Tuesday, 14 July 2020 _Two of California's largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, will be online only in the new term, and Oregon is mandating masks outdoors as local leaders scramble to curb a rising number of coronavirus cases nationwide.
Sunday, 12 July 2020 _Thousands of protesters have poured into the streets of Tel Aviv to express their anger over what they call an “inept” official response to the economic hits they have taken during the coronavirus crisis .
Tehran 3 July_As the pandemic in Italy has slowed down visibly in recent weeks, the country is now coming to terms with the economic toll that the COVID-19 emergency is taking.
Sunday, 28 June_Demonstrators marched through central Madrid on Saturday demanding the resignation of the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over its handling of the coronavirus crisis .
Friday, 12 June _Lebanon’s cabinet has held an emergency meeting in the wake of angry protests spurred by a considerable plunge of the national currency, which has made the worst recession in decades.
Tehran, 07 June_On Saturday, about three thousand football ultras from across Italy gathered in Rome's Circus Maximus field to voice their discontent over the government's handling of the Covid-19 crisis .
Tehran, 05 June_The US unemployment rate likely shot up to almost 20% in May, a new post World War Two record, with millions more losing their jobs, exposing the horrific human toll from the COVID-19 crisis .
China's ambassador to the United Nations, Wang Qun, says the United States’ position against the World Health Organization (WHO) is artificially prolonging the coronavirus pandemic, warning against the consequences of Washington’s arbitrary trade barriers on the global economy.
US government officials in Washington, DC are preparing for a coronavirus epidemic in the capital similar to New York, one that could potentially cripple the government, according to US media reports.
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has warned Americans to "ignore the lies" of President Donald Trump about the coronavirus crisis , saying his mismanagement of the pandemic resulted in unnecessary deaths and economic problems in the country.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran, as a resource-rich nation, needs no charity from US President Donald Trump in its battle against a coronavirus pandemic, urging Washington instead to stop standing in the way of Tehran’s oil sales and banking transactions.
Somerset Capital Management (SCM), an investment firm, co-founded and partly owned by the UK government minister Jacob Rees-Mogg, told clients that the dive in stock market valuations around the world since the pandemic took hold had made “excellent entry points for investors”.
The coronavirus pandemic has now claimed the lives of 42,151 people and infected 858,875 others worldwide, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Tehran 21 March_Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has called on the US to remove its "unjust" sanctions against Iran as international condemnation is growing against the bans amid the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country.
Tehran 11 March_Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai has blamed the United States’ policies and “insulting” and “divisive” treatment of Afghan people for the current political crisis in the country.
Crisis continues to overshadow Malaysia's politics, with former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad rebuking the designation of Muhyiddin Yassin as his successor, saying he feels “betrayed” by the newly appointed premier.
Tehran 20 February _A team of experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has traveled to Lebanon to provide the debt-ridden country with advice on how to alleviate a deepening economic crisis .
Tehran 24January_John Kapoor, the founder of US drug maker Insys, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison on Thursday for helping fuel America's deadly opioid crisis .
Tehran 20 January_Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri has once again called for the urgent formation of a new government to stop the worsening economic and security conditions in the country.
TEHRAN, Nov 26_Iran's ambassador to the United Nations says the UN Security Council is facing a legitimacy and credibility crisis that has to be addressed through reforms.