Category: International

Canberra, April 6 : An Australian Minister has written to state and territory governments urging them to exempt telecommunications companies, postal services, logistics companies and news organizations from restrictions on movement. The governments of Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Wes […]

Washington, April 6 : While a recent study showed that US unemployment rate could jump to 32 per cent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American job market was not in "free fall", a senior Federal Reserve official said. "I would push back against the idea of the economy or the job market being […]

Washington, April 6 : The anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine will be used in a trial covering 3,000 patients at a hospital in Detroit, Michigan, and the results will be tracked in a formal study, said US Vice President Mike Pence. Pence told a White House briefing on Sunday that they were " […]

London, April 6 : London's Heathrow Airport will shut two terminals in the coming weeks due to a significant reduction in the number of passenger flights amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The airport will temporarily move airline operations from Terminals Three and Four into Terminals Two and Five i […]

Tehran, April 6 : The US obstructing a loan by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Iran to help the country fight the cronavirus pandemic amounts to "crimes against humanity", a top Iranian official said. The US opposition to "the IMF's granting a loan to Iran to provide the necessary equ […]