Category: World

BRUSSELS: Belgium is confronting a worrying growth in new coronavirus infections as a three-year-old girl has become the country’s youngest known victim, officials said Friday. Health spokesman Boudewijn Catry said three people die each day in Belgium from COVID-19, including recently the toddler and an 18-year-old. The young girl had “severe” pre-existing conditions, but Catry […]

KATHMANDU: Nepal said Tuesday it will resume international commercial flights in mid-August, in a boost for its coronavirus-hit tourism sector. The Himalayan nation shut its airports in late March to combat the spread of the virus, which has so far infected 17,844 people and claimed 40 lives in the country. The shutdown hit just before […]

LONDON: Two studies have given hope for the emergence of a  potential vaccine for coronavirus on Monday with the World Health Organisation fearing a possible acceleration of the disease in Africa. Seven months after COVID-19 was first identified in China and has since killed more than 600,000 people worldwide and battered economies, there is growing […]

DUBAI: Mustafa, a hipster Pakistani graphic artist, has a month to find a new job or be forced to leave Dubai among an exodus of expatriates whose futures have been up-ended by coronavirus. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) — made up of seven sheikdoms including the oil-rich capital Abu Dhabi and freewheeling Dubai — has […]

SAN FRANCISCO: A top White House official said he expected President Trump to act firmly against the TikTok and WeChat social media apps, prompting an angry response from China on Monday. China dismissed White House trade advisor Peter Navarro’s comments as “ridiculous and narrow-minded”, and slammed the United States as “the world’s real hacker empire” […]

LONDON: Britain’s main opposition Labour party announced on said Sunday that it has joined a Facebook advertising boycott over allegations that the platform failed to sufficiently curb hateful content. Hundreds of advertisers including big-name consumer brands have suspended advertising with the social media giant as part of the #StopHateForProfit” campaign. “All MPs in the Labour […]

LONDON: Save the Children sent a dire warning on Monday saying that the coronavirus pandemic has led to an “unprecedented education emergency” which has put close to 9.7 million children affected by school closures at risk of never going back to class. The British charity cited UNESCO data showing that in April, 1.6 billion young […]

HONG KONG: More than half a million Hong Kong people voted in primaries held by pro-democracy parties to choose candidates for upcoming legislative elections, organisers said on Sunday. The high turnout for the unofficial poll came despite a government warning that it could be in breach of a tough new security law imposed on the […]

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday he had tested positive for the coronavirus but said he was feeling “perfectly well” and had only mild symptoms. The far right leader has caused huge controversy in Brazil for repeatedly flouting containment measures and minimizing the risk of the virus, which has killed 65,000 people in the […]

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s children will be the second face of the British crown once the prince ascends to the throne, and thus their children have a number of rules they must follow. The royal nanny recently revealed some of the secrets of the trade and touched upon some important rules Prince George, Louis, […]