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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 …
Read More »‘Almost entire Saudi royal family becomes coronavirus victim’
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 …
Read More »Pak researchers explore presence of natural mutation resistant to corona in human genes
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 …
Read More »Saudi coalition announces Yemen ceasefire
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 …
Read More »French coronavirus death toll passes 10,000
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 …
Read More »America beats entire world with 10,600 deaths
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 …
Read More »Top Australian court quashes cardinal’s sexual abuse convictions
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 …
Read More »India holds lights-off vigil as Modi calls for unity
06-04-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Reports NEW DELHI BANGALORE/ BOMBAY: Indians have turned off their lights for a nationwide candle-lit vigil, heeding a call for unity as the country battles coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked India’s 1.3 billion citizens to observe nine minutes without electricity at …
Read More »Tiger at New York’s Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
06-04-2020 NEW YORK: A four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus. The tiger, named Nadia, is believed to be the first known case of an animal infected with Covid-19 in the US. The Bronx Zoo, in New York City, says the test result …
Read More »18 countries still without Covid-19
05-04-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Reports LONDON/ MELBOURNE: There are 193 countries which are members of the United Nations. As of 2 April, 18 countries had not reported a Covid-19 case, according to a tally using data from Johns Hopkins University. On 12 January – less than …
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