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Even as nations unite against coronavirus, India continues discriminatory policies against Muslims
By Iftikhar Ali and Muhammad Luqman The coronavirus may be scuttling world economies and posing one of the gravest challenges to humanity since the WWII. But New Delhi is not showing any sign of abating in...Apr 4, 2020 763 0 -
US reports more than 500 COVID-19 deaths Monday
USN Comfort approaching Pier 90 in NYC on March 30, 2020 Image: Abseim / Wikimedia The U.S. death toll from coronavirus for a single day exceeded 500 on Monday with New York reported 253 deaths, according to data...Mar 31, 2020 747 0 -
Trump extends social distancing guidance through April 30 as coronavirus cases rise
President Donald Trump Sunday forwarded the countrywide social distancing guidelines to April 30 as coronavirus cases spread across the United States to number over 140,000. Trump, who had earlier expressed the hope to loosen restrictions by...Mar 30, 2020 572 0 -
Center for Pluralism expresses solidarity with Sikhs after attack on Gurdwara in Afghanistan
The Center for Pluralism and Muslims Together condemn the attack on the place of worship of the Sikh community in Afghanistan. At a time when the Sikh community has worked as a shining example to the...Mar 27, 2020 763 0 -
US now leads the world in coronavirus cases
The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has surpassed China with more than 83,000 infections, as medical staff in the hardest-areas grapple with growing treatment demands. According to Johns Hopkins data, 1201 people have...Mar 27, 2020 743 0 -
White House, Senate agree on $2 trillion package to stimulate coronavirus-hit economy
The White House announced early Wednesday that it had reached a mammoth stimulus package deal with Senate to inject $2 trillion into the economy facing coronavirus outbreak disruption. After days of Capitol Hill negotiations the bipartisan...Mar 25, 2020 603 0 -
Coronavirus: Rising infections and the glimmers of hope
By Huma Nisar, Iftikhar Ali, Muhammad Luqman The rapidly spreading coronavirus infections in the United States and Europe are making the task to contain the COVID -19 harder. Policymakers look for ways to confront the outbreak while...Mar 21, 2020 652 0 -
Even diplomacy, known for dodging difficulties, is not immune to coronavirus
The United Nations, being the highest diplomatic forum, is an arena for world’s best and the brightest to navigate some subtle straits of diplomacy to advance their respective countries’ interest. But this weekend, the usually bustling...Mar 15, 2020 594 0 -
U.S. suspends travel from Europe as Trump announces measures to curb coronavirus
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States is suspending travel from Europe for 30 days effective this Friday as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus – now a pandemic affecting countries...Mar 12, 2020 609 0 -
Coronavirus is now a pandemic affecting 114 countries
The novel coronavirus has spread to pandemic levels, the World Health Organization said as the countries scrambled to deal with the outbreak, which has also collapsed stock markets. The Geneva based UN body defines pandemic as...Mar 11, 2020 568 0