SYDNEY: Australia’s second most-populous state on Saturday (Jul 11) reported one of its highest daily increases in new coronavirus infections and warned the numbers would get worse before they got better as it began its first weekend under a six-week lockdown. Victoria state recorded 216 new cases of the virus […]
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday (Jul 10) commuted the prison sentence of his longtime ally Roger Stone, shielding the veteran Republican operative from 40 months behind bars. “Roger Stone is now a free man!” the White House said in a statement, days before he was to report to a […]
CHICAGO: The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a clash among medical experts over disease transmission that stretches back nearly a century: To the very origins of germ theory. The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged this week that the novel coronavirus can spread through tiny droplets floating in the air, a […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft’s LinkedIn was sued by a New York-based iPhone user on Friday (Jul 10) for allegedly reading and diverting users’ sensitive content from Apple’s Universal Clipboard application. According to Apple’s website, Universal Clipboard allows users to copy text, images, photos, and videos on one Apple device and then […]
GENEVA: Healthcare systems worldwide need to upgrade to control disease transmission and cope with large numbers of sick people during the coronavirus pandemic as well as future outbreaks, the head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergencies program warned on Friday (Jul 10). Dr Michael Ryan of the WHO, speaking […]
BELGRADE: Thousands protested for a fourth day on Friday (Jul 10) across Serbia over the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as officials condemned the demonstrations and announced a record jump in cases. Some demonstrators threw firecrackers and chanted nationalist slogans, according to AFP journalists. The protests were held as […]
REUTERS: In the span of a few hours on Friday (Jul 10), Amazon.com Inc banned and then unbanned the TikTok video sharing app from employee mobile devices, calling the move a mistake. The news generated widespread attention for the Chinese-owned social media platform coming the same week US Secretary of […]
GENEVA: The United States welcomes the World Health Organization’s W(HO) probe into the origins of the novel coronavirus in China, its ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said Friday (Jul 10). “We welcome the WHO’s investigation. We view the scientific investigation as a necessary step to having a complete […]
COVID-19 guidance may make British pubs more welcoming, but many still hesitate dropping by for a drink, says the Financial Times’ Henry Mance. LONDON: Why does America always go wrong under teetotal presidents? Before Donald Trump, there was George W Bush. Before him, there was Jimmy Carter. And before Mr […]
REUTERS: Facebook Inc is considering imposing a ban on political ads on its social network in the days leading up to the Nov. 3 elections in the United States, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the company’s thinking. The potential ban is only being discussed and has […]