Warmer world linked to poor pregnancy results: study
Women exposed to high temperatures and heatwaves during pregnancy are more likely to have premature or stillborn babies, researchers said Wednesday.
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As US election looms near, America reports a record number of over 100,000 cases in a…
REUTERS: As the US election looms near, America recorded its highest coronavirus infection toll in history, at over 100,000 cases in a single day, reported US media on Saturday.
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Europe’s biggest economies, Germany and France, impose nationwide lockdowns
REUTERS: A second wave of coronavirus infections have scared France and Germany enough to announce nationwide lockdowns on Thursday.
World stock markets went into a dive in response to the…
France warns citizens to be cautious as anger seethes in Muslim world
France warned its citizens living or travelling in several Muslim-majority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
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US truce may fall apart as Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict reignites
A US-backed truce had slowed things down somewhat between Azerbaijan and Armenia. However, the conflict has reignited and the prospects of it falling apart are quite high.
The third truce…
Coronavirus ‘can survive for 28 days on surfaces’: study
The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 can survive on items such as banknotes and phones for up to 28 days in cool, dark conditions, according to a study by Australia's national science…
More than 1 billion people face displacement by 2050: report
Rapid population growth, lack of access to food and water and increased exposure to natural disasters mean more than 1 billion people face being displaced by 2050, according to a new…
TikTok to sue Trump administration over executive order
REUTERS: Chinese video mobile app TikTok said on Monday that it has "no choice" but to sue the Trump administration as the president signed an executive order to ban dealings with the…
Trump’s national security adviser tests positive for COVID-19
Washington, July 27, 2020 (AFP) -President Donald Trump´s national security advisor, Robert O´Brien, has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said Monday.
O´Brien, who holds a…
Pakistan step up preparations for England Tests with first-class fixture
In a bid to step up their preparations for the three World Test Championship fixtures against the hosts, England, the Pakistan men’s national cricket team will play a four-day first-class…
Erdogan declares Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia a mosque again
President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia open to Muslim prayer as a mosque on Friday after a top court ruled that the ancient building’s conversion to a museum by modern…
US posts a record 53,000 new coronavirus cases
The United States posted a record 53,000 new coronavirus cases as the deadly pandemic accelerated across the Americas, but its slowdown in Europe led Britain to announce Friday the first…
India reports over 17,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day
India reported over 17,000 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s total above 500,000, federal health ministry data showed on Saturday, with infections surging…
World virus cases top 6 mn amid deepening divisions over response
The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped six million Sunday, with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as divisions deepened on how to deal with the pandemic.…
Global coronavirus cases top 5 million
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 5 million on Wednesday, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to report the largest portion of new daily…