Foreign
Covid-19 cases spike in 15 Indonesian provinces
May 18 2021, 2:33 pm
JAKARTA – Fifteen Indonesian provinces, most of them located in Sumatra, have reported a rise in active coronavirus cases, chief of the Committee for Covid-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery (KPC-PEN), Airlangga Hartarto, has said. "But if we look at (the data), the weekly cases in… Read More
Gaza death toll now 212, including 61 kids
May 18 2021, 2:30 pm
ANKARA – The death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip has risen to 212, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday. The grim figure includes 61 children, 35 women and 16 elderly people, the ministry said in a statement, while 1,400 people have been injured… Read More
UK set for reopening amid concerns over Indian virus variant
May 18 2021, 8:05 am
LONDON – Major sectors of the UK society are set to reopen on Monday as coronavirus restrictions are further eased across England, Wales, and parts of Scotland. Northern Ireland will review its measures later this week. Despite growing concerns over the spread of highly contagious Indian variant… Read More
Prison cases hike Thailand 1-day Covid-19 tally to 9.3K
May 17 2021, 3:58 pm
BANGKOK – Thailand hit a new daily record with the discovery of nearly 10,000 new Covid-19 cases on Monday after massive infections were found in the prison system, official data showed. The country reported 9,635 new cases, including 6,853 infected in the prison system, according to the Center… Read More
India variant can 'spread like wildfire' among unvaccinated
May 17 2021, 1:55 pm
LONDON – British Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned Sunday that the coronavirus variant first detected in India can "spread like wildfire" among those who haven't had a jab. The variant is "becoming the dominant strain in some parts of the country" such as Bolton and Blackburn, he told Sky… Read More
Covid-19 cases across globe up by over 658K in past day: WHO
May 17 2021, 1:52 pm
GENEVA – More than 658,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 162.17 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Sunday. As of 16:02 Moscow time on May 16, as… Read More
UN security body meet on Palestine ends with no concrete outcome
May 17 2021, 1:38 pm
WASHINGTON – UN Security Council (UNSC)'s open debate on the tensions between Israel and Palestine amid the former's attacks in Gaza ended with no concrete outcome. This third session of the top UN body this week came after the US’s two moves to block a joint statement that would condemn… Read More
Israel hits health center in Gaza
May 17 2021, 10:01 am
GAZA, Palestine – Israel on Sunday bombarded a health facility in Gaza with two missiles, an official statement said. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza, the missiles hit the Al-Daraj Martyrs Health Center, majorly damaging the structure and rendering it inoperable. The… Read More
Covid-19 nurses deal with patients’ mental health, too
May 16 2021, 7:31 pm
ANKARA – While nurses continue to tirelessly work at the forefront of the battle against coronavirus, they treat not only patients’ bodily health but also their state of mind. “Nurses use a holistic approach while treating patients, which means not only supporting them physically but also… Read More
New Delhi lockdown stretched until May 24
May 16 2021, 6:42 pm
NEW DELHI – The ongoing Covid-19 lockdown in India's New Delhi has been extended by a week until May 24, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Sunday. Kejriwal told the media that Covid-19 cases are showing a downward trend in Delhi and people were recovering from the infection. "We don't want the… Read More
More than 677K Covid-19 cases detected worldwide over 24 hours
May 16 2021, 5:27 pm
GENEVA – The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection worldwide has surpassed 161.51 million, increasing by more than 677,000 over the past 24 hours. According to the data of the World Health Organization (WHO) published on Saturday, the number of fatalities has increased by… Read More
18 US states, some businesses ending Covid-19 mask mandates
May 16 2021, 3:11 pm
WASHINGTON – Eighteen states in the United States and some major-label businesses have announced plans as of Saturday to drop public mask mandates either immediately or in the weeks to come, but other states such as California, New York, and New Jersey are moving forward with caution. Many… Read More
Over 1.4B coronavirus vaccine jabs administered across world
May 16 2021, 3:07 pm
ANKARA – More than 1.4 billion coronavirus vaccine shots have so far been given worldwide, figures by the Our World in Data showed on Saturday. China is the most vaccinated country with 366.91 million jabs, according to the website data. It is followed by the US with more than 268.4 million… Read More
More than 1.4B coronavirus jabs administered worldwide
May 15 2021, 2:52 pm
ANKARA - More than 1.4 billion coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine jabs have been administered worldwide, according to the Our World in Data website. China is the most vaccinated country with 366.91 million jabs, said the site, followed by the US with more than 266.5 million. India has… Read More
China's probe lands on Mars
May 15 2021, 1:57 pm
BEIJING – The lander carrying China's first Mars rover has successfully touched down on the red planet early Saturday morning Beijing Time. It is the first time China has landed a probe on a planet other than Earth. Tianwen-1, consisting of an orbiter, a lander and a rover, was launched from… Read More
About 10K Palestinians forced out of strife-torn Gaza
May 15 2021, 1:47 pm
ANKARA – The United Nations (UN) on Friday estimated that about 10,000 Palestinians have had to leave their homes in Gaza "due to the ongoing hostilities" amid an Israeli offensive. "They are sheltering in schools, mosques, and other places during a global Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019)… Read More
2nd year of pandemic may be deadlier: WHO
May 15 2021, 1:40 pm
GENEVA – The second year of the pandemic of the novel coronavirus infection may result in a higher death toll than the first one, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said at a briefing in Geneva on Friday. "Covid-19 has already cost more than 3.3… Read More
Overall Covid-19 cases worldwide drop 20%, but not in Asia
May 15 2021, 1:34 pm
MOSCOW – The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection worldwide has increased over the past seven days by 5.1 million, according to TASS’ calculations, but it is almost 20 percent less than the week before when the world registered a record high number of infections since the… Read More
India's Covid-19 tally surpasses 24M with 343,144 new cases
May 14 2021, 4:50 pm
NEW DELHI – India's Covid-19 tally crossed 24 million, reaching 24,046,809, on Friday with 343,144 new cases registered in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said. The death toll increased to 262,317 with 4,000 more deaths since Thursday morning. There are still 3,704,893 active cases in the… Read More
Italy fines Google 102-M euros for abusing dominant position
May 14 2021, 2:41 pm
ROME - Italy's Competition Authority (AGCM) has fined Google about 102 million euros (123 million US dollars) for abusing its dominant position in the Italian market, the authority said in a statement on Thursday. The watchdog said Google violated the Treaty on the Functioning of the European… Read More
