MELBOURNE: Australia is in talks with Japan, South Korea, Singapore and South Pacific nations on reopening travel as coronavirus infections ease, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday (Oct 11). Australia shut its borders in March to slow the spread of the coronavirus and is looking to revive tourism to […]
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BEIJING: China reported 21 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday (Oct 10), up from 15 a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Sunday. All the new cases were imported infections involving travellers from overseas, the National Health Commission said in a statement. The number […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s doctor said on Saturday (Oct 10) the president is no longer at risk of transmitting the coronavirus. In a memo, Dr Sean Conley says Trump meets the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for safely discontinuing isolation and that by “currently recognised standards” he is […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will today hold his first public event since being diagnosed with Covid-19 more than a week ago, aiming to show he has beaten the virus and is ready to resume campaigning, although questions remain about his health. Trump is expected to make remarks from a […]
NEW YORK: New cases of Covid-19 in the United States hit a two-month high today with over 58,000 infections of the new coronavirus reported and hospitalisations in the Midwest at record levels for a fifth day in a row, according to a Reuters analysis. Ten of the 50 states reported […]
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected next week to outline a new three-tier lockdown system as rates of coronavirus infection surge particularly in northern England. Under stinging criticism after media leaks detailed the government’s plan without consultation with local leaders, Johnson will give a statement to parliament on […]
AKARTA: Indonesia today reported 4,294 new coronavirus infections to bring the total tally of 328,952, data from the country’s Covid-19 task force showed. The Southeast Asia country also reported 88 more people have died from the virus, the lowest daily number in a week. Indonesia’s total number of coronavirus deaths […]
GENEVA: The World Food Programme said Friday (Oct 9) that winning the Nobel Peace Prize was a “powerful reminder” that ending global hunger was inextricably linked to ending wars and conflict. “This is a powerful reminder to the world that peace and #ZeroHunger go hand-in-hand,” the Rome-based WFP said on […]
OSLO: The World Food Programme won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday (Oct 9) for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in conflict areas, the Nobel committee said. “With this year’s award, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to turn the eyes of the world towards the […]
BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry said today the country has formally joined the global Covid-19 vaccine initiative known as Covax, becoming the biggest economy to date to pledge support to help finance doses for low and middle-income countries. A ministry statement did not give details on the level of support Beijing […]