World News

UN won’t vote electronically in Security Council election

UN diplomats will vote on new Security Council members in person despite the coronavirus pandemic Johannes (AFP)  UNITED NATIONS AFP…

4 years ago

Pandemic hampers Philippines mass evacuation as typhoon hits

Residents try to salvage belongings amongst their houses destroyed at the height of Typhoon Vongfong in San Policarpo town (AFP)…

4 years ago

‘Major’ mental health crisis looming from pandemic: UN

The coronavirus outbreak risks sparking a major global mental health crisis, the United Nations warned on Thursday, calling for urgent…

5 years ago

Trump lashes out at Dr. Fauci for voicing caution about reopening schools

President Trump said he wanted American schools to be reopened because ‘our country isn’t reopened if they’re closed.’    He…

5 years ago

The lonely last journey of husband and wife who both died of coronavirus

 A sombre image in a funeral hall of the coffins of an elderly husband and wife who both died from…

5 years ago

India launches jets as Chinese choppers spotted near Ladakh

A man walks inside a conference room used for meetings between military commanders of China and India, at the Indian…

5 years ago

China pressured WHO to downplay risk of coronavirus: CIA

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is seen in January. Multiple intelligence reports have called into question his administration’s transparency during the…

5 years ago

Russia records more than 10,000 new virus cases

MOSCOW AFP May13, 2020 -  Russia reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, continuing a grim trend that has…

5 years ago

Nineteen dead 15 injured, Iranian warship fires on own vessel

The Iranian Jamaran frigate (front, centre) is pictured during a training exercise alongside Chinese and Russian forces (DM) An Iranian…

5 years ago

Earthquake hits Rome as the city emerges from lockdown

File photo: The last major earthquake to strike Italy hit in Umbria region in 2016 with a magnitude of 6.2,…

5 years ago