Day: March 18, 2020
Trudeau warns virus restrictions could last weeks, months
Ottawa, March 18 (AFP/APP): Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday urged Canadians to hunker down for possibly weeks or months of business ...Saudia suspends prayers at mosques over coronavirus
ISLAMABAD, Mar 18 (APP): The Council of Senior Scholars in Saudi Arabia has decided to suspend the daily congregational prayers and the ...Nausheen urges nation for social distancing to combat coronavirus
ISLAMABAD, Mar 18 (APP): Parliamentary Secretary, National Health Services Regulations and Coordination Nausheen Hamid Wednesday urged the nation to protect themselves and ...Stocks rebound as US makes economic moves against virus
New York, March 17 (AFP/APP): Stocks rebounded Tuesday following Wall Street’s sharpest daily drop in more than three decades as the US ...Biden clean sweep in 3 states puts him on track for Dem nomination
Miami, March 18 (AFP/APP): Joe Biden scored decisive victories in all three major Democratic primaries Tuesday, earning him a nearly insurmountable lead ...China reports just one new domestic virus infection
Beijing, March 18 (AFP/APP): China reported just one new domestic case in the coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday, but a dozen more imported ...Irish coronavirus crisis could last until summer: PM
Dublin, March 17 (AFP/APP): Ireland’s coronavirus emergency could last until the summer, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar warned in an address to the ...IMF rejects Venezuela request for billions in virus aid
Washington, March 18 (AFP/APP): The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday rejected economically devastated Venezuela’s request for a $5 billion loan to help ...New York considering stay-at-home order within 48 hours
New York, March 18 (AFP/APP): New York’s mayor said Tuesday the city’s 8.6 million inhabitants should prepare for being ordered to stay ...Leaders shut Europe’s borders to fight outbreak
Brussels, March 17 (AFP/APP): The European Union will impose an entry ban on travelers from outside the bloc for 30 days to ...