Readers write about safety measures for COVID-19
Just when the whole world appeared to be returning to normal with the advent of COVID-19 vaccines, a new virus strain shook several countries once again (“Dubai issues new COVID-19 preventive protocols”, Gulf News, February 01). Now, it’s our time to take...
What a 'No-Deal' Brexit' could mean for Britain
LONDON - In recent days, negotiators have seemed tantalizingly close to striking a post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union. But time is running out, with just two weeks until the December 31 deadline when Britain withdraws from...
U.S.-Taliban deal brings little respite for Afghanistan's battered civilians
The United Nations documented almost 3,500 civilian casualties in Afghanistan during the first half of 2020, a slight decrease on the year but still a worrying figure given that an agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban took effect early this year des...
India trims interest rate to a flat 4%
Mumbai: India's central bank cut interest rates in an unscheduled announcement on Friday, ramping up support for an economy it expects will contract for the first time in more than four decades.
Nearly 70 dead in 'horrific' outbreak at Massachusetts veterans home
Mount Sinai Hospital Chaplain Rocky Walker, who served on the frontlines of Operation Desert Storm, says he feels he's much closer to death now than he was then; Lauren Green reports.
Pakistan records highest number of coronavirus deaths in a day
Monday also saw highest single-day rise in confirmed cases as 705 more got infected, taking country's tally to 9,214.
Self-described Florida 'church' ordered to stop selling coronavirus 'cure'
Attorney General Letitia James sends a cease and desist letter to Jim Bakker saying there are currently no FDA-approved medicines or vaccines able to prevent or treat COVID-19.
Armed vigilantes in Maine chop down tree, block driveway to force neighbor to self-quarantine amid coronavirus pandemic
Deliveryman Anthony Gagliardi discusses his actions.
UN donates 250,000 masks to New York to help with coronavirus crisis
New numbers on the doubling rate of hospitalizations in New York City offer a sign of hope in the COVID-19 pandemic; reaction and analysis on 'Outnumbered.'