International

12-04-2020 NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON: The United States now has now overtaken Italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world. The latest data, compiled by Johns Hopkins University, shows more than 20,000 people in the US have now died. The grim milestone comes shortly after the US …

11-04-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Reports WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK/ LONDON/ GENEVA: Lifting coronavirus lockdown measures too early could spark a “deadly resurgence” in infections, the World Health Organization chief has warned. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries should be cautious about easing restrictions, even as some struggle …

10-04-2020 TEHRAN: Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Kianoosh Jahanpoor said on Friday that the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has reached 68,192. “With 122 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the death toll from the virus has reached 4,232. Unfortunately, we had 1,972 new cases since yesterday,” …

10-04-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Reports LONDON/ PARIS/ NEW YORK/ MELBOURNE: As some countries report signs of progress in the coronavirus battle, including the slowing down in the number of hospitalizations in parts of the US, authorities urged caution and called for continued observance of measures that …

09-04-2020 By SJA Jafri + Int’l Monitoring Desk + Bureau Reports + Agencies RIYADH/ NEW YORK/ DUBAI/ DOHA: Dozens of members of the ruling Saudi royal family, as many as 150, have been infected with coronavirus in recent weeks, a news report said. Saudi Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz …

09-04-2020 By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) KARACHI/ MELBOURNE: Pakistani researchers at country’s top ‘Dow University of Health Sciences’ (DUHS) have identified two naturally occurring mutations, which can withstand the novel coronavirus, are found in the human gene. The coronavirus, due to these mutations in the human gene can be …

09-04-2020 RIYADH/ SANA’A: A Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting Houthi forces in Yemen has declared a ceasefire, according to officials. According to sources, the ceasefire will come into effect on Thursday in support of UN efforts to end the five-year-old war. The coalition, backed by Western military powers, has been fighting …

08-04-2020 PARIS: The number of people in France who have died from the coronavirus has now risen above 10,000. Latest figures show 10,238 people died from the virus since 1 March. In the past 24 hours, 607 deaths have been recorded in hospitals. A further 820 deaths were recorded in …

07-04-2020 By SJA Jafri + Int’l Monitoring Desk + Bureau Reports + Agencies WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: The United States passed a grim milestone Monday, as the death toll from coronavirus surpassed 10,600 and confirmed infections from COVID-19 exceeded 347,000. On Sunday, Surgeon General Jerome Adams warned this week would be “the hardest …

07-04-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Cardinal George Pell will be freed from jail after Australia’s highest court overturned his convictions for child sexual abuse. The ex-Vatican treasurer, 78, had been the most senior Catholic figure ever jailed for such crimes. In 2018, a jury …