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April 5, 2020
All hands on deck to fight a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic
By António GuterresOnly by coming together will the world be able to face down the COVID-19 pandemic and its shattering consequences. At an emergency virtual meeting last Thursday, G20 leaders took steps in the right direction. But we are still far away from having a coordinated, articulated global response that meets the unprecedented magnitude of what we are facing.Far from flattening the curve of infection, we are still well behind ...
April 3, 2020
Confirmed global coronavirus cases pass one million
WASHINGTON — More than a million people across the world are reported to have contracted coronavirus infection so far, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University on Thursday. The reported cases doubled in a week as the virus spreads across Europe and North America and establishes a toehold in Africa. Nearly 53,000 people have died and more than 210,000 have recovered, according to the US university's figures.Nearly a ...
April 1, 2020
MWL donates medical supplies to Pakistan govt to help combat coronavirus
Saudi Gazette reportJEDDAH — As the world battles with the coronavirus pandemic, the Saudi Arabia-based Muslim World League is extending a helping hand to brotherly countries in their fight against deadly virus. As of part of its aid initiative, the regional office of the MWL in Islamabad has delivered a package of various medical supplies to help the Pakistani government combat the epidemic, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. ...
March 31, 2020
New York gets hospital ship as US coronavirus deaths top 3,000
WASHINGTON — The US death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,000, with more than 500 succumbing to the virus on Monday, the deadliest day yet, as the country battles the pandemic. As the US faces a mounting crisis with the reported cases climbing to more than 163,00 , New York state had something to cheer about.The arrival of a gleaming 1,000-bed US Navy hospital ship as a sign of ...
March 30, 2020
Trump extends US social distancing guidelines until April 30
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday he would extend nationwide social distancing guidelines until April 30.The initial 15-day period of social distancing urged by the federal government expires on Monday and Trump had expressed interest in relaxing the guidelines at least in parts of the country less afflicted by the pandemic.“The peak in death rate is likely to hit in two weeks,” Trump said. “Nothing would be worse than ...
March 30, 2020
Trump says US won't pay for Meghan and Harry's security
WASHINGTON — The United States will not pay to protect Prince Harry and his wife Meghan if they stay in the United States, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, amid reports that the couple have moved to the US from Canada."I am a great friend and admirer of the Queen & the United Kingdom. It was reported that Harry and Meghan, who left the Kingdom, would reside permanently in Canada. ...
March 28, 2020
Pentagon orders plan to ‘destroy’ pro-Iran Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq
By Ismaeel NaarDUBAI -- The US Department of Defense has ordered its military commanders in Iraq to prepare for potential operations to destroy the pro-Iranian Kataib Hezbollah militia group, according to sources who spoke to the New York Times.According to the report, several unnamed officials said top US commander in Iraq Lt. Gen. Robert P. White wrote a memo in which he advised the Pentagon against such plans, saying that ...
March 28, 2020
US president signs $2.2tn stimulus package into law
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law on Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic.Acting with unity and resolve unseen since the 9/11 attacks, Washington moved urgently to stem an economic free fall caused by widespread restrictions meant to slow ...
March 26, 2020
US Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus aid bill
WASHINGTON — The US Senate on Wednesday passed a whopping $2 trillion bill to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic. The bill, considered to be largest stimulus package in the US history, aims to support unemployed workers and industries impacted by the deadly virus, as well as to provide billions of dollars to buy urgently needed medical equipment.The vote on the bill, which was eventually approved unanimously, was ...
March 23, 2020
Prison riot over coronavirus fears kills 23 in Colombia
BOGOTA — Rising tensions over coronavirus in Bogotá's La Modelo prison led to a riot, resulting in at least 23 deaths. Colombia's Justice Minister Margarita Cabello described the violence as an attempted mass breakout, saying 83 inmates were injured during the riot at one of the city’s largest jails.It was part of a coordinated plan of inmates who caused disturbances in 13 jails across the country, Cabello said.Inmates at prisons ...
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