DUBLIN: Ireland’s High Court ruled today that the government’s advice against non-essential travel to most countries due to the risk of Covid-19 infection was legal, dismissing a case brought by low-cost airline Ryanair. Ireland has some of the strictest Covid-19 travel advice in Europe, advising against non-essential travel to all […]
Year: 2020
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Donald Trump a quick recovery today after the US president revealed he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Wishing my friend @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS a quick recovery and good health,” Modi said on Twitter. Trump, 74, first announced on Twitter […]
WASHINGTON: A Covid-19 nasal swab test punctured a US woman’s brain lining, causing fluid to leak from her nose and putting her at risk of life-threatening infection, doctors reported in a medical journal yesterday. The patient, who is in her 40s, had an undiagnosed rare condition and the test she […]
SYDNEY: Australia will within weeks allow residents of New Zealand to enter the country without having to quarantine, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said today, as Canberra seeks to revive its ailing economy as Covid-19 cases begin to slow. Australia in March closed its borders to all non-citizens and permanent […]
MANILA: Two of the most popular Philippine tourist destinations, including Boracay beach, have partially reopened, drawing only a fraction of their usual huge crowds given continuing COVID-19 restrictions. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said on Friday (Oct 2) that 35 local tourists, including seven from Manila, came on the first day […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, who played down the threat of the coronavirus pandemic for months, said today that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for Covid-19 and were going into quarantine, upending the race for the White House. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We […]
An ethnic Armenian soldier fires an artillery piece during fighting with Azerbaijan’s forces in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, September 29. PARIS: Armenia’s leader claimed today to have evidence that Azerbaijani forces currently battling Yerevan’s troops in the Nagorny Karabakh region are being militarily supported by Turkey. At least […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said late yesterday he would go into quarantine after a top aide tested positive for coronavirus, in a shock development that threatened to disrupt his scheduled public appearances in the crucial final weeks of the election campaign. Trump confirmed in an interview with Fox News […]
LUCKNOW: Indian police arrested several opposition leaders today heading for the site where a low-caste woman died after being gang-raped in the latest high-profile assault to whip up nationwide anger and protests. The 19-year-old victim from the Dalit community, which often faces violence and discrimination, died from injuries on Tuesday […]
MADRID: Europe was facing up today to ever-worsening pandemic indicators, notably in Spain, Britain and France, as China revelled in its first post-coronavirus Golden Week holiday, with hundreds of millions on the move around the country. By 1100 GMT today the pandemic had killed at least 1,018,634 people around the […]