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COVID-19 vaccine: Swiss scientist conducts successful tests; mulls mass immunisation
Mass immunisation with a newly developed vaccine against the coronavirus disease could start in Switzerland in October, according to immunologist Martin Bachmann. The…
Thousands protest in US against coronavirus lockdown restrictions (Video)
Thousands took to the streets to protest in the United State to protest against stay-at-home orders imposed by state governors. Thousands of people across the United States have protested against “stay-at-home” orders after President…
Trump suspends immigration to the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will temporarily suspend immigration into the United States to ‘‘protect the jobs of American citizens’. In a tweet early today, Trump said: “In light of the attack from the…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in danger after surgery
North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, is said to be in grave health danger after a cardiovascular surgery, according to multiple U.S. media reports. The reports quoted…
Leagues across Europe ready to play behind closed doors – UEFA
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin on Monday disclosed that leagues across Europe were ready to return to action behind closed doors in a bid to limit the damage caused by the coronavirus…
Conspiracy theories spark attacks on 5G masts in Britain, Netherlands
Coronavirus-inspired conspiracy theories have sparked dozens of attacks on telephone network masts in Britain and the Netherlands, with the perpetrators apparently believing 5G transmissions are the…
Pandemic wracked Europe needs €1 trillion to recover
Pandemic wracked Europe will need at least another 500 billion euros from European Union institutions to finance its economic recovery. The figure is in addition to the agreed €500 billion…
COVID-19: South Koreans return to work, crowd parks, malls
South Koreans are returning to work and crowding shopping malls, parks, golf courses, and some restaurants as South Korea relaxes social distancing rules amid a continued downward trend in…
Thousands of hungry, jobless Americans beg for food
Jobless Americans squeezed by the coronavirus pandemic are turning more and more to food banks to get by, waiting hours for donations in lines of cars stretching as far as the eye…
Coronavirus deaths in US hit over 41,000
The total number of Coronavirus-related deaths in the United States has now surpassed 41,000. According to Johns Hopkins University, US now has 41,379 Coronavirus deaths. The US…
Ramadan: Saudi Arabia sends important message to all muslims
Muslims worldwide have been advised to pray at home during Ramadan if their countries require social distancing to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The Saudi news…
COVID-19 cases top 20,000, deaths hit 1,000 in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has risen to over 20,000. The…
COVID-19: U.S.-Canada border to remain closed – Minister
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that Canada and the U.S. had agreed to keep their border closed for all non-essential travel for another 30 days. “Canada and…
China’s Wuhan lab denies link with coronavirus
The director of China’s Wuhan lab has rejected claims that it could be the source of the coronavirus outbreak. He said it was “impossible” for the lab to have generated the viruss.…
China embarrassed over coronavirus – Trump
China has been “embarrassed” over the coronavirus, U.S. President Donald Trump said at a news conference on Saturday. He said China may have knowingly misinformed the international…
Coronavirus slip out of Wuhan lab? China under pressure to confirm
Western nations are mounting pressure on China to admit that the deadly coronavirus that has paralysed the world slipped out of Wuhan lab. Leading the pressure is United States, the worst affected by the virus. Confirmed cases in the…
US intelligence detected coronavirus in Nov 2019 but Trump ignored – Report
The US intelligence agencies reportedly learnt of the coronavirus weeks before China informed the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the disease outbreak. The Times of Israel…
China’s First Quarter GDP Shrinks For The First Time
China’s economy contracted for the first time on record in the first quarter as the coronavirus shut down factories and shopping malls and put millions out of work. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell 6.8% in January-March year-on-year,…
Coronavirus: See viral video accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of being part of Deep State
A viral YouTube video has accumulated over 6 million views after accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of being part of the ‘Deep State’. The video features an interview with Shiva Ayyadurai, a candidate for the GOP nomination for Senate in…
China ‘wasted time’ in alerting the world about coronavirus pandemic
Officials in China reportedly spent a week downplaying the risks of a possible coronavirus pandemic. According to AP, documents and interviews with various officials in the country…
22m Americans file for jobless claims
After three consecutive weeks of jobless claims in the millions, another 5.245 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the week ending April 11. This is according to figures released…
Face masks compulsory in New York from Saturday – Gov. Cuomo
Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York on Wednesday said he would issue an executive order requiring people to wear face masks in public. He said at his daily news briefing that the order would be…
99-year-old WWII veteran recovers from coronavirus
A 99-year-old World War II veteran in Brazil was released from hospital with military honors Tuesday after recovering from COVID-19. Second Lieutenant Ermando Piveta, who served in the Brazilian artillery in Africa during World…
Trump threatens to shut U.S. Congress
President Donald Trump has threatened to force the U.S.Congress to adjourn if the Senate did not confirm his nominees for vacant public offices. Trump issued the threat during his daily…