WASHINGTON: The U.S. Transportation Department plans to issue a revised order in the coming days that is likely to allow some Chinese passenger airline flights to continue, government and airline officials said. On Thursday (Jun 4), China said it would ease coronavirus restrictions to allow in more foreign carriers, shortly […]
Year: 2020
Hong Kong’s currency, pegged to the US dollar, provides considerable financial buffer, says an observer. CORK, Ireland: Increasing economic tensions between the US and China continue to threaten Hong Kong’s economy. China’s national security law will see greater controls over areas such as secessionist activities, terrorism and foreign interference. Similarly, […]
NEW YORK: New York nurses and doctors, hailed as heroes for fighting the coronavirus outbreak, are denouncing racial segregation in the public health system by joining the George Floyd protests. Wearing masks, hospital scrubs and other personal protective equipment like face visors, about a hundred-something medical workers briefly walked out […]
NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday (Jun 4) said several days and nights of demonstrations in the state after the killing of George Floyd could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus, and urged protesters to get tested. “I’m not a nervous Nellie, I’m just looking at the […]
SHANGHAI: China reported five new COVID-19 cases and three new asymptomatic infections for Jun 4, the health commission said on Friday (Jun 5). The National Health Commission said all five of the new cases were imported, involving travellers from overseas. For Jun 3, China had reported one confirmed case and […]
NEW DELHI: Rural parts of India have begun to see a surge in novel coronavirus infections, as millions of migrant workers returning from big cities and industrial hubs bring the virus home with them, according to data collected from seven Indian states. Officials said the spike in cases was a […]
LONDON: Britain’s AstraZeneca will be able to deliver 2 billion doses of its potential coronavirus vaccine this year and next, double the previous numbers, thanks to deals with the Serum Institute of India and two Bill Gates-backed global health organisations. The company, which has already agreed to supply 400 million […]
Chris Trousdale died due to complications arising from Covid-19, a family member said. Singer and actor Chris Trousdale, who was a member of the boy band Dream Street, has died at the age of 34 from coronavirus. Trousdale breathed his last in a hospital in Burbank, California from complications arising […]
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s Legislative Council passed a controversial Bill on Thursday (Jun 4) that would make disrespecting China’s national anthem a criminal offence. Lawmakers approved the Bill with 41 in favour and one against, but the chamber’s pro-democracy faction refused to cast their votes and instead shouted slogans denouncing […]
BERLIN: Werder Bremen’s fight against relegation from the Bundesliga faltered on Wednesday after a 3-0 home defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt that leaves them mired in the drop zone. Bremen have spent more seasons in the league than any other club, but with six matches left they are second-from-bottom, three points […]