HAVANA (Reuters) - Communist-run Cuba said it dispatched a brigade of doctors and nurses to Italy for the first time this weekend to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus at the request of the worst-affected region Lombardy. The Caribbean island has sent its “armies of white robes” to...
Donald Trump has sent a letter to Kim Jong Un detailing a plan to develop ties, state media reported citing the North Korean leader's powerful sister, but she warned their good personal relationship is not enough, as a hiatus in disarmament talks drags on. The statement by Kim Yo Jong...
  Hong Kong -- The coronavirus pandemic has sent stock markets into freefall and industries to the wall, however many firms enabling more private, online and tech-based living are emerging as potential winners. As hundreds of millions of people worldwide are forced to stay in their homes and not travel abroad,...
  The World Health Organization is working with scientists across the globe on at least 20 different coronavirus vaccines with some already in clinical trials in record time — just 60 days after sequencing the gene. “The acceleration of this process is really truly dramatic in terms of what we’re able to...
  Beijing -- The head of the World Health Organization believes China's battle with the coronavirus offers a beacon of hope, but others question whether Beijing's strategy can be followed by other countries -- particularly Western democracies. China has reported only one new local infection over the past four days, a...
  KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities are taking all its necessary steps to track down 4,000 participants of Sri Petaling mosque event for COVID-19 tests. The Straits News team learning from a Bukit Aman police officer is urging the public to share or alert them if they notice anyone suspicious to be...
  Chennai -- The Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Friday took the rare step of closing its borders with several neighbouring states because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Tamil Nadu government shut the borders with Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh states, which have reported a growing number of coronavirus cases. While...
  The United Arab Emirates on Friday reported the first two deaths from coronavirus in the country. Abu Dhabi has reported 140 infections so far, of whom 31 have recovered, but no deaths. "The Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced the first two deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, in the...
  KUALA LUMPUR -- Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization Malaysia (MERHROM) would like to express its willingness to collaborate with all government ministries to curb Covid 19 in Malaysia. There are many Rohingya refugees attended the Tabligh Ijtima in Sri Petaling Mosque but based on the information we gather from...
  #OPINION It was just a matter of time that the Covid-19 wave hit our shores with a bang. The government had no choice but to make some tough choices and enforced the movement control order (MCO). But unfortunately the order fell short of spelling the details on how to execute the...