GAINESVILLE, Florida: The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation’s top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails obtained, reported international...

NEW DELHI: An Indian pharmacist died and his boss was left hospitalised after the pair drank a chemical concoction they had developed in an effort to treat coronavirus, police said Saturday.The men worked for a herbal medicine company and were testing their treatment — a mix of nitric oxide...

ISLAMABAD: At least 278,445 people have died of the novel coronavirus since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year, according to international media reports.There have been more than 4,067,088 officially recorded cases across the globe.The United States is the worst-hit country with 79,239...

ISLAMABAD: Government’s top adviser on civil service reforms Dr Ishrat Hussain unveils the variety of changes being made in the country’s bureaucratic structures and systems from civil servants’ induction, recruitment, training, performance, promotion, compensation and retirement...

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau on Saturday rejected the media reports about PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz and said it had solid evidence in the assets case against him.The NAB spokesman said solid evidence, statements of witnesses and necessary documents would be presented before...

ISLAMABAD: YouTube said it would provide $5 million to Pakistan to help the country tackle the coronavirus pandemic.Pakistan has recorded just over 640 deaths but experts have voiced fears that the country of 215 million people could see a rapid and devastating increase due to its shortage of...

ISLAMABAD: At least 278,445 people have died of the novel coronavirus since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year, according to international media reports.There have been more than 4,067,088 officially recorded cases across the globe.The United States is the worst-hit country with 79,239...

GAINESVILLE, Florida: The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails obtained, reported international media.The...

ISLAMABAD: At least 278,445 people have died of the novel coronavirus since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year, according to international media reports.There have been more than 4,067,088 officially recorded cases across the globe.The United States is the worst-hit country with 79,239...

GAINESVILLE, Florida: The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails obtained, reported international media. The...

ISLAMABAD: Government’s top adviser on civil service reforms Dr Ishrat Hussain unveils the variety of changes being made in the country’s bureaucratic structures and systems from civil servants’ induction, recruitment, training, performance, promotion, compensation and retirement...

WASHINGTON: The US vice president’s spokeswoman became the second White House staffer this week to test positive for the coronavirus, officials said on Friday, even as President Donald Trump continued to go mask-free at a World War II commemoration with veterans in their 90s.News that...

MUZAFFARABAD: The first patient of Covid-19 had been put on ventilator in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, as nine more cases emerged, taking the tally to 87, while 60 patients have recovered so far.The 85-year-old patient was shifted on ventilator after his condition worsened, said a...

The new Local Government Acts approved by Punjab and KP assemblies would strengthen the local bodies whose heads would be directly elected by the people and operate with the assistance of the civil servants

The strain was originally seen spreading in Europe, after which it spread to the rest of the world and is currently the most common strain.

The man, Amit Mendel, was sailing across the ocean when the coronavirus pandemic erupted. Now he is refused permission to dock and is trapped in his boat.

'What we're fighting against is these long-term trends in which being selfish, being tribal, being divided, and seeing others as an enemy'

The WHO noted that China confirmed human-to-human transmision on Janurary 20, a day before the purported conversation between Jingping and Ghebreyesus

The Israeli companies (founders and entrepreneurs) that were selected are: ConfirmU, VisibleZone, AuraAir, Fixel, BC Bike, EZSave, IMNA Solutions and Beyond Appearances.

In the midst of this coronavirus, Lebanon defaulted its $1.2 billion loan this past March, setting up the stage for Hezbollah to take over the government’s role in providing civil services.

As we struggle to recover economically and physically from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to understand just how severe the crisis could have been had it not been for EMS services like MDA.

However, relations between the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community and the rest of Israeli society appear to have been damaged.

The rabbi claimed that conversion therapy is a necessary procedure between ages 13 and 15 in order to rid people of their homosexual tendencies.

Deputy Director-General of the Health Ministry Itamar Grotto insisted that despite improvements in coronavirus conditions around the country, we must be prepared for a second wave in summer.

The newest outbreak has largely been traced back to a truck driver who did not self-quarantine after being tested negative when he returned to the country

China and its rivals in the West are using Africa’s debt problems, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, as a political football in their struggle for power on the continent, experts say.Seifudein Adem, a professor of global studies at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, said that ballooning national debt had been a major concern for many African countries even before Covid-19, but had now been brought front and centre.While it was encouraging that major creditors were seriously considering…

A Chinese social media group set up to provide personal protective equipment to hospitals in Wuhan has switched focus in line with the spread of the deadly coronavirus and is now reaching out to those in need around the world.FightforWuhan was the idea of 17-year-old high school student Yihe Chang and 19 other young people. It was launched on January 23, the same day the central China city at the epicentre of the health crisis was plunged into total lockdown.“That day was also my birthday and I…

Five Chinese labour rights activists who went missing after being arrested have been released after 17 months in detention.The five – Zhang Zhiru, Wu Guijun, Jian Hui, Song Jiahui and He Yuancheng – returned home on Thursday evening, according to a Hong Kong-based rights group China Labour Bulletin.They had been arrested by police for allegedly “disturbing public order” on January 20 last year as part of a crackdown triggered by an attempt by factory workers to form a trade union.Jian was…

The government will have to consider the pros and cons of direct taxation, de facto taxation and debt as it negotiates the coronavirus economic crisis

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Universal and free healthcare will help us all in combating the virus, but this policy will also have benefits in the longer term

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The West’s perceptions of China hold up a mirror to its own preoccupations. More nuanced analysis is much-needed

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Contrary to past emergency situations, the COVID-19 crisis seems to have helped improve the relationship between the Jewish and Arab communities.

A Kenyan and a Ugandan trucker tested positive for the virus on Saturday.

The World Bank says countries whose debt is in dollars and those whose local debt is bought by foreigners are especially exposed.

New study explains effects of lockdowns and limitations on diagnosis, treatment and prevention services.

The county made the move for lack of testing kits for staff at eateries.

Beijing says reforms are underway to improve disease prevention and control mechanisms.

Italian PM says the volunteer, who was taken from Kilifi in 2018, has been released.

The patient earlier sneaked into Tanzania to bury her step-father, health official says.

We must inculcate in ourselves the right attitude critical to the fight against this pandemic.

In a way, they are right. Predictions are often fraught with mistakes.

Carefree socialising is back in full swing, with no evidence that frequent handwashing has become the norm.

A coalition government will further strengthen the Kenyatta and Raila axis, which is what it is all about.

Simple rules that have been repeated to us ad nauseam can, if followed effectively, ward off the virus.

This pandemic is a new test to our collective strength and we must work together to address it.

“This is the time for coaches, depending on their philosophy, to better the skills of their athletes.”

Health authorities have warned of a further spike in infections.

An official mourning period of three days has been decreed.

People rarely observe basic anti-contagion protocols.