News Archives for World - 2020-05-08

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World - 2020-05-08

Afghan president appoints team to probe migrant drownings

Officials claim the migrants drowned in Harirud river while illegally crossing into neighbouring Iran from western

Published 08 May, 2020 10:20pm

North America

Trump, Pence have not had contact with infected Pence staffer recently

"This morning we had someone on the vice president's staff test positive and so out of abundance of caution we went

Published 08 May, 2020 10:18pm

Second White House worker tests positive for coronavirus

"Out of abundance of caution we went back and looked into all the person's contacts most recently," the official, w

Published 08 May, 2020 10:17pm

Europe

Britain facing no 'dramatic overnight change' in lockdown rules

"As the data that we're outlining on a daily basis shows, we are not out of the woods, there are still major challe

Published 08 May, 2020 10:16pm

Europe

EU governments allowed to take stakes in virus-hit firms

An EU executive also said EU countries could grant subordinated loans on favourable terms to companies affected by

Published 08 May, 2020 10:14pm

Europe

Ireland says Brexit trade talks timeline ‘virtually impossible’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who presided over Britain's exit from the EU on Jan. 31, has ruled out seeking an ext

Published 08 May, 2020 10:12pm

UK coronavirus toll passes 31,000: govt

The figures include all those who have tested positive for COVID-19 but many more have the virus listed on their de

Published 08 May, 2020 10:11pm

North America

New York governor says 5-year old died from rare COVID-related illness

Scientists are still trying to determine whether the syndrome is linked with the new coronavirus as not all childre

Published 08 May, 2020 06:41pm

Global Business Economy

Canada loses most jobs ever due to pandemic, unemployment hits 13pc

That rate more than doubled, following a small increase the previous month when restrictions started to be put in p

Published 08 May, 2020 04:35pm

Global Business Economy

EU court says it 'alone' has jurisdiction over ECB

In order to ensure that EU law is applied uniformly, the Court of Justice (ECJ) alone... has jurisdiction to rule t

Published 08 May, 2020 03:12pm

Asia

5pc to 15pc cured COVID-19 cases will test positive again

Less than 1 percent but they may still be infectious and need to be isolated for close medical observation. Du

Published 08 May, 2020 03:02pm

Coronavirus was circulating in France before it emerged in China, new evidence suggests

The patient was identified as 43-year-old fishmonger, Amirouche Hammar, a resident of Bobigny, who became infected

Published 08 May, 2020 02:04pm

North America

Trump denies plot in Venezuela, says would use 'invasion'

If I wanted to go into Venezuela I wouldn't make a secret about it I'd go in and they would do nothing about i

Published 08 May, 2020 01:22pm

Indian Air Force MiG-29 crashes near Punjab's Jalandhar

The jet was on a training mission from an Air Force base near Jalandhar, when it developed a technical snag.

Published 08 May, 2020 08:44am

Global Business Economy

Grim economic data shows devastating impact of virus

Evidence mounted of the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday as hard-hit Europe moved to further ease lockdown measures that ground its economies to a halt.