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US withdrawal from WHO to take effect July 2021: UN

US withdrawal from WHO to take effect July 2021: UN

Reuters 2020-07-08 09:45:00

The United States will leave the World Health Organization (WHO) on July 6, 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday, after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump, who has ac...

Brazil president tests positive for COVID-19

Brazil president tests positive for COVID-19

-- 2020-07-07 22:34:15

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus. He took the test, his fourth, on Monday after developing symptoms, including a high temperature. Mr Bolsonaro has repeatedly pl...

Vietnam records no new COVID-19 cases

Vietnam records no new COVID-19 cases

Xinhua 2020-07-07 18:31:59

Vietnam reported no new cases of COVID-19 infection on Tuesday, with its total confirmed cases remaining at 369 with zero deaths so far, according to its Ministry of Health. A total of 342 COVID-19 p...

Hospitalisations jump 50pc in California

Hospitalisations jump 50pc in California

Reuters 2020-07-07 12:30:25

New coronavirus cases soared in California over the July Fourth weekend, stressing some hospital systems and leading to the temporary closure of the state capitol building in Sacramento for deep clean...

Pompeo says US looking at banning Chinese social media apps

Pompeo says US looking at banning Chinese social media apps

Reuters 2020-07-07 11:49:24

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday (local time) that the United States is “certainly looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok. “I don&rsquo...

India's virus death toll passes 20,000

India's virus death toll passes 20,000

-- 2020-07-07 11:46:59

India’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 20,000 on Tuesday and case numbers surged as the south Asian nation pushed ahead with relaxations to its almost two-month lockdown am...

‘China begins pulling back troops following clash with India’

‘China begins pulling back troops following clash with India’

-- 2020-07-06 21:08:53

China began pulling back troops from along its contested border with India on Monday, Indian government sources said, following a clash between the two countries last month in which 20 Indian soldiers...

Touching Kaaba to be banned during this year’s Hajj

Touching Kaaba to be banned during this year’s Hajj

-- 2020-07-06 20:39:24

Touching the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam, will be banned during the hajj of this year. A social distancing space of a meter and a half between each pilgrim during the rituals including mass pray...

Chinese ambassador blames UK of 'gross interference' over Hong Kong

Chinese ambassador blames UK of 'gross interference' over Hong Kong

-- 2020-07-06 17:46:18

China’s ambassador to London accused Britain on Monday of gross interference and of making irresponsible remarks since Beijing introduced new security legislation in the former British colony of...

Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years

Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years

Reuters 2020-07-06 15:58:45

The border between Australia’s two most populous states will close from Tuesday for an indefinite period as authorities scramble to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Melbourn...

Indian soldiers unarmed and caught by surprise in China clash, families say

Indian soldiers unarmed and caught by surprise in China clash, families say

REUTERS 2020-07-06 15:54:01

Indian soldiers who died in close combat with Chinese troops last month were unarmed and surrounded by a larger force on a steep ridge, Indian government sources, two soldiers deployed in the area and...

Saudi Arabia orders extension of iqama, re-entry visas for expats

Saudi Arabia orders extension of iqama, re-entry visas for expats

-- 2020-07-06 15:07:38

Saudi Arabia has approved the extension of the validity of the expired iqama (residency permit) and exit and reentry visas of expatriates, who are outside the kingdom, for three months without any fee...

Two dead, eight wounded in South Carolina nightclub shooting

Two dead, eight wounded in South Carolina nightclub shooting

-- 2020-07-06 14:54:30

Ten people were shot early on Sunday in a Greenville, South Carolina, nightclub in an outburst of suspected gang-related violence that killed two people and critically injured two others, police said....

Israel launches spy satellite to keep a better eye on enemies

Israel launches spy satellite to keep a better eye on enemies

Reuters 2020-07-06 13:08:04

Israel on Monday launched a new spy satellite that it said would provide high-quality surveillance for its military intelligence. Israel has been building up its surveillance capabilities to monitor...

With nearly 700,000 virus cases, India is third worst-hit country

With nearly 700,000 virus cases, India is third worst-hit country

Reuters 2020-07-06 11:34:00

India has over-taken Russia with the world’s third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases, at nearly 700,000, according to the latest data, as the outbreak shows no sign of slowing. Health m...

