In this file photo, a woman wearing a protective mask is seen past a portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping on a street in Shanghai, China, March 12, 2020. Global anti-China sentiment is at its highest since the […]
Year: 2020
The world event was originally set in October this year. The bureau said a required two-thirds of the countries in the organization had voted to approve the delay DUBAI: Dubai’s Expo 2020 world’s fair will be delayed to Oct. 1, 2021, over the new coronavirus pandemic, a Paris-based […]
League and government working to find a safe way for players to resume training, play games by June LONDON: The Premier League could face years of legal challenges if this season is not completed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the chairman of Crystal Palace warned Sunday. Steve Parish offered public […]
The ministry said it has recorded 1,645 new cases It also recorded 342 recoveries, increasing the total number of recovered cases to 4,476 RIYADH: The Saudi Health Ministry announced on Monday seven new deaths from COVID-19 in Makkah and Jeddah, raising the total death toll for the Kingdom to 191. […]
What Australian researchers are calling the first survey on children and the spread of COVID-19 in the classroom is turning heads in Canada. The preliminary data, which has not yet been peer reviewed, suggests kids in Australia are not so-called “super spreaders” as they’re frequently called by epidemiologists when it […]
SYDNEY: Australia has launched a smartphone app to trace people who come in contact with coronavirus patients despite privacy concerns that authorities insisted Sunday were unwarranted. The COVIDSafe app uses a phone’s Bluetooth wireless signal to store information about people’s interactions, and can be accessed by health officials if a […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Tuesday made its business videoconferencing service free to all users, ramping up competition for Zoom as people flock online to stay connected during the pandemic. Google Meet had previously been reserved for subscribers to the premium G Suite software tools for businesses. Meet will be available […]
NASA and SpaceX said Friday they were pressing ahead with plans to launch astronauts to space from US soil for the first time in nearly a decade later on this month, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, both veterans of the Space Shuttle program that was shuttered […]
Keanu Reeves’ “John Wick 4” was due to hit cinemas in May 2021 before coronavirus caused worldwide cancellations, disruptions and postponements. Studio Lionsgate has released a statement according to which “John Wick: Chapter 4” will now arrive in 2022. Directed by Chad Stahelski, the film follows an ex-hitman who comes […]