“Murder hornet,” invasive insect from Japan, found in the U.S.
Hundreds of Asian giant hornets, an invasive, predatory insect dubbed the “murder hornet,” have found in Washington state near the Canadian border. The Asian giant or ‘murder’ hornet can grow up to two inches long with a sting that delivers a potent neurotoxin. According to the Washington state Department of Agriculture, aside from the danger to […]
28 vegetable sellers test corona positive in Agra
The increasing number of coronavirus cases, in the past several days, 28 vegetable vendors have tested positive for COVID-19 in the city of Taj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. However, it is yet to be confirmed how they have contracted the virus but contact tracing, history of these are being traced. In the past 24 hours, the […]
U.S. Death Toll Projections Double As Researchers Measure Impact Of Eased COVID-19 Lockdowns
NEW YORK: A newly revised coronavirus mortality model predicts nearly 135,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 by early August, almost double previous projections, as social-distancing measures for quelling the pandemic are increasingly relaxed, researchers said on Monday. The ominous new forecast from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) reflect “rising […]
U.S. Death Toll Projections Double As Researchers Measure Impact Of Eased COVID-19 Lockdowns
NEW YORK: A newly revised coronavirus mortality model predicts nearly 135,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 by early August, almost double previous projections, as social-distancing measures for quelling the pandemic are increasingly relaxed, researchers said on Monday. The ominous new forecast from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) reflect “rising […]
Karachi braces for heat wave amid virus lockdown
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast that a heatwave will sweep over urban areas of Sindh, including Karachi and Hyderabad, from Tuesday through to Friday, Geo News reported. The PMD claimed that the mercury was expected to touch up to 40 degrees Celsius in the port city during the heat wave. Weather would remain hot and dry, […]
Coronavirus: People are having less sex in lockdown
The boss of Reckitt Benckiser, which owns Durex condoms, has said people are having less sex because of the coronavirus crisis. Laxman Narasimhan said condom sales fell in most markets, including the UK, during March as lockdowns limited opportunities for sexual activity. He also said established couples were being less intimate than usual. “Intimate occasions are going down and that is […]
Indian-Origin Man In Canada Loses Job Over Alleged ‘Islamophobic’
After several Indian nationals living in Arab countries were fired from their jobs for displaying and portraying Islamophobia through social media, Canada has also removed an Islamophobia from his job. An Indian-origin man living in Canada landed in hot soup for his allegedly provocative comments on the local government’s decision to allow mosques to broadcast azaan […]
India: Barber shot dead for refusing to give haircut amid lockdown
A barber in Bihar, India was shot dead by angry villagers after he refused to give them a haircut and shave, citing lockdown restrictions. Police said a group of villagers reached the home of barber Dinesh Thakur, 40, in Banka district last Saturday and sought his services. However, he refused, citing lockdown restrictions and the […]
Singapore court jails Indian-origin man for abusing police
An Indian-origin man was sentenced to seven months in prison here on Wednesday for verbally abusing police and safe-distancing enforcement officers who were urging compliance with COVID-19 measures. Ravi Sinathamby Subramaniam, 53, had pleaded guilty to two charges of verbally abusing police and health officers and a third charge of threatening to “break” the faces […]
Coronavirus worse ‘attack’ than Pearl Harbor, 9/11: Trump
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of China over the global coronavirus pandemic and said it has been worse for the United States than Pearl Harbor and 9/11. As Germany unveiled plans for a return to near-normality — including a May 15 restart of the Bundesliga — the European Union forecast a historic recession on […]
