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Trump’s ‘Chinese virus’ tweet adds fuel to fire with Beijing
Tokyo: President Donald Trump for the first time on his Twitter feed used the phrase “Chinese Virus,” stepping up friction between the world’s two biggest economies as each tries to deflect blame for a deadly pandemic.
Trump, who has…
Coronavirus is a ‘Controllable Pandemic’: WHO
Geneva, Mar 12, : The new coronavirus outbreak “is a controllable pandemic” if countries step up measures to tackle it, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Thursday.
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…
Oil plunges 25% after Saudi Arabia slashes prices, says will open taps
Tokyo, March 9: Oil prices plunged around 25% on Monday, heading towards their biggest daily loss since 1991 after Saudi Arabia slashed prices and set plans for a big increase in crude production in April.Prices fell as much as 31%…
COVID-19 death toll: Over 3300 dead, says WHO
Geneva, Mar 7 (UNI) The World Health Organisation on Saturday confirmed that a total of 3380 people have so for lost their lives, worldwide, due to the deadly coronavirus which was first detected in China's Wuhan in late December and later…
Australian Associated Press closes after 85 years
AAP Editor-in-Chief Tony Gillies said in a tweet- “The saddest day- AAP closes after 85 years of excellence in journalism. The AAP family will be sorely missed.”
Turkey raises migrant pressure on Europe over Syria conflict
PAZARKULE (Turkey), March 1 — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday threatened to let thousands of refugees cross into Europe and warned Damascus would “pay a price” after dozens of Turkish troops were killed inside Syria.…
Trump moves to calm virus fears after first death on US soil
WASHINGTON, March 1 — US President Donald Trump moved to quell fears about the novel coronavirus after the first death on US soil was confirmed yesterday.The US fatality occurred in Washington State’s King county, which includes…
Malaysia’s king appoints Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister
Malaysia's king has appointed seasoned politician Muhyiddin Yassin as the new prime minister, the latest twist to a weeklong political crisis.
In a statement issued by the palace on Saturday, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said…
10,000 Hajj pilgrims from Kerala await Saudi Arabia to lift travel restrictions amid coronavirus…
Thiruvananthapuram : With Saudi Arabia indefinitely suspending visas for visit to Islam's holiest site for the Umrah pilgrimage in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, more than 10,000 people in the state who are awaiting their turn this…
Russian warships transit Bosphorus as Turkey tensions soar
MOSCOW, Feb 28 — Two Russian warships armed with cruise missiles were today transiting the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul on their way to Mediterranean waters, as tensions spiralled between Turkey and Russia following the deaths of at least…