President Donald Trump said Friday he was severing US ties with the World Health Organization, which he says failed to do enough to combat the initial spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Global coronavirus death toll reaches 359,791
Dhaka, May 29:The number of global coronavirus deaths reached 359,791 on Friday morning while the confirmed cases were 5,803,416 , according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University.
Prince Charles expresses sympathy over Ampahn losses in BD
Prince Charles in a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed sympathy over the losses caused by super cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh.
Millions more could miss meals due to Covid-19 pandemic
28 May 2020 – Some 14 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean could experience severe food insecurity this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to projections released on Thursday by the World Food Programme (WFP).
Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man
Four Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of a black man who died in police custody were fired Tuesday, hours after a bystander’s video showed an officer kneeling on the handcuffed man’s neck, even after he pleaded that he could…
UK closes embassy in North Korea, pulls diplomats
Britain temporarily closed its embassy in North Korea and all diplomatic staff have left the country, the U.K. ambassador said on Thursday, the latest foreign delegation to leave amid strict coronavirus restrictions.
COVID-19 :US deaths top 100,000 as country reopens
US deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 100,000 on Wednesday even as the daily average death toll declines, businesses reopen and Americans emerge from lockdowns across the country.
Germany to extend contact restrictions untill June 29
The German federal government and the 16 states have agreed in principle to keep coronavirus contact restrictions in place until June 29, the Federal Press Office announced Tuesday night.
G7 summit to be held in late June: White House
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Tuesday that the Group of Seven (G7) Summit was planned to be held at the White House near the end of June.
EU, Japan call for multilateralism to defeat coronavirus
The leaders of the European Union and Japan said on Tuesday that global solidarity, cooperation, and effective multilateralism are required to defeat the coronavirus.
China ‘open’ to international effort to identify virus source: FM
BEIJING – China is “open” to international cooperation to identify the source of the novel coronavirus but any investigation must be “free of political interference”, China’s foreign minister said Sunday. Wang Yi blasted what he called efforts by US politicians…
97 killed, 2 survive in Pakistan’s plane crash
Rescue teams have recovered 97 bodies from the debris of a plane of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) which crashed into a residential area in the southern port city of Karachi on Friday, the Pakistani army said on Saturday.
Khashoggi’s sons forgive Saudi killers
The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi announced Friday they have forgiven his Saudi killers, giving legal reprieve to the five government agents who’d been sentenced to execution. “We, the sons of the martyr Jamal Khashoggi, announce that…
US urged to call crimes against the Rohingya genocide
On Thursday, May 21, Refugees International launched a petition to urge U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to call the crimes committed against the Rohingya what they are: genocide.
Coronavirus: Global death toll reaches 334,616
The global death toll from coronavirus climbed to 334,616 as of Friday morning.
Work together to preserve biodiversity: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all to work together to preserve biodiversity and help achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Global Covid-19 cases cross 5 million mark
Dhaka, May 21 – The confirmed coronavirus cases in various countries of the world is now 5,085, 504 while the death tally from the deadly virus climbed to 329,731 as of Thursday morning.
WHO: COVID-19 brings out best and worst of humanity, says DG
Geneva, 19 May (Kanaga Raja) -The COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the best – and the worst – of humanity and has exposed the fault lines, inequalities, injustices and contradictions of our modern world, the Director-General of the World Health…
UN chief Guterres praises African efforts to stem virus
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that the developed world could learn lessons from the preventative measures taken by many African countries to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
EU backs WHO after Trump pull-out threat
BRUSSELS – The European Union backed the World Health Organisation and multilateral efforts to fight the coronavirus on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump threatened to quit the global agency. “This is the time for solidarity, not the time for…
China’s Hubei reports no new confirmed COVID-19 cases
No new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in central China’s Hubei Province Sunday, the provincial health commission said Monday.
Covid-19: Equitable access to tech, medical tools must- CSOs
Open letter to UNITAID, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its member states Civil society concerns regarding lack of governance mechanisms and binding commitments for equitable access and sharing of technology, knowledge and data, management and licensing of intellectual property…
Top fugitive in Rwanda’s genocide arrested outside Paris
KIGALI — One of the most wanted fugitives in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, a wealthy businessman accused of supplying machetes to killers and broadcasting propaganda urging mass slaughter, has been arrested outside Paris, authorities said Saturday. Felicien Kabuga, who had a…
Top China expert warns of potential second coronavirus wave
BEIJING, May 17, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – China faces a potential second wave of coronavirus infections due to a lack of immunity among its population, its government’s senior medical advisor has warned.
UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 34,466
Another 468 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain bringing the total coronavirus- related death toll in the country to 34,466, the Department of Health and Social Care said Saturday.
Global coronavirus deaths 313,220, infections 4.72 million
Dhaka, May 17 – The number of officially confirmed coronavirus cases is getting closer to five million. On Sunday morning, the cases stood at 4.72 million, according to Worldometer. So far, the virus has killed 313,220 people and the death…
Nepal confirms first COVID-19 death
The Nepali government on Saturday confirmed the first death from the COVID-19.
India surpasses China in coronavirus cases
India’s coronavirus cases have surpassed China’s with the health ministry on Saturday reporting the spike to 85,940 cases with 2,752 deaths.
India’s COVID-19 cases surpass 80,000 mark, deaths rise to 2,649
The total number of COVID-19 cases in India reached 81,970 and the number of deaths rose to 2,649 on Friday, said the official data issued by the federal health ministry.
Global virus death toll reaches 287,293, cases over 4.25 m
Dhaka, May 12 – The global death tally from coronavirus pandemic reached 287,293 as of Tuesday morning.