Church of England suspends all services over coronavirus
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood The Church of England has suspended all services until further notice, saying it must become “a different sort of church in these coming months”. […]
Japanese flu drug ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, says China
Source: The Guardian Medical authorities in China have said a drug used in Japan to treat new strains of influenza appeared to be effective in coronavirus patients, Japanese media said […]
Corona Fear’s Cure: Chanting from the Bible and the Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There were 2,813,503 registered deaths in the United States in 2017 and these increased by 1.22% in […]
Caution is good; panic is not the Canadian way
Administrator | Mar 17, 2020 Steve Campbell Okay, I know the corona virus is throwing the whole world into a tailspin, but something very strange – something very un-Canadian – […]
Jewish worshippers urged not to kiss Western Wall due to coronavirus fears
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Jewish faithful should refrain from kissing the stones of the Western Wall, the chief rabbi of the Jerusalem site said on Monday, adding to measures that […]
Two bombs explode outside Thai government office in Yala, wounding 18
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Two bombs exploded in front of a government office in Thailand’s insurgency-hit southern Yala province on Tuesday, wounding 18 people, a security official said. The explosions took place in front of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Center (SBPAC), a Thai government body that oversees the administration of […]
Turkey shuts cinemas, cafes, gyms to halt coronavirus spread, extends flight ban
Mar 16, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will temporarily close cafes, sports and entertainment venues and is suspending mass prayers in mosques in an effort to contain the […]
Front-runner Biden crushes Sanders in Florida, projected to win Illinois
By John Whitesides and Ginger Gibson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joe Biden coasted to a blowout victory over Bernie Sanders in Florida’s Democratic presidential primary and was projected to win Illinois […]
A Ray of Optimism amid Global Fear
Source: Jerusalem Post BY DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS The coronavirus epidemic is slowing down in China, and will not pose a risk to the majority of people, an Israeli Nobel Prize laureate has […]
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day and Let us Focus on Our Compassion, Not the Dogma
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit. ‘the Day of the […]
The Promised Messiah : Responding to Allegations Marriage at a young age and why the Jamaat has a “small” following – Allegations against all prophets
Marriage at a young age and why the Jamaat has a “small” following – Allegations against all prophets 13th March 2020 alhakam.org Highlighting the accusation raised against the […]
Iraq military bases: US pulling out of three key sites
By Nafiseh Kohnavard BBC Persian, Iraq 16 March 2020 The US army is pulling out of al-Qaim and two other key military bases in Iraq in the coming weeks. […]
Love in the time of COVID-19: Virus threat silences wedding bells across Jordan
By Maria Weldali – Mar 16,2020 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Kingdom’s wedding industry has entered crisis mode in the midst of the current coronavirus distress, dimming engaged couples’ […]
Coronavirus: Ilhan Omar calls for lifting of sanctions on Iran amid outbreak
With more than 11,000 reported cases, the Islamic Republic is one of the worst affected by Covid-19 outside of China By Sheren Khalel in Washington By Sheren Khalel in Washington Published date: 13 March 2020 Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has renewed calls for the US to suspend sanctions against Iran, as […]
Italy Versus South Korea: Why the High Mortality in Italy?
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: CNN By Kent Sepkowitz, MD, who is an […]
Why did the Plague spare Poland?
The Black Death skipped certain parts of Europe – and that could be a lesson for today’s coronavirus epidemic Frank Jacobs 06 March, 2020 Why were Milan, Poland and a few other places spared the worst of the Black Death? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Bubonic_plague-en.svg Image: Andy85719 – CC BY-SA 3.0 Calm down, we’re […]
The betrayal felt in the still-recovering areas hit by the Delhi riots makes coronavirus more of a threat
At a time when citizens need to be listening to the advice given by the government, trust in politicians is at a new low. That could have consequences Payal Dhar […]
UK: Coronavirus: 1 million jobs at risk as government leaves pubs, bars and restaurants ‘in limbo’ over pandemic
Up to 1 million workers in pubs, bars and restaurants face losing their jobs after Boris Johnson urged Britons not to go out in a bid to halt coronavirus. Britain’s […]
How will we judge multinationals when the epidemic is over?
Jessica Davis Plüss Journalist Mar 11, 2020 – swissinfo>ch Employees at the greatest risk are those who don’t have the luxury to work from home. (Keystone / Matteo Bazzi) […]
Coronavirus: US volunteers to start testing the first vaccine today
Source: BBC By Michelle Roberts; Health editor, BBC News online The first human trial of a vaccine to protect against pandemic coronavirus is starting in the US later on Monday, […]