Australia’s Victoria state paves way for pop up dining as virus cases remain low
FILE PHOTO: A person crosses a light rail track at Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia, September 7, 2020. MELBOURNE: Australia's most heavily hit coronavirus...
New Zealand reports two new community COVID-19 cases, 23 imported
WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Wednesday (Oct 21) reported two new cases of COVID-19 in the community linked to a port worker who tested positive over...
UK imposes tougher COVID-19 measures on Manchester after talks stall
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday (Oct 20) he would impose tougher lockdown restrictions on the Greater Manchester region in northern England...
Major 7.5 magnitude quake off Alaska triggers small tsunami waves
Residents evacuated to higher ground as tsunami warnings covered much of the southern coast of the remote US state, including the thinly populated Alaska Peninsula,...
10 residents dead amid Covid-19 outbreak at Kansas nursing home
The health department in Norton County reported Monday night that all 62 residents and an unspecified number of employees at the Andbe Home in Norton...
World struggles as Covid-19 infections cross 40 million
With cases soaring in all but eight of its 50 states, the US homeland security department announced that its land borders with Canada and Mexico will...
Coronavirus spikes in two Australian states, easing restrictions delayed
[caption id="attachment_11659" align="alignnone" width="1000"] A person crosses a light rail track at Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia September 7, 2020. [/caption] MELBOURNE: Several coronavirus clusters...
New lockdowns from China to Europe as virus trials stumble
A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a woman for nucleic acid testing, following new cases of Covid-19 in Qingdao, Shandong province,...
Second Covid-19 trial paused within 24 hours over safety concerns
[caption id="attachment_11650" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Eli Lilly logo shown on one of the company's offices in San Diego, California September 17, 2020.[/caption] WASHINGTON: Two late-stage Covid-19...
North Korea’s Kim pledges thousands of new homes in storm recovery effort, reports state media
[caption id="attachment_11635" align="alignnone" width="986"] North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects a damage recovery site affected by heavy rains and winds in Geomdeok district, South Hamgyong...