Russia’s coronavirus cases surge past 52,000
MOSCOW – Russia recorded 5,642 new
coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing its nationwide tally to
52,763, the Russian coronavirus crisis response centre said...
16 killed in Canada shooting rampage
OTTAWA – A gunman who drove a mock-up
police car killed at least 16 people including a female constable in a shooting
rampage across Nova Scotia,...
Harry, Meghan blacklist four British tabloids
LONDON – Prince Harry and his wife
Meghan blacklisted four major British tabloids on Sunday, accusing them of
publishing stories that were "distorted, false and invasive...
Middle East braces for bleak Ramadan as virus threat lingers
TEHRAN – From cancelled “iftar” feasts
to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a
bleak month of Ramadan fasting as the...
Director of Wuhan lab denies virus link
BEIJING – The director of a maximum-security
laboratory in China's coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan has rejected claims
that it could be the source of the...
44 jihadists found dead in Chad prison
N'DJAMENA – A group of 44 suspected
members of Boko Haram, arrested during a recent operation against the jihadist
group, have been found dead in their...
New York reports lowest virus death toll in two weeks
NEW YORK state, the epicenter of the
coronavirus pandemic in the United States, has experienced its lowest one-day
death toll in two weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro fires health minister amid pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s President Jair
Bolsonaro, whose dismissive stance toward the COVID-19 pandemic has angered
many health experts, fired his popular health minister following...
China virus epicenter raises death toll 50%
BEIJING – China's coronavirus
ground-zero city of Wuhan on Friday admitted missteps in tallying its death
toll, and abruptly raised the count by 50 percent following...
Myanmar to release 25,000 prisoners amid virus fears
NAY PYI TAW – More than a quarter of Myanmar's
prison population is to be released, the president's office announced Friday,
as calls grow to ease...