• Tens of thousands of US airline jobs at risk with aid uncertain

    Tens of thousands of US airline jobs at risk with aid uncertain

    Aug 27, 2020 06:11

    Tens of thousands of airline employees are facing the risk of losing their jobs on October 1, one day after federal aid expires amid the coronavirus pandemic’s destructive effects on the travel industry.

  •  South Korean parliament closed over coronavirus fears

    South Korean parliament closed over coronavirus fears

    Aug 27, 2020 06:04

    South Korea's parliament was shut down on Thursday and a group of lawmakers were in self-quarantine as the country recorded more than 400 new coronavirus infections.

  • Study shows why coronavirus hits men more severely

    Study shows why coronavirus hits men more severely

    Aug 27, 2020 03:08

    The immune system of women may induce more appropriate responses to the coronavirus, a small study suggests, providing a clue to why COVID-19 tends to be more severe in men.

  • As GOP officially re-nominates Trump, poll shows 68% in US disapprove of president's pandemic response

    As GOP officially re-nominates Trump, poll shows 68% in US disapprove of president's pandemic response

    Aug 26, 2020 11:13

    As the GOP's 2020 convention kicked off Monday August 24th and Republicans officially nominated President Donald Trump for reelection, new polling revealed that a bipartisan majority of Americans disapprove of how the president and federal government are handling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

  • Coronavirus in Iran: Nearly 315,000 positive cases recover from disease

    Coronavirus in Iran: Nearly 315,000 positive cases recover from disease

    Aug 26, 2020 09:38

    The death toll from COVID-19 in Iran surpassed 21,000 on Wednesday, while nearly 315,000 positive cases have recovered from the disease.

  •  Trump claims without evidence Democrats plan to ‘steal’ election

    Trump claims without evidence Democrats plan to ‘steal’ election

    Aug 25, 2020 12:06

    The first night of the US Republican National Convention on Monday passed with harsh diatribes directed at the Democratic Party, with President Donald Trump painting a bleak picture of the future for the American people under a Joe Biden administration and leveling the accusation that Democrats seek to “steal” the forthcoming election.

  •  Brand-new Iranian device tests for COVID-19 in seconds

    Brand-new Iranian device tests for COVID-19 in seconds

    Aug 25, 2020 07:44

    Iran’s nanotechnology initiative council unveiled a tiny device which detects the coronavirus in the sputum instead of blood and gives the results with over 97 percent reliability. It’s called the RDSS.

  • Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mark Manmar crackdown anniv.

    Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mark Manmar crackdown anniv.

    Aug 25, 2020 06:51

    Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh have held a silent protest on the third anniversary of a crackdown on the Muslim minority by Myanmar that killed thousands of them.

  • 172 countries engaging with global COVID-19 vaccine plan: WHO

    172 countries engaging with global COVID-19 vaccine plan: WHO

    Aug 25, 2020 01:09

    Some 172 countries are engaging with the COVAX facility designed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization says, but more funding is needed and countries need now to make binding commitments.

  • Can the US restore its global supremacy?

    Can the US restore its global supremacy?

    Aug 24, 2020 11:19

    While the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 continues to propagate dangerously across the world, there is no denying that its health risks are real. Unfortunately, it has been used politically by the US to further its trade war against China, with a singular objective of bringing the Chinese to the negotiation table. Beneath this global propaganda lies another, more sinister agenda. It is looking like the US and some of its allies are using the pandemic to cover up their poor governance.