Ahead of WHO’s virtual meet, some real pressure on Tedros. And a complication
The World Health Organisation on Monday told member states that it will soon start sending out formal invites for the truncated version of its annual meet later this month. The World Health Assembly’s virtual meet comes at a time the global health body chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is at the centre of a huge row […]
UN Chief’s Appeal, As Pakistan Continues Ceasefire Violations Along Line Of Control
United Nations: The ceasefire appeal by UN chief Antonio Guterres amidst the coronavirus pandemic is global and should be applied everywhere, including along the Line of Control, his spokesperson said, as Pakistani forces repeatedly engaged in unprovoked firing along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir this week that killed an Indian national. India on Friday […]
Eye on Gulf countries, Pak ups Twitter campaign to target India over ‘Islamophobia’
Indian security agencies have identified nearly 7,000 accounts on micro-blogging site Twitter that were opened in April 2020 and are being operated from Pakistan, a report submitted to the government this week has said. These social media handles, the report said, had launched a shrill campaign against India that was aimed at influencing India’s relations […]
Remdesivir gets US emergency approval for treating Covid-19 patients: Know all about the antiviral drug
The US has allowed the emergency use of the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir to treat Covid-19 based on early clinical data that shows it helps coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients recover faster. Remdesivir, manufactured by Gilead Sciences, is the world’s first drug approved based on clinical data to treat Covid-19, which has killed close to 240,000 people worldwide and […]
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Appears In Public Amid Health Rumours
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, ending an absence that had triggered global rumours that he may be seriously ill. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim attended the […]
Covid-19 update: WHO like public relations agency for China, should be ashamed, says Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump Thursday said the World Health Organization should be “ashamed of” itself, as he likened it to a public relations agency for China. The Trump Administration has launched a probe into the role of the WHO on coronavirus, and has temporarily suspended the US’ financial assistance to it. “I think that the […]
Knowledge about North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is limited, but crucial
New rumors about Kim Jong Un pour in daily. The North Korean leader is dead. Or he’s very ill. Or maybe he’s just recuperating in his luxury compound, or isolating himself from the coronavirus. As speculation about his health builds, an underlying question looms for professional spies, policymakers, academics and curious news consumers alike. What […]
Virus may keep coming back every year: Experts
China’s top scientists on Tuesday said that Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), cannot be stopped and will continue to cause seasonal infections like the flu. The seasonal flu kills between 300,000 and 650,000 people around the world every year, according to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates. “This is very likely to be an […]
New NYC grading plan comes amid more signs of virus recovery
COVID-19 hospital admissions dipped below 1,000 and military jets soared in tribute above New York City. Meanwhile, city schools are adopting a new grading system. Here are the latest coronavirus-related developments in New York THE NUMBERS New COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York state are averaging under 1,000 a day for the first time this month, the latest […]
PM Boris Johnson returns to work today but it still isn’t clear when UK can
London: Boris Johnson returns to work for the first time in a fortnight with one key item at the top of his in-tray: when will he let Britain do so? The prime minister will chair the government’s Monday morning meeting to coordinate efforts to tackle the virus. He spent the last two weeks recuperating at Chequers, […]
