Global coronavirus toll tops 165,000
Paris: The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 165,216 on Monday, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP. More than 2,403,410 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December. Of these cases, at least 537,700 are now […]
US deaths top 40,000: Johns Hopkins
Washington: The number of deaths from the new coronavirus in the United States topped 40,000 on Sunday, according to a running tally by Johns Hopkins University. It showed the number of fatalities countrywide at 40,585, with almost half of them in New York. (AFP)
Fresh wave of violence in Afghanistan leaves many dead
Kunduz (Afghanistan): The Taliban have killed at least 23 Afghan troops and nine civilians, officials said Monday, as a fresh wave of violence grips Afghanistan despite a deal with the US and a worsening coronavirus crisis. Under the terms of the US-Taliban deal, the Afghan government and the insurgents were by now supposed to have […]
Imran advises people to exhibit ‘self-discipline’ to combat COVID-19
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged the people of Pakistan to show “self discipline” and refrain from going outside to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has killed nearly 170 and infected 8,516 people in the country. Prime Minister Khan’s remarks came days after he cautioned that Pakistan may see an […]
Middle East braces for austere Ramzan as virus threat looms large
Riyadh: From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a bleak month of Ramzan fasting as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic lingers. Ramzan is a period for both self-reflection and socialising. Believers fast from dawn to dusk and then gather around a family or community meal […]
US calls for COVID-19 probe inside China
Washington: The US wants to send a team of experts to China to investigate the coronavirus, President Donald Trump has said, a day after he warned Beijing of “consequences” if it was knowingly responsible for the spread of COVID-19 which has killed more than 165,000 people globally, including over 41,000 in America. Describing the coronavirus […]
