Irish coroanvirus restrictions may well go beyond April 12: Deputy PM
The highly restrictive measures Ireland put in place last week to slow the spread of coronavirus may well be extended beyond the initial deadline of...
Spain’s coronavirus death toll tops 10,000 after another record daily toll
Spain’s death toll from coronavirus surpassed the 10,000 threshold after a record 950 people died overnight, the country’s Health Ministry said on Thursday....
Packed with refugees, Palestinian camps face grave threat if coronavirus spreads
Malka Abu Aker has seen her crowded refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank swell year upon year since fleeing there over 70 years ago,...
Thailand hit by African Horse Sickness, killing over 100 horses
More than 100 horses have died from African Horse Sickness (AHS) in Thailand, government data showed, in the Southeast Asian country’s first instance of the...
African governments team up with tech giants to fight coronavirus lies
Governments across Africa are teaming up with technology giants including Facebook and WhatsApp to fight misinformation about coronavirus on social media platforms that could propel...
Zoom pulls in more than 200 million daily video users during worldwide lockdowns
Zoom’s daily users ballooned to more than 200 million in March from a previous maximum total of 10 million, the video conferencing app’s boss Eric...
Australia announces free childcare for six months
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Thursday, a subsidy for childcare centres, part of the country’s ongoing bid to keep businesses going during the...
Iran’s death toll from coronavirus rises to 3,160: health official
Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus has reached 3,136, with 124 deaths in the past 24 hours, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur told state TV...
Spain’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 10,000 after another record daily toll
Spain’s death toll from coronavirus surpassed the 10,000 threshold after a record 950 people died overnight, the country’s Health Ministry said on Thursday....
Singapore’s coronavirus struggle shows colossal task of global containment
Held up as a role model for its battle against coronavirus, city-state Singapore is struggling with an infection spread that disease experts say bodes ill...
