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G20 leaders pledge USD 5 trn, ‘united’ response to coronavirus crisis

11:19 pm March 26, 2020

Riyadh: G20 nations pledged a “united front” on Thursday in the fight against coronavirus, saying they were injecting USD 5 trillion into the global economy to counter the pandemic amid forecasts of a deep recession. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin joined the emergency videoconference chaired by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, who […]

Spain death toll tops 2,000 after 462 deaths in 24 hours: govt

9:58 pm March 23, 2020

Madrid: The coronavirus death toll in Spain surged to 2,182 after 462 people died within 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday. The death rate showed a 27-per cent increase on the figures released a day earlier, with the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 rising to 33,089 in Spain, one of the worst-hit […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN experts voice alarm as rights lawyers disappear in China

9:42 pm March 23, 2020

Geneva: A group of independent UN rights experts said on Monday they were “gravely concerned” about the welfare of three human rights lawyers “forcibly disappeared” by Chinese authorities shortly after their arrests last December. Virus advances around the world as medical supplies dwindle Ding Jiaxi, a prominent Beijing-based disbarred lawyer, previously jailed for protesting against […]

Italy sees slowdown in rate of new virus cases

Czechs send Italy replacements for seized masks

9:36 pm March 23, 2020

Prague: Czech authorities said on Monday they had sent 110,000 face masks to Italy as compensation for a contingent seized from traffickers that turned out to be part of a donation from China to Italy. Described as a “theft” by some media, the seizure angered Italy, currently the global epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic with […]

World ramps up restrictions as virus cases top 300,000

10:38 pm March 22, 2020

Rome: From Italy to India to the United States, governments rolled out tougher measures to halt the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic as global cases surged past 300,000 on Sunday and Asia braced for a possible second wave of infections. Nearly one billion people are already confined to their homes around the world as […]