Two-thirds of Austrians say no to coronavirus vaccination: online survey
Vienna/Xinhua: Two-thirds of Austrians say that they would not get a coronavirus vaccination if one becomes available, according to a national survey released on Friday.
US President Donald Trump who tested Covid-19 positive hospitalised
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump, who has tested positive for Covid-19, was hospitalised on Friday.
Kim Jong Un wishes Trump speedy recovery from COVID-19
Pyongyang/Xinhua: Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, expressed his sympathy to U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday.
Hong Kong's last British Governor Chris Patten slams China, says Beijing cannot be trusted
London: Hong Kong's last British Governor Chris Patten has slammed China and said the country cannot be trusted.
EU calls on China to assume greater responsibility in COVID-19 response, climate
Brussels/Sputnik: The European Union called on China to exert a greater effort in aiding the global response to the coronavirus pandemic and adopting more ambitious climate goals, a statement following a summit of EU leaders in Brussels read.
US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump and the First Lady of the country Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19.
Donald Trump confirms that his senior aide Hope Hicks tested positive for COVID-19
Tokyo/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump confirmed that his senior aide Hope Hicks had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Pandemic shows international cooperation ‘delivers results’, says German Foreign Minister
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how international cooperation “delivers results” in efforts to resolve conflict, though there is still a long way to go, Germany’s Foreign Minister told the UN General Assembly in a pre-recorded speech broadcast on Tuesday.
Most countries failing to protect women from COVID-19 economic and social fallout
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic is “hitting women hard”, but most nations are failing to provide sufficient social and economic protection for them, the head of the UN gender empowerment agency said on Monday.
Australian PM announces digital business plan to drive economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
Canberra/Xinhua: The Australian Government announced on Tuesday a digital business plan to enable businesses to take advantage of digital technologies to grow their businesses and create jobs in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
Canada: Montreal and Quebec City to be upgraded to COVID-19 red alert level
Quebec/IBNS: Christian Dubé, Quebec Health Minister, has confirmed while speaking on Radio-Canada's popular Sunday night talk show 'Tout le monde en parle,' that Montreal and Quebec City would move from orange to red alert, the highest alert level "in the coming days."
Bangladesh registers 32 COVID-19 deaths, 1,407 cases
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh reported 32 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1,407 new cases in the last 24 hours, said a press release sent by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday.
Bangladesh: Longest-serving attorney general Mahbubey Alam dies due to COVID-19
Dhaka: Bangladesh's longest-serving attorney general Mahbubey Alam, who was suffering from COVID-19, died at a hospital in Dhaka city on Sunday, media reports said.
Nepali PM KP Oli's personal physician tested positive for COVID-19
Kathmandu/Xinhua: Dr Dibya Singh, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's personal physician, has been infected with COVID-19, Nepali officials said.
New York: As some States continue to pursue their own narrow agendas above all else, the world is straying further from the principles that underpin international norms and the work of the United Nations, the Foreign Minister of Syria told the high-level General Assembly plenary on Saturday.