Bill Gates calls for COVID-19 meds to go to people Diplomat Editor Jul 11, 2020 Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates called for COVID-19 drugs and an eventual vaccine to be made available to countries and…
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 11.64 million, death toll at 536,693 Diplomat Editor Jul 7, 2020 More than 11.64 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 536,693 have died,…
Putin strongly backed in reform vote Diplomat Editor Jul 2, 2020 Nearly 78% of Russian voters backed constitutional reforms that could keep President Vladimir Putin in power until 2036, election…
Russians vote on Putin’s reforms to constitution Diplomat Editor Jun 27, 2020 Russia has begun voting on constitutional reforms that could allow President Vladimir Putin to serve another two terms in office.…
US hits record high in daily coronavirus cases Diplomat Editor Jun 27, 2020 The United States recorded an all-time daily high of 40,000 coronavirus infections on Thursday, figures from Johns Hopkins…
Micheál Martin becomes new Irish PM after vote Diplomat Editor Jun 27, 2020 Micheál Martin has been elected as the new taoiseach (Irish prime minister) at a special meeting of the Irish parliament in…
Russia holds WW2 victory parade Diplomat Editor Jun 24, 2020 Russia is celebrating its biggest public holiday, Victory Day, with a military parade that was meant to be held on 9 May.…
Southern Mexico hit by 7.4 magnitude earthquake Diplomat Editor Jun 24, 2020 The centre of the earthquake was in the coastal state of Oaxaca but shock waves were felt as far away as Mexico city. The mayor…
Hard-hit Brazil passes one million virus cases Diplomat Editor Jun 20, 2020 Brazil has become the second country in the world to confirm more than one million cases of Covid-19, as the disease continues to…
WHO aims for two billion coronaviurs vaccines by 2021 Diplomat Editor Jun 18, 2020 The World Health Organisation said that a few hundred million COVID-19 vaccine doses could be produced by the end of the year —…
Russia rolls out first approved COVID-19 drug Diplomat Editor Jun 13, 2020 The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, and the ChemRar Group announced the delivery of the…
US coronavirus deaths top 110,000 Diplomat Editor Jun 8, 2020 Global death toll from the coronavirus surged past 400,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. About 30 percent of those…
World leaders pledge $8.8bn for global vaccines programme Diplomat Editor Jun 6, 2020 Global leaders across the world on Thursday committed $8.8 billion to the global vaccines alliance Gavi to support immunisation…
Biden confirmed as Trump’s November opponent Diplomat Editor Jun 6, 2020 Joe Biden has formally won the Democratic Party nomination to take on Donald Trump in November's presidential election. He said…