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04-04-2020 BEIJING: China on Saturday observed a national day of mourning for the thousands of “martyrs” who have died in the new coronavirus outbreak, flying the national flag at half mast throughout the country and suspending all forms of entertainment. The country, where the virus first appeared in late December, …

03-04-2020 By SJA Jafri + Int’l News Desk + Agencies + Bureau Reports NEW YORK/ GENEVA/ WASHINGTON/ LONDON: In a live briefing on Friday, United Nations Organization (UNO) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging all parties to conflict to lay down arms and allow war-torn …

03-04-2020 By SJA Jafri + Int’l News Desk + Agencies + Bureau Reports CANBERRA/ NEW DELHI/ TEHRAN/ HYDERABAD: Syed Najaf Ali Shoukat (NAS), an international renowned journalist and the President of the Markazi Anjuman Matami Grouhan Hyderabad Telangana State has valued the steps of central government towards 1142 pilgrims in …

03 April, 2020 LONDON/ PARIS/ NEW YORK/ MADRID, ROME: More than a million cases of coronavirus have been registered globally, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University – another grim milestone as the world grapples with the spreading pandemic. Nearly 53,000 people have died and more than 210,000 …

02 April, 2020 MADRID: Spain has passed another grim coronavirus milestone after the number of deaths exceeded 10,000. The country, the second-worst hit in terms fatalities, has also lost nearly 900,000 jobs. The US, too, has registered 6.6m new jobless benefit claims – a record. The unemployment figures are another …

02 April, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Reports KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has overturned the death sentence of the man convicted of killing US journalist Daniel Pearl, defence lawyers have told reporters. British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, imprisoned since 2002, has had his sentence reduced to seven years for kidnapping, …

02 April, 2020 Bureau Reports + Agencies + Int’l Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday of a “heavy price” if it or its allies in Iraq attack US troops stationed there. “If this happens, Iran will pay a very heavy price, indeed!” Trump tweeted. …

01 April, 2020 Bureau Report + Agencies JOHANNESBURG/ NEW DELHI: Tributes are being paid to world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who has died from Covid-19-related complications. “She dedicated many years of her life to finding HIV prevention solutions for women,” her colleague and friend Gavin Churchyard told media. Head …

01 April, 2020 TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman warned that the recent American military moves in Iraq could escalate the regional tensions. In a statement on Wednesday, Seyed Abbas Mousavi denounced the American military presence and moves in Iraq. “While the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the international community …

01 April, 2020 Bureau Report + Agencies LONDON: When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they would be giving up their senior royal roles to become “financially independent,” it sent shock waves through the British establishment and became the topic of intense debate across the country and beyond. Why are …