China shuts down makeshift hospitals as virus cases plunge
BEIJING – China has closed most of the
makeshift hospitals opened to receive coronavirus patients in the epidemic's
epicentre as the number of new infections in...
Six die at collapsed China quarantine site
SHANGHAI – Six people have died and 28
remain trapped after the collapse of a hotel that was being used to quarantine
people under observation for...
Unknown gunmen kill three persons in Afghan capital
KABUL – Unknown gunmen shot and killed
three people in Kabul on Sunday, including a member of eastern Logar province’s
provincial council, underscoring the ongoing risk...
Lebanon to default on foreign debt payment for first time
BEIRUT – Lebanon is to default on a
foreign debt payment for the first time in its history as the country struggles
with a major financial...
Italy COVID-19 deaths near 200 after biggest daily jump
ROME – The death toll from an outbreak
of the coronavirus disease 2019 in Italy has risen by 49 to 197, the Civil
Protection Agency said...
Duda OKs millions of dollars for public media
WARSAW – Poland’s president has signed a
bill earmarking nearly 2 billion zlotys ($510 million) to fund public
television and radio, broadcast outlets that have become...
KSA detains 3 senior members of royal family
THREE senior members of Saudi Arabia's
royal family, including the king's brother, have been arrested for unexplained
reasons.
Two of the men were among the kingdom's
most influential...
Prince Harry, Lewis Hamilton open Silverstone museum
SILVERSTONE – Prince Harry and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton opened a new museum on March 6 at Britain’s Silverstone race circuit, in...
Coronavirus fraud: UK victims lose 800,000 pounds in scams
LONDON (Reuters) - Victims in the United
Kingdom have lost more than 800,000 pounds ($1 million) to coronavirus-linked
scams since last month, with criminals tricking fearful...
Peru confirms fist COVID-19 case
LIMA – Peru recorded its first confirmed
case of the coronavirus disease 2019, President Martin Vizcarra said in a
televised statement on Friday, as the disease...