pandemic

Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump blames China for coronavirus pandemic; a lab ‘mistake’?

8:06 am May 1, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to some kind of horrible “mistake,” and his intelligence agencies said they are still examining a notion put forward by the president and aides that the pandemic may have resulted from an accident at a Chinese lab. […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Trump’s focus on his base complicates path to reelection

8:26 pm April 27, 2020

Washington: During times of war and strife, national leaders often aim to unite a broken country and, in the process, broaden their appeal beyond their most loyal supporters. Not President Donald Trump. Confronting a pandemic that has upended his presidency and threatened his reelection prospects, Trump has focused almost exclusively on tending to his base. […]

Italy to ease lockdown on May 4, give free masks

8:07 pm April 25, 2020

Rome: Italy will start distributing free protective masks to nursing homes, many of which have been devastated by coronavirus infections and deaths. Domenico Arcuri, the government’s commissioner for the pandemic, says doing so is a gesture of solidarity and nearness and support to these places ever more at the epicenter of this great crisis. Arcuri […]

Expert says UK likely has Europe’s highest virus death rate

7:34 pm April 17, 2020

London: A leading public health expert said Friday that Britain likely has the highest coronavirus death rate in Europe due to what he described as system errors, while the government defended its record in responding to the pandemic. Anthony Costello, director of the Institute for Global Health at University College London, said the U.K. could […]

Two new IPL teams to be auctioned in May

It’s official: IPL 2020 suspended till further notice

7:31 pm April 16, 2020

New Delhi: The BCCI on Thursday suspended the 2020 Indian Premier League “till further notice” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed more than 400 lives and affected over 12,000 in the country. The PTI reported on April 14 that the Indian cricket board (BCCI) had intimated the eight franchisees along with […]