Separatists in southern Yemen have declared self-rule, breaking a peace deal signed in November with the internationally recognised government. The Aden-based Southern Transitional Council (STC) declared a state of emergency, saying it would govern the port city and other southern
Cuba sends doctors to South Africa to combat coronavirus
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba sent 216 healthcare workers to South Africa on Saturday, the latest of more than 20 medical brigades it has sent worldwide to combat the coronavirus pandemic, in what some call socialist solidarity and others medical diplomacy.
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Doctor Abraham Karpas, of the Department of Haematology Cambridge University Clinical School, worked with AIDS patients in the 1980s and found that those whose immune systems had succumbed to the damage caused by HIV had little to no antibodies left
India allows small shops to reopen
India has allowed small local stores to reopen more than a month after the country went into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. The interior ministry said only half of staff should work and they had to follow precautions such
Web over virus: Taiwan sommelier takes wine tasting online
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A young Taiwanese sommelier is taking his wine tasting classes online to keep his business afloat, as social distancing rules to contain the spread of the new coronavirus prevents large gatherings. Live streaming from his studio in
Coronavirus row: Mike Pompeo suggests US could form alternative to the WHO
The Secretary of State’s intervention comes after the White House suspended all funding to the body accusing it of being China-centric and promoting Beijing’s disinformation. Mr Pompeo was speaking on a radio interview with Fox News. When asked if he saw
Covid-19 doctors: Notes on hope, fear and longing
Dr Milind Baldi was on duty in a Covid-19 ward when a 46-year-old man was wheeled in with severe breathing difficulty. The man was scared for his life and kept repeating one question: “Will I survive?” The question was followed
New North American trade pact to take effect July 1-USTR
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Friday said he has notified Congress that the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement will enter into force on July 1, a month later than initially proposed. In a statement, Lighthizer
Aurora cop will not face charges for shooting man holding an unloaded AR-15 rifle
An Aurora Police Department officer made the best decision possible when he shot a man holding an assault rifle because he was responding to a scene where reported gunshots had been fired and other officers and bystanders were at-risk, the
UPDATE 2-Brazilian markets sink as Moro resignation ignites political crisis
(Adds detail, quote, updates prices) By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA, April 24 (Reuters) – Brazil’s currency, stocks and bonds sank on Friday, lashed by a deepening political crisis as the resignation of the country’s popular justice minister prompted investors already nervous