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COVID-19: Several Latin American countries ban travel to and from Europe
BUENOS AIRES: Several Latin American countries stepped up measures yesterday to slow the spread of the coronavirus, halting flights to and from Europe, banning public gatherings and closing schools. Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Honduras took tougher steps
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Life upended for Americans as U.S. scrambles to contain coronavirus threat
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: From Disneyland to the U.S. Supreme Court, from Wall Street to Dodgers Stadium, nearly every facet of American life fell into turmoil on Thursday as the coronavirus outbreak caused sweeping closures and economic disruption. As concern grew over
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COVID-19: South Africa reported its first case
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa reported the first case of local transmission of the coronavirus today, fuelling concerns that sub-Saharan African health systems could be overwhelmed if local transmission accelerates. Sub-Saharan Africa has reported far fewer cases of coronavirus than in Europe
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COVID-19: Expand travel ban to select European nations – Najib
PUCHONG: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak urged the new government to expand its travel ban to certain European nations, such as Spain, France and German to Malaysia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a Facebook post, the
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Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault
NEW YORK: Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced yesterday, to 23 years in prison for sexual assault and rape after giving a rambling court statement sympathising, with men accused of sexual misconduct during the #MeToo era. The sentence was
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Sanders will remain in Democratic presidential race despite setbacks
BURLINGTON: A resolute Bernie Sanders said yesterday, he would stay in the Democratic presidential race despite a series of big losses to front-runner Joe Biden, promising to keep up the public pressure for his sweeping economic and social justice proposals.
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Shares of rubber glovemakers up after COVID-19 declared a pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR: Rubber glovemakers; Hartalega Holdings Bhd and Top Glove Corporation Bhd saw their shares traded higher today after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a pandemic. As of last night, over 120,000 people across 114 countries throughout
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COVID-19: Dollar falls after Trump bans travel from Europe to US
SINGAPORE: The dollar careened against the euro and yen today after US President Donald Trump rattled markets with a month-long ban on European travel to the US. The dollar fell 1% to 103.32 yen and 0.5% to US$1.1328 against the
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Erdogan accuses Greece of Nazi tactics against migrants at border
ISTANBUL/ATHENS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Greek security forces yesterday of behaving like Nazis for using force against migrants trying to cross the border from Turkey into the European Union. Tens of thousands of migrants have been trying to
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One British, two American personnel killed in Iraq rocket attack
WASHINGTON: One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraq’s Taji military camp north of Baghdad yesterday, US officials told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. The officials,
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