Latest in: COVID-19
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Trump tests COVID-19 positive; begins quarantine process
President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump have both tested positive and begun the process of quarantine, a month before the presidential election due to take place on November 3. The president confirmed the...October 2, 2020 567 0 -
Trump begins quarantine process after close aide tests COVID-19 positive
Hours after news broke of a close aide testing positive for COVID-19, President Donald Trump Thursday said he and First Lady Melania Trump were beginning a quarantine process as they awaited results of their tests. Hope...October 2, 2020 567 0 -
Coronavirus disruption causes loss of $320 billion in tourism exports
Shutdowns of global travel and trade in the midst of raging coronavirus pandemic have cost the world $320 billion in tourism exports, and the recovery appears to be a slow-paced process. Data from the UN World...September 2, 2020 708 0 -
Why an Andalusian novel on human bonding with Nature is relevant to COVID times
The story of Hayy ibn Yaqdhan is as unlikely as is its impact on the world centuries after it was written. The twelfth century novel was written by Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail, advisor to the ruler in Marrakesh,...August 25, 2020 777 0 -
UN reports stigma and violence against communities since coronavirus breakout
The United Nations has warned of rising intolerance against vulnerable communities around the world since the outbreak of coronavirus often manifesting itself in the form of blaming campaign and violence. “A surge in stigma and racist...August 22, 2020 688 0 -
American, Pakistani universities launch study on how two countries respond to COVID-19
The United States and Pakistan may be oceans apart, and the COVID-19 may be impacting the two nations differently. But they are dealing with the same common invisible threat. And that set of contrasts and similarities...July 29, 2020 2087 0 -
First tests of COVID-19 vaccine in US show hopeful results
Results of the first ever COVID-19 tests conducted in the United States have produced positive results, strengthening immune systems of people administered shots in March. According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of...July 15, 2020 663 0 -
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan hospitalized after contracting COVID-19
Amitab Bachchan, one of the greatest Bollywood actors, has been hospitalized after contracting COVID-19. Bacchan, 77, has been reported to be in a stable condition since he was admitted to Nanvati Hospital. The legendary film star, who...July 11, 2020 860 0 -
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Any initiative for the struggling arts during the COVID-19 crisis?
The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of the nation, is close to the center of a nation’s purpose – and is a test to the quality of...July 8, 2020 936 0
