By AFP India reported its six millionth coronavirus case on Monday as it surged closer to the United States as the most-infected nation, and authorities pressed ahead with reigniting the economy. The vast nation is home to 1.3 billion people, some of humanity’s most densely populated cities and a feeble health care system, and for Read more
By AFP The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavier toll on jobs than previously feared, the UN said Wednesday, with hundreds of millions of jobs lost and workers suffering a “massive” drop in earnings. In a fresh study, the International Labour Organization (ILO) found that by the mid-year point, global working hours had declined by Read more
By AFP Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday that the planned return of spectators to sports venues in England could be on hold for six months due to a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. A number of pilot test events, in which capacities have been capped at 1,000, have taken place and it was Read more
By AFP Joe Biden courted working class voters in hotly contested Michigan Wednesday as he warned that President Donald Trump’s “negligence” in handling the coronavirus pandemic plunged the nation into recession. It was the former vice president’s first foray into the state since he secured the Democratic Party’s nomination in June, and comes a day Read more
Foreign By AFP Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden on Monday castigated President Donald Trump as a “weak” and morally deficient leader who has sown chaos and fomented the violence that has recently gripped US cities. “This president long ago forfeited any moral leadership in this country. He can’t stop the violence — because for Read more
By AFP Donald Trump’s younger brother Robert died on Saturday after being hospitalized for an undisclosed illness, the US president said in a statement mourning his loss. “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight,” Trump said in a White House statement. “He was not just my Read more
By AFP The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 818 million children worldwide are at risk of getting infected with COVID-19 and other infectious illnesses. Mr Mark Hereward, UNICEF’s Associate Director, Data and Analytics Division, Planning and Monitoring, made this known in a statement on Thursday. Hereward stated that the latest data from the World Health Read more
By AFP White House hopeful Joe Biden and newly minted running mate Kamala Harris roll out their joint campaign Wednesday, making history with a woman of color on the presidential ticket and pledging to unify a fractured America. The Democratic duo, unveiled Tuesday by Biden after a months-long search for his partner in the race, Read more
By AFP White House hopeful Joe Biden on Tuesday named Kamala Harris, a black US senator from California, as his choice for vice president, capping a months-long search for a Democratic partner to challenge President Donald Trump in November. “I have the great honour to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for Read more
By AFP President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to approve a vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the coronavirus and that one of his daughters has been inoculated. The announcement came after scientists in the West raised concerns about the speed of development of Russian vaccines, suggesting that researchers might Read more
