UK PM Johnson discharged from hospital

London (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from hospital after being treated for coronavirus, but he will not immediately return to work, Downing Street said.

Johnson, 55, was taken to St Thomas' hospital, in London,…

US agrees to help Mexico meet required oil production cuts

Mexico City (IANS) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that the US has agreed to help his country comply with cuts to oil production required by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Mexico has promised…

US General meets Taliban in Doha

Kabul (IANS) Gen. Austin S. Miller, Commander of the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, met the Taliban leadership in Doha, said a spokesman.

Col. Sonny Leggett, spokesman for the US forces in Afghanistan, said the meeting on Friday was "part…

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…