Multiple sclerosis drug helps COVID-19 patients recover faster

What do multiple sclerosis (MS) and the novel coronavirus have in common? Until this week, not much, but a recent clinical trial has shown...

‘Friday prayer at Hagia Sophia after 86 years’ becomes a top global trend

The social media platform of Twitter swarmed with humongous reactions as Turkey organized the first Friday prayer in historical Hagia Sophia after 86 years. Turkish...

Can school temperature checks lessen coronavirus spread?

This week, most students in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire returned to remote learning for term 3. Students whose parents can’t work from home are allowed...

Meet Ertugrul star Engin Altan Duzyatan’s Pakistani doppelganger

Internet users have spotted a Pakistani doppelganger of famous Turkish actor Engin Altan Duzyatan in a YouTuber. Pakistani social media users say Mustafa Hanif...

100 days to US elections: America is on knife’s edge

Donald Trump has 100 days from Sunday to save his presidency, while America tries to avoid a collective nervous breakdown ahead of one of...

Juma Prayers at Hagia Sophia after 86 years!

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took part on Friday in the first juma prayers, after 86 years, at Hagia Sophia since the Istanbul landmark...

Bill Gates denies conspiracy theories he created virus outbreak

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday pushed back against some of the conspiracy theories spreading online accusing him of creating the coronavirus outbreak. "It's a...

China retaliates: orders closure of US Consulate in Chengdu

China on Friday ordered the closure of US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu in retaliation for one of its missions in the...

US airlines report losses: demand will be weak until COVID vaccine arrives

American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both reported quarterly losses Thursday as the industry reins in spending amid a shaky demand environment further weakened by...

Jobless claims rise as US lawmakers debate aid

Newly unemployed American citizens filed nearly 1.42 million claims for jobless benefits last week, reversing recent months of decline as the world's largest economy...

Taliban floats peace talks timeline amid soaring violence

The Taliban are prepared to hold peace talks with the Afghan government next month straight after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, the insurgents...

WHO: Pompeo charges are ‘untrue’ and ‘unacceptable’

The World Health Organization chief on Thursday rejected as false an allegation by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he owed his position...