Covid-19: Infections top 5 million worldwide
PARIS, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global infections from the novelcoronavirus passed five million as the pandemic played outunevenly across the…
China proposes law cracking down on Hong Kong opposition activity
Such a move has long been under consideration but was hastened by months of anti-government protests BEIJING, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Covid-19: China rebuts US Pres Trump accusation of coronavirus ‘mass killing’
BEIJING, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China offered a low-key rebuttal to United States President Donald Trump’s accusation of mass killing,…
Covid-19: UK healthcare workers begin hydroxychloroquine trial
LONDON, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British healthcare workers on Thursday begin taking part in a University of Oxford-led international trial…
Covid-19: Alarm as crowds flock to European beaches
PARIS, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A surge in visitors to beaches in northern Europe after coronavirus lockdowns was eased and…
Covid-19: Cyprus ends virus lockdown but airports stay shut
NICOSIA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Cypriot government ended a strict coronavirus lockdown, reopening outdoor restaurants, barber shops and beaches,…
Covid-19: US secures 300 million doses of potential AstraZeneca vaccine
WASHINGTON, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has secured almost a third of AstraZeneca’s one billion possible COVID-19 vaccine…
Pres Trump announces US to exit open skies treaty, accusing Russia of violation
WASHINGTON, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Trump administration notified international partners on Thursday that it is pulling out of a…
ICRC warns of dire humanitarian crisis in northeast Syria
DAMASCUS, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Committee of the Red Cross warned of a worsening crisis in northeast Syria,…
Egyptians rush to buy treats before Eid al-Fitr curfew
CAIRO, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Families rushed to buy sweets and biscuits in Cairo as they prepared to celebrate the…