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The global death toll from the coronavirus neared 400,000 on Sunday with fatalities accelerating in Latin America. Brazil has the world’s third-highest death toll but President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to pull out of the World Health Organisation (WHO) over “ideological bias”, following the example of the United States. Brazil’s death toll passed 35,000 as Bolsonaro echoed criticism of the …

Dallas County reported Friday that cases of the novel coronavirus in Irving climbed to 1,245, an increase of 87 since Tuesday. Behind Dallas itself, Irving has the most cases of any city in the county. So far 15 Irving residents have died from the virus in recent weeks. Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday issued a proclamation expanding additional services and activities that …

Dallas County reported Tuesday that cases of the novel coronavirus in Irving have risen to 1,158, an increase of 124 cases since Friday. Behind Dallas itself, Irving has the most cases of any city in the county. So far 14 Irving residents have died from the virus in recent weeks. Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday issued a proclamation expanding additional services and …

ISLAMABAD: The nationwide tally of coronavirus has soared to 40,151 in Pakistan with 1,352 new cases reported during the past 24 hours, ARY News reported on Sunday. According to the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), 14,584 cases have so far been detected in Punjab, 15,590 in Sindh, 5,847 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2,544 in Balochistan, 572 in Gilgit Baltistan, 947 …

KARACHI: Stocks extended the winning streak to the fourth consecutive day with the KSE-100 index taking another leap forward by 203.43 points (0.60 per cent) to settle at 34,008.33, knocking down the psychological barrier of 34,000. Investors’ enthusiasm was underpinned by encouraging speculation of a cut in policy rate by 50-100 basis points. Most analysts expected the central bank to …

The United Kingdom’s Covid-19 death toll now exceeds 40,000, by far the worst yet reported in Europe, raising more questions about Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales brought the United Kingdom’s official death toll to 38,289 as of May 3, according to a Reuters tally of death registrations that …

vurys PARIS/GENEVA: The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 170,000 people globally, close to two thirds of them in hardest-hit Europe, according to a tally on Tuesday. In total, 170,226 people have died from the virus around the world, including 106,737 in Europe. With 42,364 deaths, the United States has the highest mortality rate, followed by Italy with 24,114 fatalities …

WASHINGTON: With close to 800,000 confirmed patients and 41,500 deaths, the United States on Monday expedited its search for a cure for the respiratory disease that has also killed almost170,000 people across the globe. In New York, hospitals completed their trials of a malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to determine if it also cures the disease known as Covid-19. New York remains …

PARIS/WASHINGTON: More than 160,000 people have died from the new coronavirus around the world, almost two thirds of them in Europe, according to a tally on Sunday based on official sources. A total of 160,502 fatalities have been registered out of 2,331,318 cases. These include 101,398 deaths and 1,151,820 infections in Europe, the continent hardest hit by the virus. The …

Iran on Friday paraded disinfection vehicles, mobile hospitals and other medical equipment to mark its national Army Day as the country’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose by 89 to 4,958. The total number of cases of infection in the Middle East country hardest hit by the pandemic rose to 79,494, of which 3,563 were in critical condition, health …