World

Sunday 29/March/2020 14:18 PM

Trump gives up quarantine on New York, CDC issues travel advisory over COVID-19

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue travel advisory for the...

Saturday 28/March/2020 21:58 PM

Indian PM sets up emergency relief fund for COVID-19 fight

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced setting up of an emergency relief fund to fight the outbreak of novel coronavirus in...

Saturday 28/March/2020 17:45 PM

India: Police under fire for using violence to enforce coronavirus lockdown

Authorities in India have come under fire after videos surfaced on social media showing officers hitting and demeaning people on the street to enforce the...

Saturday 28/March/2020 17:41 PM

French PM warns of 'extremely high' wave of coronavirus epidemic in Paris region

PARIS: French Prime Minister Edouard Phillipe on Friday warned of an "extremely high" wave of the coronavirus epidemic that will sweep Paris and...

Saturday 28/March/2020 17:34 PM

S Korea reports 146 more COVID-19 cases, 9,478 in total

SEOUL: South Korea reported 146 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Saturday local time, raising the total number of...

Saturday 28/March/2020 17:31 PM

COVID-19 cases exceed 600,000 worldwide: Johns Hopkins University

WASHINGTON: The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has exceeded 600,000, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems...

Saturday 28/March/2020 17:25 PM

India: Police under fire for using violence to enforce coronavirus lockdown

Authorities in India have come under fire after videos surfaced on social media showing officers hitting and demeaning people on the street to enforce the...

Saturday 28/March/2020 17:21 PM

Countries scramble to retrieve tourists stranded in Asia

Germany and other foreign governments stepped up their efforts to repatriate thousands of holiday makers who are currently stuck in remote locations across...

Saturday 28/March/2020 17:18 PM

Wuhan reopens after two-month lockdown

Beijing: Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged, is beginning to relax measures after two months of strict lockdown. Metro...

Friday 27/March/2020 19:55 PM

India extends ban on international flights until April 14

New Delhi: India has extended its ban on all commercial passenger flights until midnight local time on April 14 to prevent the coronavirus spread in the...