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'World faces its gravest test': UN Secy General urges Security Council to
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 10 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said that the world faces its gravest test from the coronavirus pandemic that poses a significant threat to the maintenance of international peace and security.
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UNSC supports efforts concerning potential impact of COVID-19 in conflict-
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 10 (Sputnik/ANI): The UN Security Council (UNSC) expressed its support for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' efforts to mitigate the negative impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on countries already ravaged by war and called for unity and solidarity.
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COVID-19 pandemic reveals how bioterrorist attack may unfold: UN Secretary
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], April 10 (Sputnik/ANI): The lack of preparedness for the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic revealed how non-state actors could access deadly strains to perpetrate a bioterrorist attack, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council.<
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Coronavirus vaccines are moving towards clinical trials
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 9 (ANI): Just three months after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, several biotech companies in the United States have ramped up their efforts to fight the disease with accelerated schedules for creating new vaccines and beginning clinical trials for potential t
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After months-long delay, UN Security Council to discuss COVID-19 today
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 9 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members will on Thursday convene a closed-door meeting with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the COVID-19 via videoconferencing.
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UN suspends peacekeeper deployments until June 30
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 8 (ANI): The United Nations has suspended the rotation and deployments of uniformed personnel, including individual officers and already formed, police and military peacekeeping units until June 30, in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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In last 24 hours US reports close to 2000 deaths linked to COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 8 (ANI): The United States had a gloomy day on Tuesday as it reported a record daily figure of 1,939 deaths bringing up the total toll of COVID-19 positive deaths to 12,844, which is fast closing on tolls in the other worst-hit countries such as Italy and Spain.
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New York COVID-19 death toll rises to 5,489 with largest single-day increa
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 07 (Sputnik/ANI): The US state of New York has seen the largest daily increase in the number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) related deaths, with 731 new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 5,489.
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Equities edge higher on global cues, IT and banking stocks surge
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices moved up by over 4 per cent during early hours on Tuesday, mirroring gains in Asian markets amid tentative signs that coronavirus may be levelling off in New York and receding in Europe.
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USGA announces postponement of US Open due to coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [United States], April 7 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic has forced the postponement of the 120th US Open which was scheduled to take place from June 18 to 21, the United States Golf Association (USGA) announced on Monday.
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Delhi HC agrees to hear plea seeking evacuation of citizens stranded in Ne
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition seeking directions to the Central government to organise a special flight to evacuate those in distress in New York amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 6 (ANI): A tiger housed at the Bronx Zoo here tested positive for coronavirus, making it the first known infection in an animal anywhere, according to US Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
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