India puts back Taj Mahal reopening citing Covid-19 risks

India puts back Taj Mahal reopening citing Covid-19 risks

Reuters 2020-07-06 10:26:08

India has withdrawn a planned reopening of the Taj Mahal, citing the risk of new coronavirus infections spreading in the northern city of Agra from visitors flocking to see the 17th century monument t...

Coronavirus cases rising in Saudi Arabia, UAE after curfews lifted

Coronavirus cases rising in Saudi Arabia, UAE after curfews lifted

REUTERS 2020-07-05 15:59:13

Saudi Arabia’s coronavirus infections have passed 200,000 and neighbouring United Arab Emirates 50,000, with the number of new cases climbing after the Arab world’s two largest economies f...

WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases

WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases

Reuters 2020-07-05 13:55:02

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Saturday, with the total rising by 212,326 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from the United States...

India to reopen Taj Mahal with social distancing, masks

India to reopen Taj Mahal with social distancing, masks

REUTERS 2020-07-05 13:36:22

Visitors to the Taj Mahal will have to wear masks at all times, keep their distance and not touch its glistening marble surfaces when India’s 17th-century monument to love reopens on Monday afte...

England reopens after lockdown

England reopens after lockdown

Reuters 2020-07-04 21:39:38

People relished their first pub drinks in more than three months, went to restaurants and finally got haircuts on Saturday as England took its biggest steps yet towards resumption of normal life after...

Myanmar digs mass grave after deadly mine landslide

Myanmar digs mass grave after deadly mine landslide

-- 2020-07-04 20:04:20

Dozens more jade miners killed in a landslide in northern Myanmar will be buried on Saturday, a local official said, after 77 others were interred in a mass grave on Friday following one of the worst...

China provides medical supports to 30 OIC countries

China provides medical supports to 30 OIC countries

-- 2020-07-04 19:35:37

China has so far provided medical support and sent medical teams to nearly 30 member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Chinese Embassy in Dh...

Pakistani foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19

Pakistani foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19

-- 2020-07-04 19:23:14

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has tested positive for COVID-19, days after holding high-profile meetings including one with US special representative on Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad...

Italy focuses on measures to support auto, tourism industries: PM

Italy focuses on measures to support auto, tourism industries: PM

-- 2020-07-04 19:19:32

Italy is considering fiscal measures to spur investments in the auto and tourism industries, two of the sectors that have been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte sa...

Biggest Canadian banks join boycott of Facebook platforms

Biggest Canadian banks join boycott of Facebook platforms

-- 2020-07-04 16:49:30

Canada's biggest lenders have joined a widespread boycott of Facebook Inc begun by US civil rights groups seeking to pressure the world's largest social media platform to take concrete steps to block...

India coronavirus cases hit record high amid monsoon rains

India coronavirus cases hit record high amid monsoon rains

-- 2020-07-04 15:36:17

India recorded its highest single-day spike of coronavirus cases on Saturday, with over 22,000 new cases and 442 deaths, as infections rose in the western and southern parts of the country amid heavy...

UNICEF reiterates need for innovation, efficiency, result oriented actions

UNICEF reiterates need for innovation, efficiency, result oriented actions

-- 2020-07-04 14:39:13

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh and Executive Board President of UNICEF Rabab Fatima has said UNICEF must be supported in its effort to assist Governments to build back better for a more equita...

Suicide car bomber hits checkpoint at Somalia’s Mogadishu port

Suicide car bomber hits checkpoint at Somalia’s Mogadishu port

-- 2020-07-04 12:39:28

An explosion shook parts of the Somali capital of Mogadishu early on Saturday as a suicide car bomber drove into a checkpoint just outside the port, witnesses said, but police made no immediate commen...

North Korea says no need to sit down with US for talks

North Korea says no need to sit down with US for talks

-- 2020-07-04 11:55:28

North Korea does not feel the need to have talks with the United States, which would be nothing more than “a political tool” for Washington, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Saturday...

Italy asks Bangladeshis to test for Covid-19

Italy asks Bangladeshis to test for Covid-19

REUTERS 2020-07-04 10:58:49

The central Italian region of Lazio, fringing the capital Rome, has asked its large Bangladeshi community to undergo "blanket testing" for the coronavirus following a recent increase in the number of...