New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism for killing 51
The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand’s modern history when he slaughtered 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges Thursday. The attacks targeting people praying at the mosques a year ago shocked the nation and prompted new laws banning the deadliest types of semi-automatic weapons. It also […]
Chinese factories are beginning to buzz again while rest of the world comes to a halt
Beijing/Shanghai: While much of the world’s output is grinding to a halt because of the coronavirus, China is slowly emerging from its shutdowns by restarting production at factories and resuming some flights. A recovery in the world’s second-largest economy provides some relief for global manufacturers in the months ahead as the outbreak continues to wreak havoc […]
What scientists know (so far) about how Covid-19 spreads
There is not yet an ironclad scientific consensus on exactly how the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 is spreading, but experts are getting a pretty good sense of it. That understanding needs to be central to our strategy of combatting the virus with minimal collateral damage. This isn’t about over-reaction or under-reaction, but mis-reaction. For example, […]
Boko Haram militants kill nearly 100 Chadian soldiers in attack
Boko Haram militants killed nearly 100 Chadian soldiers and wounded dozens more in what President Idriss Deby described as the deadliest attack ever on the country’s military. The soldiers were ambushed on Monday in the island village of Boma in the swampy Lake Chad zone in the west of the country, where the armies of […]
With nearly 200 deaths, New York hardest hit by Covid-19 in US; visitors told to self-quarantine
US authorities on Tuesday urged anyone who has travelled to and from New York City metropolitan area in recent days to self-quarantine for 14 days and closely monitor their condition. This comes over concerns of people carrying coronavirus and “seeding” outbreaks in other parts of the country. President Donald Trump has, at the same time, doubled down on his […]
25 killed in terror attack in Kabul; 1 gunman killed, 1 escapes
At least 25 people were killed when suspected suicide attackers stormed a Sikh place of worship in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, triggering a gun battle with security forces, according to media reports. According to latest reports, one attacker has been killed and another one escaped. The third attacker was shot earlier, Afghan news channel […]
Should you worry about hantavirus? Explaining its spread
A news report in China’s Global Times sent the world into tizzy on Tuesday. It said that a man has died in the country of hantavirus, in the Yunnan Province. Countries which are already reeling under the coronavirus crisis, this news was enough to create panic. Many users quickly logged on to the internet to find out […]
Coronavirus latest update, March 25: Death toll reaches 18,883 today
Coronavirus latest global updates March 25: The death toll due to the coronavirus pandemic reached 18,883 while the total number of positive cases spiked to 421,792 across the world on Wednesday. While Italy has reported the maximum number of deaths at 6,820, 3,160 people have died in China so far followed by Spain at 2,991, Iran at 1,934, France […]
Pakistan Covid-19 positive cases rise to 1000, but PM Imran won’t impose lockdown
Pakistan announced halting of domestic flight operations after number of cases infected with coronavirus disease Covid-19 rose to 1000 in the country. The government said that seven people have died of the disease. The domestic flight ban will begin on Thursday, civil aviation spokesman Abdul Sattar Khokhar said on Wednesday. Islamabad had previously cut train service and […]
Gunmen Attack Sikh Religious Gathering In Afghanistan, Killing 4
Gunmen stormed a religious gathering of Afghanistan’s minority Sikhs in their place of worship in the heart of Kabul’s old city on Wednesday, killing at least four people, a Sikh lawmaker said. Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said police responded promptly to Wednesday’s attack and were at the site, where shooting is still underway. The place of […]
