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World Health Organisation declares coronavirus outbreak as pandemic

11 Mar 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is describing the new coronavirus as a pandemic, it said on Wednesday, adding that Italy and Iran were now in the frontline of the disease...

US coronavirus death toll rises to 28 as cases surge past 1,000

11 Mar 2020

The number of novel coronavirus cases in the US surged past 1,000 on Tuesday, after public health experts criticised authorities for downplaying the epidemic and lagging behind in testing efforts....

Ahead of the game

05 Mar 2020

Sarah Taryam, Arts Editor With the Emmy Awards due to take place six months from now in September, we have ample time to look at all the possible contenders. This...

UAE facilitates WHO’s medical supplies delivery to Iran

02 Mar 2020

The United Arab Emirates has facilitated a mission by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to deliver medical supplies and equipment to Iran in a bid to help contain the new...

Precaution key word as virus mayhem continues

28 Feb 2020

The mayhem created by the coronavirus, COVID-19, has left the world shivering. Countries on three continents have reported their first cases and Swiss authorities have cancelled the giant...

Coronavirus outbreak 'getting bigger,' says WHO

28 Feb 2020

The rapid rise in coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with six countries reporting their first cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warning it could spread worldwide and...

Bahrain reports 26 cases of coronavirus, Kuwait has two more

26 Feb 2020

Bahrain announced on Wednesday that the number of coronavirus infections has risen to 26 after 3 new cases were confirmed, according to the state news agency (BNA). The three...

Is India really threatened by majoritarianism?

24 Feb 2020

Politics, nationhood and governance are all about people — theories of these concepts are however, drowning the reality of their substance in a sea of words. ‘Right is the new...

UK inflation at six-month high in January as fuel prices rise

19 Feb 2020

British inflation unexpectedly rose to a six-month high in January, pushed up by higher petrol prices and a smaller-than-usual drop in airfares, official data showed on Wednesday. UK...

Sinn Fein’s victory is Ireland’s ‘Brexit moment’

16 Feb 2020

“People wanted to kick the government and Sinn Fein provided the shoe to do the kicking,” says Christy Parker, a journalist from the beautiful but de-industrialised town of Youghal in...

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