Bomb kills three in Afghan capital
KABUL (HRNW) – An Afghan journalist-turned spokesman for the country’s public protection force was killed along with two colleagues Sunday by a bomb targeting their…
Articles by Fahim Ahmed
German virus deaths top 40,000 as Merkel warns of ‘hardest weeks’
BERLIN (HRNW) – The total number of Germany’s coronavirus deaths crossed 40,000 on Sunday, as Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that the coming weeks would be…
Malaysia PM to announce new COVID-19 measures
KUALA LUMPUR: (HRNW) Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will announce new measures next week to curb a surge in coronavirus cases, a senior minister said…
Saudi Arabia set to lift ban on international flights
RIYADH: (HRNW) Saudi Arabia’s ministry of interior has decided to lift the temporary travel ban by the end of March on the international flights it…
President Trump: ‘I will not be going to the Inauguration’
WASHINGTON (HRNW) President Donald Trump says he won’t attend President-elect Joe Biden’s Inauguration on Jan. 20. He will be the first incumbent president since Andrew…
South Korea unveils inflatable isolation ward for COVID-19 patients
SEOUL: (HRNW) South Korean researchers say they have designed an inflatable “negative pressure” ward for isolating and treating patients with infectious diseases like COVID-19, after…
London declares emergency over ‘out of control’ coronavirus
LONDON: (HRNW) London declared a major incident on Friday because its hospitals were at risk of being overwhelmed by a highly transmissible variant of the…
Britain approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use
LONDON: (HRNW) Britain’s medical regulator on Friday approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use, the health ministry said, adding that it had agreed to purchase an…
Moderna vaccine also approved for use in Britain
By Benedikt von Imhoff and Larissa Schwedes, dpa London (dpa) – Following on from the European Union, Britain has now also approved the Covid-19 vaccine from the US…
German auto market shrinks in 2020: 19 per cent fewer new cars
Berlin (dpa) – The number of new cars registered in Germany fell by almost a fifth in 2020, the Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) said on…