French new coronavirus deaths steady but cases rise
[caption id="attachment_3669" align="alignnone" width="859"] People wearing face masks walk at Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower. [/caption] PARIS: The number of deaths in France from...
UK says China’s security law is serious violation of Hong Kong treaty
[caption id="attachment_3686" align="alignnone" width="914"] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a news conference in London, Britain, Mar 20, 2020. [/caption] LONDON: The United Kingdom said...
Modi shuts Weibo account after app ban
[caption id="attachment_3755" align="alignnone" width="888"] Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to the media inside the parliament premises on the first day of the winter session in...
US COVID-19 cases rise by almost 50,000 in biggest one-day spike of pandemic
[caption id="attachment_3651" align="alignnone" width="904"] A large mask hangs on the face of a lion statue standing outside of the main branch of the New York...
China reports 3 new COVID-19 cases on Jul 1
[caption id="attachment_3764" align="alignnone" width="916"] People wearing face masks are seen at the Sanlitun shopping area, following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Beijing, China, Jul 1,...
Australia sets up suburban checkpoints to contain Melbourne COVID-19 hotspots
[caption id="attachment_3654" align="alignnone" width="920"] Disinfectant products are seen on a car while motorists fill out paperwork for police as they cross back into South Australia...
New Zealand’s health minister resigns over ‘unhelpful distraction’ from COVID-19 response
[caption id="attachment_3683" align="alignnone" width="921"] File photo of New Zealand health minister David Clark. [/caption] WELLINGTON: New Zealand's health minister, David Clark, resigned on Thursday (Jul...
Brazilian Amazon sees worst June in 13 years for forest fires
The fires are expected to be at their worst in August, like last year, when this photo of a burnt area was taken in Altamira,...
US buys up COVID-19 drug, as some countries say well-stocked
Remdesivir is an experimental medication produced by the US laboratory Gilead Sciences WASHINGTON: Britain and Germany said Wednesday (Jul 2) they had sufficient stocks...
Ancient Australian Aboriginal sites discovered underwater
[caption id="attachment_3672" align="alignnone" width="898"] This handout aerial picture released by the DHSC Project and Flinders University shows a research area in the Dampier archipelago off...