March 14, 2020

China, US spar over origin of coronavirus

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 14 Mar 2020 A Chinese government campaign to cast doubt on the origin of the coronavirus pandemic is fuelling a […]
March 14, 2020

Mount Everest closed

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 14 Apr 2020 Nepal yesterday suspended permits to climb Everest over the coronavirus pandemic, closing off the world’s biggest mountain […]
March 14, 2020

Up to 150 m Americans could get infected: report

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 14 Mar 2020 Between 70 to 150 million people in the United States could eventually be infected with the novel […]
March 14, 2020

Containing coronavirus: Modi proposes joint strategy for Saarc countries

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 14 Mar 2020 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday proposed a strong joint strategy involving SAARC countries to fight the […]
March 14, 2020

Europe now epicentre of virus pandemic

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 14 Mar 2020 The World Health Organization yesterday warned that Europe was now the “epicentre” for the global coronavirus pandemic […]
March 14, 2020

Coronavirus-hit countries: Expats lose jobs, face bleak future

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 14 Mar 2020 Bangladeshi expatriates in some European counties, especially in Italy, find themselves in a precarious situation amid the […]
March 13, 2020

Pandemic ‘could be over by June’ if nations act

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 Mar 2020 The global coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries mobilise to fight it, Beijing’s senior […]
March 13, 2020

Pandemic ‘could be over by June’ if nations act

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 Mar 2020 The global coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries mobilise to fight it, Beijing’s senior […]
March 13, 2020

More than half German firms hit by coronavirus effects: Ifo

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 Mar 2020 Some 56 per cent of German companies are suffering negative effects from the coronavirus epidemic, Munich’s Ifo […]