Now almost half a century after the Soviet Union’s Mars 3 lander, the wealthy emirate is aiming to send its own satellite — the Arab world’s first — into orbit around the red planet in time for its ... ( read original story ...)
Eyes On The Stars: UAE’s Mars Probe A First For The Arab World
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates has built a nuclear power programme and sent a man to space, and now plans to join another elite club by sending a probe to Mars. Only the United States, India, the ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan confirms 548 new COVID-19 cases
Azerbaijan has detected 548 new COVID-19 cases, 491 patients have recovered and 10 patients have died, Trend reports on July 2 citing the Operational Headquarters under Azerbaijani Cabinet of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Idlib’s first Covid-19 case raises fears for Syria camps
Flagrant war crimes' committed in Idlib battle; Last year, the Syrian government launched an offensive to retake Idlib - the last ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese officials warn of ‘unknown pneumonia’ in Kazakhstan that is deadlier than coronavirus
A new "unknown pneumonia" that is potentially deadlier than the novel coronavirus has reportedly killed more than 1,700 people this year in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Deadlier Than COVID-19: China Warns Of ‘Unknown Pneumonia’ Affecting Kazakhstan
The Chinese embassy said the Kazakh Ministry of Health is doing a comparative study, with the help of other scientific agencies, between the novel coronavirus and the pneumonia virus but there are ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan’s first-half 2020 GDP drops 1.8% – president
Kazakhstan's economy shrank 1.8% year-on-year in January to June, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told a cabinet meeting on Friday. ( read original story ...)
‘Unknown pneumonia’ spiking in Kazakhstan deadlier than COVID-19 – reports
The Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan is warning an "unknown pneumonia" sweeping through the country is deadlier than COVID-19. In the first six months of 2002, 1772 people have died in the country from ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Kazakhstan denies Chinese reports of pneumonia deadlier than coronavirus
Kazakhstan dismissed as incorrect on Friday a warning by China’s embassy for its citizens to guard against an outbreak of pneumonia in the central Asian nation that it described as being more lethal ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Cricket-Asia Cup postponed due to COVID-19, Sri Lanka swap hosting rights with Pakistan
Pakistan, who were set to host the tournament this year in the United Arab Emirates, have exchanged hosting rights with Sri Lanka, who will stage next year's event, while the Pakistan Cricket Board ... ( read original story ...)