Washington (IANS) Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Indian workers across America have sought extensions of their US visas over concerns of losing work status due to soon-to-expire visas or delayed extensions, a media report said.
Immigration…
Sanaa (IANS) As countries across the world are fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Yemen's warring factions were still focusing on their military activities rather than preparing for a possible outbreak.
The Saudi-backed Yemeni government…
United Nations (IANS) Asylum rights must be respected for Sikhs and Hindus who may be fleeing religious persecution in Afghanistan where a gurdwara was bombed this week killing at least 25 people, according to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's…
London (IANS) Thousands of people across the UK opened their doors and windows to applaud medical workers of the country's National Health Services (NHS) dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, a media report said on Friday.
Starting at…
Vatican City (IANS) Mass testing has been carried out in the Vatican after a priest living at the Popes residence tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Msgr. Gianluca Pezzoli, 58, head of the Italian section of the Vatican's Secretariat…
London (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday disclosed he has tested positive for coronavirus but will continue to discharge his duties from self-isolation.
He becomes the second high-profile British leader to test positive for coronavirus…
New Delhi/Washington (IANS) Overwhelmed by the rapid rise in the number of coronavirus infected people, the US government has decided to use its navy ships as hospitals and move non-Covid-19 patients from most-affected cities to the sea.
The…
Canberra (IANS) The Australian Army is preparing to deploy reservists to assist with the Australian Defence Force's response to the coronavirus pandemic, a media report said on Thursday.
The Guardian Australia on Thursday published an email…
London (IANS) As the world anxiously awaits a possible vaccine to prevent thousands of people getting infected from COVID-19 virus, around 35 pharmaceutical companies and institutes are racing against time to create such a vaccine. At least four such…
New Delhi/Taipei (IANS) An American warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait amid the blame-game between the US and China over the novel coronavirus that has killed over 21,000 people worldwide so far.
The Defence Ministry of Taiwan in a statement…