WhatsApp limits message forwarding to slow spread of misinformation
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 — Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp tightened message forwarding limits on Tuesday, restricting users to sharing forwarded content one chat at a time...
John Hopkins: Global deaths from Covid-19 pass 75,000 mark
ANKARA, April 7 — The number of Covid-19-related deaths around the world passed a sobering new milestone with 75,945 total fatalities on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency...
Japanese PM declares state of emergency over Covid-19
TOKYO, April 7 — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a month-long state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures in...
Singapore proposes law to ensure safe elections during virus outbreak
SINGAPORE, April 7 — The Singapore government tabled a bill in parliament on Tuesday that sought to ensure that a general election could be held...
Indonesia announces biggest daily rise in Covid-19 cases, 24 doctors now dead
JAKARTA, April 7 ― Indonesia announced its biggest daily increase in novel coronavirus cases yesterday and a medical association said 24 doctors had now died...
Airbus adapts commercial aircraft production in Northern Germany, Alabama
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Airbus is temporarily adapting commercial aircraft production and assembly activity at its German sites in Bremen and Stade and pausing...
Malayan tiger with Covid-19 at Bronx Zoo on the mend after meds
NEW YORK, April 7 — Nadia, the tiger who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in New York, and six other big cats who developed...
British PM in Intensive Care after Covid-19 symptoms worsen
LONDON, April 7 — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to intensive care on Monday night after his Covid-19 symptoms worsened, Downing Street said....
British PM still in hospital with persistent coronavirus symptoms
LONDON, April 6 — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still in hospital on Monday suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for...
Japan’s Abe to declare state of emergency as coronavirus cases surge
TOKYO, April 6 — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to declare a state of emergency over the Covid-19 outbreak in Japan, due to...
US announces anti-malarial drug trial against Covid-19
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...
Boeing extends plant’s shutdown in state of Washington amid Covid-19 crisis
MOSCOW, April 6 — The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has announced that the suspension of work at plants and offices in the Puget Sound area...