Phuong Nguyen, Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam, virus-free for months, is bracing for another wave of COVID-19 infections after state media reported new cases in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Highlands linked to a recent outbreak in the central city of Danang. A man and his children, all wearing protective masks, ride […]
Shilpa Jamkhandikar FILE PHOTO: A worker from Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana, a non-governmental organization, wearing a “Smart Helmet”, a portable thermoscanner that can measure the temperature of people at a distance, walks in an alley to screen the residents during a check-up campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a slum Mumbai, India, July 23, 2020. […]
HBO’s superhero series Watchmen leads the way at this year’s Emmy Awards, with 26 nominations overall. The show, which starred Regina King, has been recognised despite plans for a second series being scrapped. Comedy drama The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel scored 20 nominations, while Ozark and Succession have 18 each. British nominees this year include Killing […]
China has said Hong Kong will suspend extradition treaties with Britain, Canada and Australia, after they took similar steps over the territory’s controversial new security law. The foreign ministry spokesman accused the countries of “gross interference in China’s internal affairs”. New Zealand made the same move after the other three. China said it reserved the […]
Boris Johnson has warned there are signs of a “second wave” of coronavirus in Europe, as he defended a 14-day quarantine on travellers from Spain. The PM said the government had to be “swift” – and it would continue to take further action “where it is necessary”. It comes after the Spanish prime minister called […]
Coronavirus pandemic Twitter has banned the US president’s eldest son from tweeting for 12 hours. The punishment followed a post by Donald Trump Jr containing a video discussing the benefits of Hydroxychloroquine. Some, including President Trump, have suggested the drug works as a preventative measure against coronavirus, despite medical studies that indicate the contrary. Twitter […]
1MDB corruption scandal A court in Malaysia has sentenced former PM Najib Razak to 12 years in jail after finding him guilty on all seven counts in the first of several multi-million dollar corruption trials. Najib had pleaded not guilty to the charges of criminal breach of trust, money laundering and abuse of power. The […]
‘People thought I don’t understand much but I am now the CM,’ the Maharashtra chief minister said in an interview to Saamana By Pavan Dahat NAGPUR, Maharashtra: Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray addressed the speculations regarding the fate of his three-party government in an interview, in which he also dared the BJP to try and topple his […]
While Covid-19 cases are increasing amid reports of shortage in hospital beds, some BJP leaders are competing with each other to offer bizarre solutions. By Rohini Chatterji We’re living in bizarre times. If the anxiety of living through a pandemic isn’t keeping you up at night, elected members of Parliament offering strange solutions to cure coronavirus should […]
Robert O’Brien is the highest-ranking official in the Trump administration known to have contracted the coronavirus. By Hayley Miller, HuffPost US Robert O’Brien, national security adviser to President Donald Trump, has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House confirmed Monday. He is the highest-ranking official in the Trump administration known to have contracted the coronavirus. “He […]
