BASRA, Iraq: In a hospital ward in Iraq, doctor Ali Salam Abdullah and a smiling patient hold up a large blood bag full of the yellow liquid that he hopes will help turn the corner in cutting the country’s coronavirus death rate. The liquid is plasma from a recently recovered […]
Month: June 2020
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government announced a widespread easing of coronavirus lockdown measures on Wednesday (Jun 24) that will allow outdoor gatherings, group restaurant visits and regular public transport services from Jul 1. After the summer, soccer matches will be opened to the public, but crowds will have to adhere to […]
PARIS: Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms in the Antarctic, raising concern that microplastics pollution has already “deeply” entered the world’s most remote land-based food systems. While the infiltration of microplastics throughout the oceans is well-known, researchers said their findings provided the first […]
CARACAS: Venezuela’s defence minister Vladimir Padrino on Wednesday (Jun 24 )called a Tuesday incident in which a US Navy ship navigated near the South American country’s coast an “act of provocation.” The US Southern Command on Tuesday said the missile destroyer Nitze conducted a “freedom of navigation” operation off Venezuela’s […]
WASHINGTON, DC: The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday it has opened two investigations into reports of headlight failures in 392,000 Kia Sorento sport utility vehicles and steering issues in 781,000 General Motors vehicles. NHTSA said it had received 74 reports of sudden, unexpected loss of […]
SINGAPORE: Millions of dollars of oil stored in tanks and ships in Asia and Europe has become caught in a web of lawsuits related to trade and financing deals by Singapore’s Hin Leong Trading, according to court documents and shipping data. A report filed this week in Singapore’s High Court […]
LONDON: A second coronavirus wave is a real risk for the United Kingdom and local flare-ups are likely, major health bodies said on Wednesday (Jun 24), in one of the strongest warnings yet to Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he eases lockdown to help the economy. The United Kingdom has […]
WASHINGTON: The coronavirus pandemic is causing wider and deeper damage to economic activity than first thought, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, prompting the institution to slash its 2020 global output forecasts further. The IMF said it now expects global output to shrink by 4.9 per cent, compared with […]
SINGAPORE: Singapore is on track to offer nationwide 5G coverage by 2025, after Singtel and a joint venture by StarHub and M1 were on Wednesday (Jun 24) issued final awards to operate networks here. This marks the close of a “robust and rigorous” 5G call for proposal process, said Minister […]
FILE PHOTO: New York City Marathon – New York, United States – November 3, 2019 General view of race participants after the race REUTERS: The New York City Marathon, one of the most prestigious events on the global running calendar, has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 […]