Section: Malaysia
Ukraine confirms record daily high of 15,331 new coronavirus cases – health minister
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine registered a record 15,331 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, health minister Maksym Stepanov said on Thursday, up from a previous record of 14,580 reported on Nov. 21. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
MH17 judges reject request to investigate alternative crash scenarios
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges hearing the case against four defendants in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine rejected on Wednesday a defence request for more time to investigate alternative explanations for the crash. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
MH17 judges reject request to investigate alternative crash scenarios
MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 people onboard. (AP pic)AMSTERDAM: Judges hearing the case against four defendants in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on Wednesday rejected a defence request for more time to investigate alternative scenarios into the crash in eastern Ukraine. MH17 was flying from...
Ukraine to toughen restrictions if "weekend quarantine" fails: PM
KIEV, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — The Ukrainian government will prepare for stricter quarantine restrictions if the “weekend quarantine” does not give positive results in the next few weeks, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in his official Telegram channel on Tuesday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Russia denies Microsoft’s claims of cyberattacks on vaccine facilities
An employee works with a coronavirus vaccine in Moscow. (AP pic)MOSCOW: Moscow on Tuesday vehemently rejected claims by Microsoft that Russia was behind cyberattacks on companies researching coronavirus vaccines and treatments, saying it was being made a scapegoat. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told state news agency RIA Novosti...
Virus curbs tighten in Europe as global deaths top 1.3 million
A nurse holds hands with a Covid-19 patient at Casal Palocco hospital in Rome last month. (AP pic)VIENNA: A swathe of new restrictions to curtail a second wave of coronavirus infections were announced or came into force from Austria to Greece, Italy to Portugal on Saturday as the global death toll climbed above 1.3 million. More than 53 million...
Ukraine posts record jump in daily new coronavirus cases
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine registered a record 12,524 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, its health minister said on Saturday, up from 11,787 reported on Nov. 13. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine introduces "weekend quarantine" till Nov. 30
KIEV, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) — The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decided to introduce a “weekend quarantine” in the country from Nov. 14 to 30, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in his official Telegram channel on Wednesday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
EU sees vaccinations within months as cases top 1 million in Italy
Relatives hug each other through a plastic film screen to avoid contracting Covid-19, at a nursing home in Italy on Nov 11. (AP pic)STOCKHOLM: The European Union expressed hope Wednesday that it could start vaccinating people against the novel coronavirus as early as next year, as Italy recorded more than one million cases and Britain said its...
Kremlin declines to comment on U.S. election outcome until results final
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday it would wait for the official results of the U.S. presidential election before commenting on its outcome, and that it had noted incumbent Donald Trump’s announcement of legal challenges related to the vote.President Vladimir Putin has remained silent on the issue since Democrat Joe Biden clinched the...
