The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said a vaccine for coronavirusis unlikely to be available for at least 12 months amid rising hopes that a cure could be developed by the end of the year. Teams of scientists and pharmaceutical groups across the world are racing to produce an effective ...

Russian president suggests army could be drafted in as China also sounds alarm at cross-border cases The number of Covid-19 cases recorded worldwide is nearing 2 million, as Vladimir Putin warned warned officials to brace for “complex and extraordinary” scenarios in Russia as a result of the outbreak. The country ...

Latest World Economic Outlook describes shock of coronavirus pandemic as ‘like no other’ The International Monetary Fund has slashed its forecasts for global growth in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and warned of a slump in output this year unparalleled since the Great Depression of the 1930s. In its half-yearly ...

Some businesses reopen but shops, bars and public spaces to remain closed People in Spain were being handed masks at transport hubs on Monday as the government relaxed some tough lockdown measures and a few businesses including from the construction and manufacturing sectors tentatively reopened. With the country entering its ...

Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, said Monday that she will supervise regular meetings between ministers and representatives of civil society committees, on how to deliver the correct information to the Lebanese. Referring to her belief in the need for continuous communication between the government and the people, the ...

Coronaviruses have been causing problems for humanity for a long time. Several versions are known to trigger common colds and more recently two types have set off outbreaks of deadly illnesses: severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers). But their impact has been mild compared with ...

All the Lebanese expats who returned Saturday from Kuwait, Dubai, Angola’s Luanda and Rome have tested negative for the novel coronavirus, the Health Ministry said Sunday. “The results of tests conducted for the 123 passengers who arrived yesterday aboard the flight coming from Kuwait have come out negative,” the Ministry ...

The US has suffered more confirmed coronavirus deaths than any other country and on Saturday was poised to soon reach 19,000 Covid-19 fatalities, new data indicated. By Saturday afternoon, Johns Hopkins University’s tally of US Covid-19fatalities was at 18,860. Italy followed with 18,849. The US was also the first country ...

Are state responses to the virus shifting the balance of power between China and the west? Andrà tutto bene, the Italians have taught us to think, but in truth, will everything be better the day after? It may seem premature, in the midst of what Emmanuel Macron has described as ...

  An Indonesian volcano which triggered a deadly tsunami 16 months ago has erupted again, spewing a column of ash up to 15km into the sky. Scientists said Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island between Java and Sumatra, was continuously erupting until Saturday morning, making it the longest eruption there since its devastating collapse in 2018. ...