17 Peru cops die due to COVID-19
LIMA – Seventeen police officers in Peru
have died after contracting novel coronavirus while enforcing the nation's
pandemic lockdown, officials and state media said.
Authorities admitted earlier...
German minister: Virus crisis won’t make Brexit easier
BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Heiko
Maas said the coronavirus crisis would not make Brexit negotiations easier,
adding that Berlin would use its EU presidency in...
Biden fears Trump will try to delay US polls
WASHINGTON – Presumptive Democratic
presidential nominee Joe Biden has predicted that United States President
Donald Trump will try to postpone the country's November election in an...
Hong Kong students take final exams after coronavirus delay
HONG KONG – Thousands of Hong Kong
students were among the first in the world to take their final secondary school
exams on Friday, all wearing...
Sunlight destroys coronavirus quickly — US agency
The SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is quickly destroyed by sunlight, according to a new study announced by a senior US official on...
WHO: ‘Long way to go’ in coronavirus crisis
GENEVA – The global coronavirus crisis
will not end any time soon, with many countries still in the early stages of
the fight, health experts have...
Jakarta extends restrictions ahead of Ramadan
BANGKOK – Social restrictions in
Indonesia’s capital have been extended as Muslims in the world’s most populous
Muslim nation prepare for a month of fasting.
Jakarta Gov....
2 pet cats in NY test positive for COVID-19
NEW YORK – Two pet cats in New York,
United States have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first
confirmed cases in companion animals in...
Trump to suspend all immigration into US
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said
on Monday he will suspend all immigration into the United States temporarily
through an executive order in response to the...
Seoul plays down report over N. Korean leader’s health
SEOUL – South Korea played down a report
Tuesday that the North's leader Kim Jong Un was being treated after surgery, as
speculation mounted over his...