government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on […]
Heavy rains and winds have been reported in eastern India and Bangladesh, with a super cyclone expected to make landfall in hours. Heavy rains and wind have been reported from eastern India and Bangladesh Both countries have evacuated millions of people in preparation for Cyclone Amphan, which is approaching […]
Essential cross-border workers like healthcare professionals, airline crews and truck drivers are still permitted to cross. Truck drivers are critical as they move food and medical goods in both directions. Much of Canada’s food supply comes from or via the U.S. The two governments announced a 30-day extension of the […]
Xi’s government cut off direct communications across the Taiwan Strait during Tsai’s first four years in office, citing her refusal to accept that both sides belong to “one China.” Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen urged China’s Xi Jinping to “find a way to co-exist” with the island’s democratic government, as she […]
It was the first criminal case where a death sentence was pronounced by remote hearing in Singapore A man has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, the city-state’s first case where capital punishment has been delivered remotely. Punithan Genasan, […]
WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday (May 18) surpassed 90,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1.5 million confirmed cases, according to a running tally from Johns Hopkins University. The Baltimore-based monitor registered 10,000 deaths in just one week. The US has the world’s highest number of deaths and infections […]
Their rebellion has claimed more than 20,000 lives and left more than 7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Islamic extremists stormed a village just as people were preparing to break their Ramadan fast after sundown, killing at least 20 people in the first attack of its kind in […]
NEW DELHI: Coronavirus cases in India reached 100,000 on Tuesday (May 19), matching the number of intensive care unit beds in the country, while the rate of new infections showed little sign of slowing. India reported 4,970 new cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total from the outbreak […]