But the 33-year-old has become a volunteer body washer at a hospital in the south of Tehran. As the number of patients dying from COVID-19-related complications rises in Iran, one of the worst-hit …
Turkey Presses on With Military Campaigns in Iraq and Syria Despite Coronavirus Woes
Turkish and Turkey-backed forces targeted Kurdish positions in northern Iraq and Syria, even as the United Nations and French President Emmanuel Macron called for a global truce.
Philippines reports 25 coronavirus deaths, 218 more cases
The Philippines’ health ministry on Friday reported 25 neweaths and 218 additional infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total confirmed cases have increased to 5,878 while 387 people …
‘Please avoid going out,’ Japan’s Abe appeals as coronavirus crisis widens
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a forceful appeal to the nation on Friday to stay indoors to avoid further coronavirus contagion, in his starkest remarks since the crisis began. New cases hit …
Indonesia reports most coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia
Indonesia reported on Friday 407 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number to 5,923 and surpassing the Philippines as the country with the highest number of infections in Southeast Asia. The …
Coronavirus: Sudbury couple stranded in India ‘relieved’ to be home
A British couple who spent days in “grim” conditions after contracting Covid-19 in India have said they are “relieved” to be back home. Steven Hancock and Ann Williams, from Suffolk, travelled to …
‘Hustlers’ studio STX Entertainment to merge with India’s Eros
STX Entertainment, the startup film company that hoped to become the next major Hollywood studio, will merge with an Indian media and entertainment company. Burbank-based STX, known for movies …
U.S. appeals to China to revise export rules on coronavirus medical gear
The United States has asked China to revise new export quality control rules for protective equipment needed in the coronavirus outbreak so they are not an obstacle to timely supplies, a spokesman for …
Coronavirus: China updates death toll in Wuhan, adds 1,300 to total
Rumors of more victims in China have been fueled by pictures of long lines of people waiting to collect ashes of cremated relatives.
China grows as campaign theme during pandemic
China’s relationship with the U.S. and its role in the coronavirus pandemic that’s brought the world to a standstill is growing into a central political theme for Republicans up and down the ballot in …