B'desh halts visa-on-arrival for Chinese nationals

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladesh has suspended its visa-on-arrival services for Chinese nationals amid the global emergency over the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has so far killed 361 people in China alone.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen announced…

China reports deadly bird flu outbreak among chickens

Beijing (IANS) China has reported a deadly H5N1 bird flu outbreak among chickens in Hunan province, which lies on the southern border of Hubei, the epicentre of the rapidly spreading coronavirus that has killed 304 people, it was reported on Sunday.

B'deshi oppn rejects city polls, calls strike for Sunday

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladesh's largest opposition party has called a dawn-to-dusk strike for Sunday in capital Dhaka rejecting the results of two major city polls.

At a press conference in Dhaka hours after the city corporation polls, ex-Prime…

Coronavirus kill 259 in China, infects 11,791

Beijing (IANS) Chinese authorities on Saturday confirmed that the death toll from the deadly novel coronavirus in the country has increased to 259, with 11,791 infected cases in 31 provincial-level regions.

The National Health Commission said…

China builds more SARS treatment-model hospitals

Beijing (IANS) More hospitals designed to replicate the SARS treatment model were popping up across China as the country mobilizes medical resources to contain the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak, which has so far killed 259 people in the Asian…

Trump likely set for early acquittal at Senate trial

New York (IANS) US President Donald appeared to be set for an early acquittal after a key fence-sitting Republican Senator declared that he will not vote to call more witnesses in the historic Senate trial dealing a setback to Democrats.

When…

Trump's Mideast peace plan 'despicable': Hassan Rouhani

Tehran (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan as "despicable", the media reported on Thursday.

"Enough of these foolish attempts," Rouhani said, referring to the White House's…

Death toll from Brazil flooding reaches 54

Rio De Janerio (IANS) The death toll from the severe flooding in southeast Brazil's Minas Gerais state has reached 54, the authorities have said.

Almost half of those deaths occurred in the metro area of state capital Belo Horizonte, which…

Will 'carefully study' Trump's Mideast peace plan: France

Paris (IANS) France on Wednesday welcomed US President Donald Trump's latest plan to end the decades-long conflict between Israel and Palestine, adding it will study the US proposals closely.

"France welcomes President Trump's efforts…

China coronavirus toll reaches 132, nearly 6,000 infected

Beijing (IANS) The death toll in China due to the novel coronavirus increased to 132 on Wednesday, with 5,974 confirmed cases, as foreign governments started to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan city, the epicentre of the outbreak.

According…