Britain closes embassy in North Korea, evacuates diplomats

LONDON/PYONGYANG, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has shuttered its embassy in North Korea and all its diplomats have left the country, its ambassador said as Pyongyang maintains strict entry controls to try to prevent a coronavirus outbreak. The North has closed its borders and insists it has not had a…

WHO launches foundation to put finances in better health

GENEVA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization launched a new foundation for private donations, as US President Donald Trump threatens to pull the plug over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The UN health agency launched the independently-run WHO Foundation, which the organisation hopes will give it greater…

Australian Authorities Baffled Over Death Of 30-Year-Old With COVID-19

SYDNEY, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian authorities were scrambling today, to find the source of a COVID-19 infection, which killed a 30-year-old man, in the remote mining town of Blackwater, in central Queensland State. The man became the youngest person to die in Australia from COVID-19 with authorities dispatching a…

New Zealand Confirms No New Case Of COVID-19 For Six Consecutive Days

WELLINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported no new case of COVID-19 today, for six consecutive days, with the combined total of confirmed and probable cases staying at 1,504, according to the Ministry of Health. The total number of confirmed cases remains at 1,154, which is the number reported…

Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous from China’, says US Sec of State Pompeo

WASHINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Congress that Hong Kong no longer merits special treatment under US law. The declaration could have major implications for Hong Kong’s trade hub status and is likely to anger Beijing. “No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains…

US offers to mediate in India-China frontier showdown

Indian and Chinese soldiers are in a bitter standoff in the remote and picturesque Ladakh region WASHINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump offered to mediate in what he called a “raging” border showdown between India and China in the Himalayas. Trump’s offer came after Indian defence sources…

Singapore Reports 533 New COVID-19 Cases, 32,867 In Total

SINGAPORE, May 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 533 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 32,876. Of the new cases, 99 percent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing. A total of 832 more…

Thai Public Health Minister Honoured By WHO For Tobacco Control

BANGKOK, May 28 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, yesterday was awarded with the World No Tobacco Day Award 2020, from the World Health Organisation (WHO), for implementing policies to control tobacco. Thailand-based WHO representative, Daniel Kertesz, presented the award to the minister to…

Bulgarian police seize $44 million worth of cocaine destined for western Europe, Asia

SOFIA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bulgarian police seized more than $43 million worth of cocaine from an apartment in the capital Sofia, occupied by a man who was detained a day earlier after police found 40 kg of the drug in his car, prosecutors said in a statement. A total…

Covid-19: Some countries still using hydroxychloroquine despite WHO suspended trials using the anti-malarial drug

World Health Organization’s logo GENEVA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Claims that hydroxychloroquine could prove a viable treatment for Coronavirus have been dealt a new blow after France stopped doctors from using the anti-malarial drug for Covid-19 patients. But where is it still being used and who is continuing to research it? U.S.…
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