Geopolitics
New York: The sheer scale of the numbers involved in the COVID-19 pandemic can “make us numb to what they represent”, the UN health agency chief said on Monday, reminding journalists in his latest briefing, that each one stands for “a person, a story”. As of late Monday, confirmed cases were nearing 99 million, and yet another grim milestone as 100 million cases looms. more
Hurting Beijing: Denmark govt mulls Taiwan's WHO return

Copenhagen: The Denmark parliament is considering a resolution to support Taiwan's bid to return to the World Health Organization, a step that might annoy China.

UK fresh lockdown measures may last until March: UK Cabinet Minister

London/Sputnik: UK Cabinet minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday that people in England should have to wait until March to see some of the tough COVID-19 restrictions lifted and not until ...

WHO’s Tedros says it is time for the world to heal, pushing back on ‘misguided nationalism’

New York: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Member States on Monday that efforts to tackle climate change and poverty had been set back by a ...

‘Don’t make schools a political football’: senior WHO official calls for data-based COVID-19 strategies

New York: A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday, called for the question of school reopenings to be included as part of comprehensive, data-driven COVID-19 public he ...

As world spins into COVID-19 crisis, Beijing preying over global institutions: ex-Indian Foreign Secretary in NYT

Former Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale has said that at a time when the US is faltering and the world is facing the COVID-19 crisis, Chinese President Xi Jinping is carrying out a ...

Trump says chose not to make statement to WHO today, will do so in 'near future'

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said he has decided not to give any statement to the World Health Organization today and will make a statement soon.

Donald Trump hopes COVID-19 vaccine will be available by end of this year, attacks China

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he believes a vaccine for the COVID-19 drug will be available by the end of 2020.

Donald Trump directs administration to halt US funding for WHO

Washington/Sputnik: President Donald Trump announced that he has instructed his administration to stop US funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), which he accused of grossly mism ...

Beijing is trying to exploit COVID-19 situation, say experts; Japan takes step to shift production

Beijing: With China claiming that it is significantly recovering from COVID-19 crisis while other nations, including the UK and the US are struggling to contain the virus, some experts be ...