New Delhi/London (IANS) A leading microbiologist from Russia has claimed that the novel coronavirus, which originated in Chinas Wuhan city, is the outcome of "crazy" experiments conducted by scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
In…
Rome (IANS) Italy will keep its ports closed to NGO boats carrying out rescue operations in the Mediterranean for the duration of the coronavirus emergency in the country, Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese said.
On Wednesday Lamorgese addressed…
New York (IANS) US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order banning many categories of immigration to the US for 60 days but it does not apply to H1-B professional visa-holders.
Trump signed the executive order on Wednesday evening…
Canberra (IANS) The Australian government on Thursday called on the G20 countries to take action on wildlife wet markets, calling them a "biosecurity and human health risk".
However, Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said he was not targeting…
Washington (IANS) Missouri became the first US state to sue the Chinese government over the novel coronavirus outbreak, citing it as "an appalling campaign of deceit".
The civil lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in a federal court by GOP state Attorney…
New Delhi/Washington (IANS) The digital data of World Health Organization, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the Gates Foundation and other institutes working on the novel coronavirus pandemic have been hacked, with thousands of their emails, passwords…
Jerusalem, (IANS) Benjamin Netanyahu will remain Israel's Prime Minister after he agreed to form a national unity government with his main political rival, Benny Gantz, a deal which brings a year-long political crisis to an end.
In a joint…
New York (IANS) In a sudden twist, US President Donald Trump has announced that he was shutting the country to legal immigration temporarily through an executive order.
"In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to…
Riyadh (IANS) Saudi Arabias top Islamic authority has called on all Muslims around the world to perform prayers at home during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan in accordance with health guidelines to fend off the spread of the novel coronavirus.
…New Delhi (IANS) Just days after the Centre amended the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy to check opportunistic takeovers of Indian companies amid the Covid-19 pandemic, China on Monday criticised the move and said that it violates the World…