Sat 18 July 2020: Algeria, Libya, Lebanon, Tunisia, Jordan, Palestine, Yemen, Morocco, Bahrain report new cases, deaths ISTANBUL (AA) – Coronavirus cases and fatalities continued to rise Friday in Arab countries. Algeria Algeria’s Health Ministry said five additional people died from COVID-19, bringing the tally to 1,057. The number of cases reached 21,948 with 593 new infections in the […]
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Sat 18 July 2020: China’s National Health Commission reported 11 new cases in the far western region of Xinjiang, taking the total number of cases in the capital, Urumqi, to 17. Authorities in Urumqi have reduced subways, buses and taxis and closed off some residential communities, according to Chinese media reports. They also placed restrictions […]
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Fri 17 July 2020: LONDON (AA) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday the next phase of the UK’s coronavirus plans, as the country looks towards winter and the risks of a potential second wave. Johnson said that infections were low and stable, and that local lockdowns were now the way forward. “I’m […]
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Fri 17 July 2020: On Thursday (July 16) night, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases hit the one million mark. But since 0.63 million of those are cured, the total active cases is 343,000. The coronavirus infections topped one million in just three days after crossing 900,000. India, home to some of the planet’s most […]
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Fri 17 July 2020: EU leaders try to reach compromise on bloc’s budget, COVID-19 recovery fund under pressure from financial markets BRUSSELS (AA) – EU heads of state and government gathered on Friday to discuss the bloc’s COVID-19 recovery fund and the next long-term budget. Leaders are under a strong pressure to find a compromise […]
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Fri 17 July 2020: Disruption in children routine activities in families, friends, society causes problems, according to sociology professor ANKARA (AA) – The novel coronavirus pandemic poses negative effects on children’s health, development and protection because of the disruption of routine activities of families, friends and society, according to a sociology professor. Ahmed Zayed, who teaches […]
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Fri 17 July 2020: Confirmed cases in US surpass 3.5 million mark ANKARA (AA) – Crude oil prices were down on Friday, with rising novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases around the world sustaining weak global demand. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $43.24 per barrel at 0605 GMT for a 0.3% loss after closing Thursday at […]
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Fri 17 July 2020: Fears worst is yet to come in Latin America as nations hit grim pandemic milestones BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – Countries in Latin America continued to hit grim COVID-19 milestones Thursday amid fears the worst is yet to come. The virus has infected thousands of people in Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Colombia, while […]
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Thu 16 July 2020: Britain says hackers group APT29 is ‘almost certainly’ part of Kremlin’s intelligence services LONDON (AA) – A group of hackers “almost certainly” part of Russia’s intelligence services are trying to reach the secrets of UK, US and Canadian organizations working on a coronavirus vaccine, British cyber security agency said Thursday. In […]
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Thu 16 July 2020: Recovered COVID-19 patient says he stayed at home for 3 months, contracted virus in minutes MARDIN, Turkey (AA) – A business person, infected with COVID-19 while sitting in a car with his friend for only five minutes without a mask in southeastern Mardin province of Turkey, urged everyone to pay attention to pandemic […]
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