World Health Organisation officials on Wednesday denied that the body was “China-centric” and said that the acute phase of a pandemic was not the time to cut funding, after US President Donald Trump said he would put contributions on hold. The United States is the top donor to the Geneva-based body which Trump said had issued bad advice during the …
MADRID: Spain has recorded its second consecutive daily increase in the number of deaths from coronavirus following a week-long decline, according to data from the Health Ministry released Wednesday. Figures show 757 people died in the past 24 hours, an increase from 743 deaths recorded the previous day. However it was only a 5.5% in relation to the total number …
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has defended the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying the UN agency had done “tremendous work” in fighting coronavirus, after US President Donald Trump accused it of being “China centric” and criticized its handling of the pandemic. “For the Secretary General, it is clear that WHO under the leadership of Dr Tedros (Adhanom Ghebreyesus) has …
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday urged the world leaders to work for a global response to fight the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), working together, strengthening confidence and acting with unity to counter the infectious disease. Xi called for a resolute all-out global war against the COVID-19 outbreak as leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) convened an extraordinary summit …
ISLAMABAD – After successfully containing the outbreak of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), Chinese government is working actively with friendly, neighbouring countries and global and regional partners to help and assist them in battling the demon virus. The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), officially named as Covid-19 by the WHO, has spread to 74 more countries apart from China alarming public health authorities …
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party gained 36 seats in Monday’s parliamentary elections, becoming once again the largest party, the Central Elections Committee said Tuesday after 97 percent of the votes have been counted. Figures by the Committee, which oversees the elections, showed Netanyahu’s main rival, Benny Gantz and his centrist Blue and White party, garnered 32 seats. …
CHINA ECONOMIC NET BEIJING, China – Manufacturers in China remain confident about business prospects for the next 12 months, even as the novel coronavirus outbreak weighed heavily on the sector last month, a private survey said on Monday. “Firms anticipate a recovery in production over the next year due to expectations that production will be ramped up once the …
CHINA ECONOMIC NET BEIJING, Feb. 20 – There is no other thing that could ease the string of the Chinese nation than the alleviation of the encroachment of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) now. More than 16,000 patients contracting the COVID-19 have been discharged from hospitals in China up to February 19, with new cured cases increasing for 6 days. …
CHINA ECONOMIC NET BEIJING, China – For a nation, the greatest glory consists is not in never falling, but rising when it falls. The coronavirus outbreak, which is still developing, is a setback for China in a crucial year when it aims to complete building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. A setback may bring trouble in the short-run, …
ISLAMABAD – Last year, I was awarded a 10-month fellowship program from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China. Once I shared my plan with my friends about my China trip, they all suggested me to visit Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. I started to plan for Harbin but when I landed in Beijing on 21 February 2019, I had …