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World - 2020-05-11

Saudi Arabia deepens oil cuts as weak demand weighs on prices

The Kingdom aims through this additional cut to encourage OPEC+ participants, as well as other producing countries.

Published 11 May, 2020 10:24pm

France reports spike in coronavirus deaths, raising total to 26,643

There were 2,712 people in intensive care on Monday, edging down from 2,776 on Sunday, maintaining a long-running d

Published 11 May, 2020 10:22pm

Middle East

Turkey to start power generation in huge Tigris dam next week, Erdogan says

The Ilisu Dam will generate 1,200 megawatts of electricity, making it Turkey's fourth-largest dam in terms of energ

Published 11 May, 2020 10:22pm

Asia

India looks to ease lockdown even as coronavirus infections jump

"We have a twofold challenge - to reduce the transmission rate of the disease, and to increase public activity grad

Published 11 May, 2020 10:20pm

Europe

UK govt sets out phased plan to ease virus lockdown

Northern Ireland is due to publish its recommendations as early as Tuesday, according to media reports. Prime

Published 11 May, 2020 10:18pm

North America

IMF approves $2.77bn emergency virus loan for Egypt

The country had seen a "remarkable turnaround" prior to the COVID-19 shock, under a fund-supported economic reform

Published 11 May, 2020 10:16pm

Iranian warship hit by missile in training accident, killing 19 sailors

The frigate Jamaran fired at a training target released by a support ship, the Konarak. The support ship staye

Published 11 May, 2020 10:10pm

WHO says ‘extreme vigilance’ needed in exit from lockdowns

Governments around the world are struggling with the question of how to reopen their economies while still containi

Published 11 May, 2020 05:10pm

Fewer than 1,000 virus patients in intensive care in Italy

The number of daily deaths rose slightly to 179 from the last report of 165, but was still the third consecutive da

Published 11 May, 2020 05:04pm

Heathrow airport urges roadmap for quarantine exit

Heathrow airport added that the number of passengers nosedived 97 percent in April from the same month in 2019 to

Published 11 May, 2020 01:36pm

Europe emerges from confinement, but Asia infections spike

As France and Spain basked in a relaxation of restrictions and Britain plotted a path to normality, the Chinese cit

Published 11 May, 2020 12:46pm

Putin to address Russians as country sets new daily virus record

Putin will speak about the deadly pandemic and measures to support the Russian economy, the Kremlin said in a state

Published 11 May, 2020 12:27pm

Iran reports 45 new virus deaths

The southwestern province of Khuzestan has become the new focal point of Iran's COVID-19 outbreak with authorities

Published 11 May, 2020 12:08pm

UK lockdown easing plans criticised as study outlines virus risk

The move is the first change to a seven-week-old nationwide lockdown introduced to curb the spread of the virus, wh

Published 11 May, 2020 12:07pm

19 dead after Iran missile 'accidentally' strikes own ship

The accident occurred during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman. At least 19 people were killed and

Published 11 May, 2020 07:54am

Africa

President says one person infected 533 with coronavirus at Ghana fish factory

Ghana’s health authorities reported the outbreak at the industrial facility late on Friday, but did not provide det

Published 11 May, 2020 05:20am

NW Syria clashes kill 22 in highest toll since truce

Clashes in northwest Syria killed 22 regime fighters and jihadists Sunday in the highest such death toll since the start of a two-month-old ceasefire there, a monitor said.