Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced they had successfully launched the country’s first military satellite on Wednesday, at a time of fresh tensions with US forces in the Gulf. The United States alleges Iran’s satellite programme is a cover for its development of missiles, while the Islamic republic has previously insisted its aerospace activities comply with its international obligations. Tensions between the …
A gunman who drove a mock-up police car killed at least 16 people in an Atlantic Canada shooting rampage, federal police said on Sunday, the worst case of its kind in Canadian history. The shooter, identified as Gabriel Wortman, 51, was shot dead by officers after a 12-hour manhunt in Nova Scotia province ended on Sunday morning. Among the victims …
BEIJING: China has warned the United States of America (US) against stigmatization campaign aimed in the name of Coronavirus pandemic, with its foreign ministry saying that Stigmatization of China will not benefit the US. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said that smearing campaign against China would not help the US save from Coronavirus as he urged the people of the …
The global death toll from coronavirus surged past 150,000 Friday as US President Donald Trump accused China of continuing to cover up its toll, even after Beijing revised figures sharply upward for Wuhan, the original epicenter of the global pandemic. COVID-19 fatalities mounted in the United States and hard-hit Western Europe countries, but fresh data on rising infections and deaths …
Nigerian security forces have killed 18 people in their enforcement of measures to curb coronavirus, a figure higher than the documented toll inflicted by the disease, the country’s human rights body claimed on Wednesday. Africa’s most populous nation has imposed a total lockdown in megacity Lagos and the capital Abuja and set restrictions in other regions in a bid to …
BEIJING: A decision by the United States to halt its funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) would undermine international cooperation on fighting COVID-19, and China is gravely concerned about it, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Wednesday. As the most authoritative and professional international organization in the field of global public health security, the WHO has played an irreplaceable …
Asia markets fell on Monday with investors cautious on news of an international deal to shore up oil prices and tentative signs of progress in efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. OPEC producers dominated by Saudi Arabia and allies led by Russia thrashed out a compromise deal on Sunday to cut production by nearly 10 million barrels per day from …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned countries to be cautious about lifting restrictions introduced to curb the spread of the new coronavirus and voiced alarm it was taking hold in Africa. The United Nations would like to see an easing, but at the same time “lifting restrictions could lead to a deadly resurgence,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told …
The European Union’s finance ministers have reached a deal on a 540 billion-euro rescue plan (about $590 billion) to support the continent’s coronavirus-stricken economies. The Eurogroup, which consists of the 19 finance ministers representing the EU’s eurozone countries, approved the rescue package on Thursday after the Netherlands backtracked on its demand for economic reform and oversight. “Today, we agreed upon …
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called on Congress to approve a $251 billion small business fund to help the coronavirus-hit economy. Stressing that the U.S. had “the biggest” stock market increase since 1974 in only four days this week, Trump said on Twitter: “We have a great chance for the really big bounce when the Invisible Enemy is gone!” …