SYDNEY: Long queues of cars banked up on either side of one of Australia’s busiest internal border crossings on Tuesday (Jul 8) after it was closed overnight in a bid to contain a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus in the country’s second-biggest city. Police checkpoints caused delays of more than […]
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LONDON: British finance minister Rishi Sunak will announce on Wednesday (Jul 8) his next moves to prevent a wave of job cuts from snowballing into a full-blown unemployment crisis in the world’s sixth-biggest economy. Sunak is already on course to take Britain’s borrowing to World War II levels as he […]
SYDNEY: Australia could take an economic hit of as much as A$1 billion (US$700 million) each week because of coronavirus restrictions reimposed by Victoria state, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Wednesday (Jul 8). Renewed lockdown measures in Victoria’s capital city of Melbourne will kick in from midnight for at least […]
NEW YORK: The United States will leave the World Health Organization (WHO) on Jul 6, 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday (Jul 7), after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump, who has accused the agency of becoming a puppet for China during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump, […]
NEW YORK: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States pushed past 3 million on Tuesday (Jul 7), according to a Reuters tally, roughly equal to the population of Nevada, stoking fears that hospitals will be overwhelmed. The United States has the highest known numbers of both COVID-19 […]
ROME: A hospital in Rome said on Tuesday (Jul 7) it had successfully separated two-year-old twins joined above the nape of their necks, after three risky surgeries. Joined skull to skull, sisters Ervina and Prefina were born with a condition the Bambino Gesu (Baby Jesus) Pediatric Hospital in Rome called […]
GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Tuesday (Jul 7) acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance on how the respiratory disease passes between people. “We have been talking about the possibility of airborne […]
WELLINGTON: New Zealand said on Tuesday (Jul 7) its national airline will not take new bookings for three weeks as the country looks to limit the number of citizens returning home to reduce the burden on overflowing quarantine facilities. As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens globally, thousands of New Zealanders are […]
TOKYO: When torrential rain flooded his scenic neighbourhood in western Japan, Kentaro Oishi had no hesitation: He jumped in the inflatable normally used for taking tourists white-water rafting and paddled off to rescue stranded locals. The 50-year-old and his three fellow rafters, who usually take holidaymakers on a white-knuckle ride […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s second-most populated state Victoria is considering a four-week lockdown after recording the biggest one-day surge in new COVID-19 cases, The Australian newspaper reported on Tuesday (Jul 7). The number of COVID-19 cases in the Victorian capital of Melbourne has surged in recent days, prompting authorities to enforce strict […]