CALIFORNIA: Logitech International on Tuesday (Oct 20) reported a surge in second-quarter revenue and net profit as the computer peripherals maker benefited from a shift to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The maker of computer keyboards and mice also raised its full-year forecast, saying it now expects annual […]
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SYDNEY: Australia’s Victoria state may accelerate the easing of social distancing restrictions after reporting just one new Covid-19 case today, Premier Daniel Andrews said today. Case numbers were down from four yesterday, extending a run of single-digit daily increases to almost a week, and are well down from a peak […]
GENEVA: Europe and North America should follow the example of Asian states by persevering with anti-Covid measures and quarantining anyone who comes into contact with infected people, a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert said yesterday. The WHO’s Europe region, which includes Russia, has recorded up to 8,500 deaths in the […]
DUBLIN: A number of European countries took urgent new measures yesterday to combat a second wave of coronavirus infections, as the World Health Organisation blamed the surge in worldwide cases — now more than 40 million — on countries’ failure to quarantine infected people properly. Ireland and Wales became the […]
LAS VEGAS: President Donald Trump called coronavirus expert Anthony Fauci a “disaster” yesterday, airing his frustration with the scientist during a call meant to reassure campaign staff he has a path to victory on Nov. 3 despite trailing in opinion polls. Trump and Fauci, a member of his coronavirus task […]
CORAL GABLES: Florida voters lined up outside polling places yesterday on the first day of early voting in the battleground state, as 30 million Americans have already cast their ballots in November’s presidential election. Republican President Donald Trump, running out of time to change the dynamics of a race that […]
Ardern’s Labour Party had 46% support in the latest opinion poll while the main opposition National Party had 31%. With its ally the Green Party on 8%, Labour is on track for a comfortable majority in parliament. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern looks set for a resounding election victory […]
Canada’s Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne described Cong’s comments as “totally unacceptable and disturbing”. A top Chinese diplomat warned Canada Thursday against granting asylum to Hong Kong democracy protesters, adding that doing so could jeopardize the “health and safety” of Canadians living in the southern Chinese financial hub. The remarks by […]
The emergence and overlap of the coronavirus pandemic with a continued global rise in chronic conditions such as obesity and diabetes – with added environmental risks such as air pollution – have exacerbated the coronavirus death toll. The world is caught in a perfect storm of rising rates of chronic […]
A formal decision is expected to be made within this month. Japan’s government has decided to release treated water containing radioactive substances from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the sea, Jiji news agency and other media reported on Friday. A formal decision is expected to be made within this […]