coronavirus pandemic

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo rushes to Kabul to jumpstart flagging peace process

3:20 pm March 23, 2020

Kabul: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Kabul on an urgent visit to try to move forward a peace deal signed last month with the Taliban. The trip comes despite the coronavirus pandemic, at a time when world leaders and statesmen are curtailing official travel. Since the signing of the deal, the […]

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 […]

Plan prepared to vaccinate all adults in 3 months: CM Kejriwal

No lockdown for now, but will have to do it if needed: Kejriwal

9:58 pm March 21, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Saturday said it had not imposed a lockdown for now, but would have to do if the need arises in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.. During his first-ever digital-only press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said restrictions due to COVID-19 were causing terrible financial stress to the poor. He […]

Coronavirus risks taking heavy toll on migrants in Europe

9:02 pm March 21, 2020

Berlin: Syrian refugee Mahmoud Ajlouni was due to pick up his new German residency permit last week but found the door firmly shut at the processing office in Berlin. Virus toll in Iran climbs as lockdowns deepen across Mideast “I had an appointment,” he said, adding he has “no idea” when he’ll be able to […]

N Korea test fires missiles; Seoul slams it as inappropriate

3:09 pm March 21, 2020

Seoul: North Korea on Saturday fired two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea’s military said, as it continues to expand military capabilities amid deadlocked nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration and a crippling global health crisis. Himachal reports first two coronavirus cases South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles were […]