He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2014 for bravery in battle and aided veterans in his later years. He died of the new coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh virus hospitals accused of rejecting slum dwellers
Two Bangladesh hospitals dedicated to fighting the coronavirus are refusing to treat patients from one of the country's worst slums, an activist said Wednesday. Members of the Bihari community -- desc ... ( read original story ...)
Trump and Pakistan’s Khan Discuss Coordination Against COVID-19
The two also discussed the U.S.-led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan, Khan's office said in a statement distributed by the Pakistani embassy. Trump and Khan spoke by telephone following talks last ... ( read original story ...)
India presidential palace isolates 500 over virus scare, Pakistan’s Khan to be tested
About 500 people entered self-isolation at India’ on Tuesday after a worker’s relative tested positive for the coronavirus in the latest alarm close to public figures as the pandemic spreads through ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Extends Partial Lockdown in Capital to Curb Virus
Indonesia extended stringent social distancing rules in Jakarta, home to more than 10 million people, as the capital region continued to remain the epicenter of infections in the Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: The controversy over ‘India’s first virus fatality’
It is the last day of February. Siddiqui has just returned to India after a month-long stay with his younger son, who works as a dentist in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The 76-year-old Islamic scholar and ... ( read original story ...)
US blames China for delayed virus response, but pulls funding from World Health Organization
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the Chinese government of delaying notification about the novel coronavirus to the World Health Organization. ( read original story ...)
Missouri and Mississippi sue China over coronavirus
The state of Missouri became the first to sue the Chinese government over the coronavirus pandemic Thursday, followed by Mississippi, alleging the communist country didn't do enough to stop the deadly ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Charges Teens With Murder Tied to Protests
Charges related to a man who was hit on the head by a brick thrown during an antigovernment protest last year is the most serious criminal indictment yet over the unrest. ( read original story ...)
Ritz buyer revealed as brother-in-law of Qatar’s ruler
Filings at the UK’s Companies House show that the hotel is now owned by Qatari businessman Abdulhadi Mana Al-Hajri, who is the brother of Sheikha Al-Anoud, the second wife of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al ... ( read original story ...)