UK PM 'up and walking' as coronavirus recovery continues

London, April 11 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been able to walk for a short distance as his recovery from coronavirus continues in a ward at the St Thomas Hospital here after being discharged from the intensive care unit, a Downing Street…

Russia, US, Saudi agree to coordinate actions on oil market stabilization

Moscow (IANS) Russia, the US and Saudi Arabia have agreed to coordinate actions on stabilizing oil markets and minimize the impact of oil price volatility on global economy, the Kremlin said in a statement on Friday.

"Today, Russian President…

Tokyo bars, eateries to shut by 8 p.m. daily

Tokyo (IANS) Bars and restaurants in Tokyo were on Friday ordered to shut down by 8 p.m. daily as part of the Japanese governments strict measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike told reporters…

Over 1 million Canadians lost jobs in March

Ottawa (IANS) More than one million Canadians lost their jobs in March, as the country locked down to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

The data, released by the Statistics Canada on Thursday saw the largest loss of jobs in a single month since…

Not just India, Jamaat a super spreader of virus in Pak too

New Delhi, April 9(IANS) Tablighi Jamaat, the super spreader of the coronavirus in India seems to have caused a spike in the coronavirus positive cases in Pakistan also.

Congress leader Manish Tewari said in a tweet, "Interesting: it seems…

UK lockdown could be extended into May: Report

London (IANS) Ministers were said to be preparing to extend the UK lockdown into May, with advisers insisting the coronavirus peak could still be 10 days away, a media report said on Thursday.

In Wednesday's Downing Street briefing, Indian-origin…

Pak seeks custody of ISIS terrorist who killed Sikhs in Kabul

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) The Imran Khan government on Thursday asked Afghanistan to hand over the recently arrested Islamic State terrorist, responsible for the deadly terror attack on Sikhs in Kabul to Pakistan.

Sources said the Ministry…

COVID19 attack rate 14 in 1,000 in New York City: White House

New York (IANS) The coronavirus continues to attack nearly 14 in 1,000 people in New York City and 7 in 1000 across New York State on a day when this COVID-19 hotspot recorded its biggest single-day surge in death toll from the pandemic that has killed…

Bangladesh covid-19 death toll rises to 20 as cases spike

Dhaka (IANS) The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 20 in Bangladesh, after three more patients died from the infection on Wednesday, according to IEDCR Director Meerjady Sabrina Flora.

It marks the biggest jump in positive…

Trump says he'd be surprised if Modi didn't allow hydroxychloroquine export

New York (IANS) While India has lifted its ban on exports of hydroxychloroquine to the US, President Donald Trump has said that he would be surprised if Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not allow it.

"I would be surprised if he does (ban its…