PARIS – Europe has been gripped by its “most devastating” ever outbreak of bird flu in the past year, European health authorities said on Tuesday, as experts study the…
WASHINGTON – Top US government scientist Anthony Fauci warned on Sunday (Dec 27) the worst of the pandemic may be yet to come, driving the country to a “critical point” as holiday…
ROME – Italy on Wednesday (Oct 14) reported a record number of new coronavirus cases, as the spread of the contagion surpassed levels reached at the peak of last spring’s outbreak. New cases…
MADRID – Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region on Saturday (July 4) locked down an area with around 200,000 residents following a surge in cases of the new coronavirus.…
LONDON – China has questions to answer over the information it shared about the novel coronavirus outbreak but a post mortem over its role should come later, Britain’s defence minister…
WASHINGTON – A US Navy destroyer has been hit with a coronavirus outbreak as it carried out a counter-narcotics mission, US officials said on Friday (April 24), dealing another blow to the…
KUALA LUMPUR – Special military helicopters will spray pesticide from the sky all over the country tonight, so please stay indoors. This is just one of the hundreds of fake messages that…
BEIJING – China’s exports in yuan terms fell less than expected in March, as the coronavirus pandemic hurt both global demand and China’s ability to produce and ship goods. Imports…
SAN FRANCISCO – Seventy people at San Francisco’s largest homeless shelter have tested positive for the coronavirus, Mayor London Breed said on Friday (April 10). The outbreak, which…
SINGAPORE – A Bill will be introduced in Parliament next week to facilitate the temporary arrangements necessary for holding a safe general election while Covid-19 measures are in effect.…