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Photo taken on March 13, 2020 shows a red deer at a wildlife rescue station in Sunite Right Banner of Xilingol League, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In recent years, the Forest Public Security Bureau of Sunite Right Banner has strengthened its patrolling efforts and rescued many wild animals. (Xinhua/Ren Junchuan) The city of […]

European officials said Secretary of State Pompeo had insisted on identifying the COVID-19 virus as the “Wuhan virus”. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Foreign ministers from the Group of 7 leading industrialized democracies sparred Wednesday over whether to call out China as the source of the coronavirus pandemic. Meeting by video conference because of […]

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales makes a speech as he attends a dinner in aid of the Australian bushfire relief and recovery effort at Mansion House on March 12, 2020 in London, England. (LONDON) — Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office said Wednesday. The […]

Italy Virus Outbreak   –   Copyright  Luca Bruno/AP Photo Spain is now second only to Italy in worldwide deaths from COVID-19, after it surpassed China, where the outbreak began. On Wednesday morning Spain had registered 3,434 dead, taking over the death toll in China which stands at 3,285. Italy, the world’s worst affected country, has an official death toll […]

KABUL:  The Trump administration is slashing $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan with threatening further reduction in all forms of cooperation after the two feuding Afghan leaders, (President Ashraf Ghani, and self-proclaimed President Abdullah Abdullah) rejected to form a new inclusive government. “The United States is proud of our partnership with the Islamic Republic of […]

  Some 130 tons of protective gear is unloaded from an Austrian Airline airplane that arrived from China at Vienna Airport in Schwechat, Lower Austria on Monday. The cargo is bound for Italy. GEORG HOCHMUTH/AFP BRUSSELS－China, emerging from the most difficult period in its own battle against the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak, has been standing with […]

Centre has put a ban on the export of hydroxychloroquine with an immediate effect. The agent is used for the prevention and treatment of certain types of malaria.(Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times)  In a bid to break the cycle of Covid-19 infection in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for a 21-day long nationwide lockdown to fight coronavirus. Before […]

French health authorities reported 186 new deaths from coronavirus on Monday, taking the total to 860 in a sharp 28 percent toll rise as Prime Minister Édouard Philippe warned the country’s strict lockdown measures could tighten and last weeks. As France entered the second week of a nationwide lockdown, the toal number of confirmed coronavirus cases also increased Monday […]

 The coronavirus pandemic was accelerating as the latest figures showed more than 350,000 were infected by the virus with cases in almost every country in the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, said countries needed to take the offensive in combating the pandemic, including testing and contact tracing. […]