-
Coronavirus update: Global cases pass 3.4mn, curve flattening in some countries
May 03, 2020 06:26Worldwide, over 3,421,834 people have now been infected with the new coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19.
-
Economic figures show grim toll in Europe and US from virus
May 01, 2020 02:58Bleak new figures Thursday underscored the worldwide economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits has climbed past a staggering 30 million, while Europe’s economies have gone into an epic slide.
-
3mn infected with coronavirus as world torn between economic reopening & lockdowns
Apr 28, 2020 06:22The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has now exceeded three million, while some countries are easing restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the disease caused by the new virus (COVID-19).
-
Europe must counter illegal US moves amid virus pandemic: President Rouhani
Apr 21, 2020 12:38President Hassan Rouhani has told the Spanish PM that Spain and the European Union in general should fulfill their duties and stand up to illegal US moves at a time that Washington’s economic terrorism have caused serious problems for the Iranian people in their fight against a new coronavirus outbreak.
-
WHO says life with coronavirus must be considered new normal +World updates
Apr 21, 2020 08:32The World Health Organization (WHO) says life with the new coronavirus must be considered a new normal until vaccination or effective treatment is developed for the disease caused by the pathogen (COVID-19).
-
US oil collapses to $11 as world awash with crude
Apr 20, 2020 09:23US oil prices dived to 22-year lows at just $11 Monday after crashing almost 40 percent in a market flooded with crude and slammed by evaporating demand in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
-
COVID-19 has now killed over 160,000 globally, 2.3 million infected
Apr 19, 2020 06:47Coronavirus outbreak has now claimed the lives of 160,706 people across the world, and more than 2,328,600 others are infected.
-
Hard-hit European countries berated over care home deaths
Apr 17, 2020 06:53Thousands of people have reportedly died in care homes across Britain, France, Italy and Spain, the worst hit countries in Europe, from COVID-19. Critics say that is a clear sign of the scale of fatalities outside health care services, many of which have not been officially announced.
-
Under US pressure, Spain follows EU peers in banning Iran airline
Apr 15, 2020 08:11The Spanish government has revoked the landing rights of Iran’s Mahan Air, apparently under US pressure which has intensified amid the coronavirus.
-
Global COVID-19 cases near 2mn mark, deaths close to 120K
Apr 14, 2020 07:42At least 1,920,918 COVID-19 infections have been confirmed worldwide, and 119,686 people have died so far, with the United States leading all nations in both the number of cases and the death toll, followed by major Western European countries.