May 18 2024
Around 10,000 international pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, after a hiatus of seven months, after the Islamic pilgrimage was halted due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the Kingdom and worldwide. According to Deputy Minister of […]
Over a million Slovaks took a coronavirus swab on Saturday as the country launched a huge logistical operation to test most of its population over the weekend to reverse a rise in the pandemic. Authorities say the ambitious plan to […]
South Korea sees bustling Halloween crowds take to streets on Saturday despite continued warnings by authorities against potential new coronavirus spread.. While most major clubs in the popular areas of Hongdae, Itaewon and Gangnam were closed as part of precautionary […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday declared a one-month partial coronavirus lockdown, shutting restaurants and other leisure activities in Athens and other major cities from next week. “We must act now, before intensive care units buckle under the strain […]
Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. healthcare system designed to lock up hospital information systems, which could hurt patient care just as nationwide cases of COVID-19 are spiking. In a joint […]
Only a fraction of the European Union population may be vaccinated against the coronavirus before 2022, EU officials said in an internal meeting, as the cure the bloc is securing may not prove effective or may not be manufactured in […]
Social media platform Twitter on Monday flagged a tweet by US President Donald Trump about mail-in ballots, adding a disclaimer describing the post’s content as “disputed” and potentially misleading. “Big problems and discrepancies with Mail In Ballots all over the […]
Antibodies against the novel coronavirus declined rapidly in the British population during the summer, a study found on Tuesday, suggesting protection after infection may not be long lasting and raising the prospect of waning immunity in the community. Scientists at […]
Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is all set to launch an AED500 million economic stimulus package to support various businesses across the emirates amid […]
A path to COVID recovery, Trump’s ‘corrupted’ foreign dalliance, a critique on POTUS’s non-existent healthcare, and rampant racism — some of Democratic camp Joe Biden’s key addressals at final round of US Presidential Debate 2020, ahead of Nov. 3 Election […]
His Highness, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the capital’s Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on the occasion of World Polio Day on Oct 24, thanked frontline heroes who “continue to serve their […]
