World
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China reopens more schools, revives flights
Beijing: China has reported 17 new coronavirus cases, including 12 asymptomatic infections, while officials in Wuhan, where the outbreak originated, continued vigorous testing of its over 11 million residents after…
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Facebook says sorry for its anti-Muslim role in 2018 SL riots
siasat.com Colombo: Facebook (FB) has apologised for its role in the deadly communal unrest that shook Sri Lanka two years ago after an investigation found that hate speech and rumours spread…
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No exceptions: NZ PM Jacinda Ardern turned away from cafe
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was turned away from a popular cafe in Wellington because of COVID-19 social distancing restrictions. On Saturday, Ardern and her fiancee Clarke Gayford decided…
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US to donate ventilators to India to fight coronavirus: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump has announced that the US will donate a lot of ventilators to India to help it fight the “invisible enemy”, moments after he underlined the close…
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Pakistani doctor indicted on terrorism charge in US
Washington: A Pakistani doctor has been indicted by a federal American grand jury on pledging allegiance to the Islamic State terror group and expressing his desire to carry out “lone…
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Democrats push new USD 3T coronavirus relief bill through House
Washington: Democrats have powered a massive USD 3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House, an election-year measure designed to brace a US economy in free fall and a health…
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UN won’t vote electronically in Security Council election
United Nations: The UN General Assembly will cast ballots in-person for five new non-permanent Security Council seats, its president said Thursday, effectively ruling out electronic voting despite the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Pompeo fires State Dept. watchdog critical of Trump moves
Washington: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has fired the State Department’s inspector general, an Obama administration appointee whose office was critical of alleged political bias in the agency’s management. The…
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Don’t want to talk to Xi Jinping right now: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that he does not want to talk to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping right now, indicating his displeasure at the Chinese leadership’s handling…
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Nirav Modi extradition case in UK adjourned until September
London: The UK court hearing the extradition case of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to an estimated USD 2 billion,…
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US working with India on Covid-19 vaccine project: Trump
New York: Launching “Operation Warp Speed” to ready a vaccine against Covid-19 by the end of the year, President Donald Trump said on Friday the US was working with India on…
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China defends its company building dam in PoK
Beijing: China on Friday defended its state-run company taking up the contract to build the Diamer-Bhasha dam in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) despite objection from India, saying that it…
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Jeff Bezos could become the world’s first trillionaire by 2026
San Francisco: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos could potentially become the worlds first trillionaire as early as 2026, at which point he will be aged 62, says a study. Despite…
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COVID-19 could cost global economy $8.8tn, says ADB
Manila: The global economy could suffer between $5.8 trillion and %8.8 trillion in losses — equivalent to 6.4 per cent to 9.7 per cent of the global GDP — due to…
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1st COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Authorities have reported the first coronavirus case in the crowded camps for Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh, where more than 1 million refugees are sheltered. The person from the…
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3 million more US layoffs intensify fears of lasting damage
Washington: Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for US unemployment benefits last week as the viral outbreak forced more companies to slash jobs even though most states have begun to…
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China reports 15 new coronavirus cases
Beijing: China has reported 15 new COVID-19 cases, including 11 asymptomatic ones, taking the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to 82,933, health authorities said on Friday. According…
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Global coronavirus cases surge past 4.4 million
Washington: The number of global coronavirus cases has increased to over 4.4 million, while the death toll has surpassed 302,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the…
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Reverted American singer wows the world by reciting Quran
MOROCCO: Reverted American singer Jennifer Grout has mesmerized the Muslim world by reciting a verse from the holy book of Quran related to the month of Ramadan and its significance in Islam. In a…
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UN chief warns psychological suffering from virus is growing
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged governments, civil society and health authorities on Wednesday to urgently address mental health needs arising from the coronavirus pandemic, warning that psychological suffering…
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UK court played video of Nirav Modi’s threats to dummy director
London: Threats of being implicated for theft and even being killed are among the allegations caught on camera in a video recorded by so-called “dummy directors” associated with companies linked…
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UNSC condemns ‘cowardly’ Afghan attacks
United Nations: The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the “cowardly” terrorist attacks in Kabul and Nangarhar in Afghanistan that killed over 40 people, terming the deliberate targeting of infants,…
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Obama emerges as central figure in 2020 presidential race
Washington: Nearly eight years after he was last on the ballot, Barack Obama is emerging as a central figure in the 2020 presidential election. Democrats are eagerly embracing Obama as…
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UN: Address mental health needs amid pandemic
United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging governments, civil society and health authorities to urgently address mental health needs arising from the coronavirus pandemic, warning that psychological suffering…
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Netanyahu announces success in forming new govt
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally notified President Reuven Rivlin that he was able to form a government, after 18-month-long political deadlock. In a letter to President Rivlin on Wednesday,…
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Trump to look into legislation proposing to sanctions on China
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that he will look into the legislation introduced in the Senate a day earlier that proposes sanctions on China if it fails to…
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Global trade fell 3% in first quarter of 2020 due to COVID-19
United Nations: The coronavirus pandemic has led to a three per cent drop in global trade in the first quarter of 2020 and this downturn is expected to accelerate in…
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As new clusters emerge, WHO warns virus may be here to stay
Brussels: New coronavirus clusters have surfaced around the world as nations struggle to balance reopening economies and preventing a second wave of infections, while a top global health official warned…
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Trudeau announces financial assistance for students
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday to provide the Canada Emergency Student Benefit for students impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. At his press conference, Trudeau said the…
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Hard to predict when pandemic will be over: WHO officials
Geneva: Officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) have said it is hard to predict when the pandemic will be over, but countries should stay positive and collaborate closely. “We have…
