News Archives for World - 2020-05-16

World - 2020-05-16

Africa

Zimbabwe to ease coronavirus curbs, but lockdown to remain for now

HARARE: Zimbabwe will keep its coronavirus lockdown for the time being, though businesses will be allowed to open for lo

Published 16 May, 2020 10:23pm

Iran news agency warns US against any move on fuel shipment to Venezuela

"Venezuela and Iran are both independent states that have had and will continue to have trade relations with each o

Published 16 May, 2020 10:20pm

Europe

Police use tear gas on Polish protestors demanding businesses reopen

"Unfortunately we are dealing with cases of aggression towards police. Due to the attacks on civil servants, we use

Published 16 May, 2020 10:15pm

North America

New COVID-19 cases in New York coming from people leaving home

"That person got infected and went to the hospital or that person got infected and went home and infected the other

Published 16 May, 2020 10:13pm

Europe

UK's confirmed COVID-19 death toll rises to 34,466, up 468

LONDON: A total of 34,466 people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in the United Kingdom, a rise of

Published 16 May, 2020 10:10pm

North America

Canada's Trudeau to look at possible further aid for airlines, after Air Canada layoffs

Air Canada said on Friday it would cut its workforce by up to 60% as the airline tries to save cash amid the COVID

Published 16 May, 2020 10:10pm

Europe

France says coronavirus death toll rises to 27,625

PARIS: French health authorities reported 96 new coronavirus deaths on Saturday, as the country eases from a two month l

Published 16 May, 2020 10:10pm

US approves at-home sample collection for virus testing

The kit contains nasal swabs to collect a sample and a tube of saline solution to transport it to a specified lab.

Published 16 May, 2020 04:44pm

Global Business Economy

Sudan inflation soars to 99pc as food prices rise

Soaring inflation, a scarcity of foreign currency and a huge public debt are among the country's most pressing chal

Published 16 May, 2020 04:29pm

Florence's Duomo introduces self-distancing gadget

Italy's most frequented cultural sites are anxious to reopen and recoup lost tourism euros during Italy's two-month

Published 16 May, 2020 04:28pm

Spain PM says to seek one-month extension of state of emergency

The lockdown was first declared on March 14 to slow the spread of the virus in Spain, which has suffered one of the

Published 16 May, 2020 04:15pm

Tourists back in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay as domestic travel opens

Hundreds waited to get on tourist boats to visit the famed karsts of the UNESCO heritage site of Ha Long Bay with f

Published 16 May, 2020 04:14pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia's coronavirus cases top 50,000

A ministry official reported 2,840 new cases, taking the cumulative total to 51,980. That was up from an average of

Published 16 May, 2020 04:07pm

Over 250 global artists urge Israel to end Gaza blockade

The coronavirus epidemic could have a devastating effect in "the world's largest open air prison", the artists said

Published 16 May, 2020 04:07pm

Asia

India to ease restrictions on foreign ownership in defence ventures

Under the plan, foreign investors would be able to own a stake of up to 74% in defence manufacturing ventures, up f

Published 16 May, 2020 04:05pm

Kenya to close borders with Tanzania, Somalia over virus fears

The East African nation will stop the movement of people and vehicles -- but not goods -- from its southern and nor

Published 16 May, 2020 04:02pm

North America

Trump says he is considering restoring some funding to WHO, no decision made

In a posting on Twitter, Trump underscored that no final decision had been made and that US funding for the global

Published 16 May, 2020 04:00pm

S.African mine temporarily shuts after virus infects 19 workers

"Implats has identified 19 positive cases during the week, all of them asymptomatic," the firm said in a statement.

Published 16 May, 2020 04:00pm

Hungary to ease virus lockdown in Budapest from Monday

EU member Hungary has reported almost 3,500 infections of the coronavirus and 448 deaths as of Saturday, with growt

Published 16 May, 2020 03:58pm

Europe

Germany calls on Poland, Czech Republic to open borders soon

We'll stop border controls for Denmark in the next few days, and from June 15th there will be no more checks at the

Published 16 May, 2020 03:57pm

People told to stay away from English beauty spots over virus fears

English police forces, tourist boards and local authorities all urged caution ahead of the weekend, when sunny cond

Published 16 May, 2020 03:56pm

Africa

Kenya closes borders to Tanzania and Somalia over coronavirus

He exempted cargo trucks but said drivers would have to be tested for COVID-19. There will be a cessation of m

Published 16 May, 2020 03:56pm

'High spirits' as Czechs meet neighbours on borders

The Czech Republic, which registered more than 8,400 confirmed cases of the virus and almost 300 deaths on Saturday

Published 16 May, 2020 03:51pm

Germany to shore up local authorities with 57-bn-euro aid: report

The help would come on top of an aid package worth a staggering 1.1 trillion euros rushed through parliament to shi

Published 16 May, 2020 03:49pm

Africa

Zimbabwe to ease coronavirus curbs, but lockdown to remain for now

Economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak will exacerbate climate-induced shocks and monetary woes afflicting

Published 16 May, 2020 03:31pm

Asia

Vehicles, not marches, to mark Iran's annual anti-Israel rally: president

The elite Revolutionary Guards would be in charge of organising the rallies, Rouhani said, adding that those joinin

Published 16 May, 2020 03:29pm

Trump fires State Dept watchdog said to be probing Pompeo

Trump sacked State Department Inspector General Steve Linick late on Friday in his latest abrupt dismissal of an of

Published 16 May, 2020 02:33pm

Iran's OPEC governor dies after brain haemorrhage

Ardebili was a survivor of the 1981 bombing of the Islamic Republic Party headquarters in Tehran which killed 73 to

Published 16 May, 2020 02:32pm

Europe

Germany plans 57bn euro aid package for virus-hit municipalities

Scholz seeks to help stabilise local public finances Wants to help municipalities 'do their job even better'

Published 16 May, 2020 01:56pm

EU diplo chief attacks 'rival' China

Josep Borrell said China did not share Europe's respect for human rights, cyber security or the law of the sea.

Published 16 May, 2020 01:45pm

Italy to reopen borders for EU tourists in early June

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte enforced an economically crippling shutdown in early March to counter a pandemic that

Published 16 May, 2020 01:38pm

Bosnia Church holds Mass for Croatia's pro-Nazi WWII regime

The annual service, usually held in Austria at the site of the Croatian regime's last stand, was moved to Sarajevo

Published 16 May, 2020 01:35pm

Russia records highest coronavirus death toll yet

Russia is in second place in the world to the United States with 272,043 cases, with 9,200 new cases announced Satu

Published 16 May, 2020 01:32pm

Asia

India to ease curbs on foreign investment in defence projects

Under the plan, foreign investors would be able to own up to a 74% stake in defence manufacturing ventures Ind

Published 16 May, 2020 01:29pm

Europe

Austrian borders with Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary to reopen June 15

From June 15 onwards and ease restrictions on who is allowed transit in the meantime. Restrictions remain in place

Published 16 May, 2020 01:25pm

Asia

China's Wuhan conducted 113,609 COVID-19 tests on May 15

Wuhan has launched a city-wide testing campaign after confirming last weekend its first cluster of COVID-19 infecti

Published 16 May, 2020 01:24pm

Europe

Miners in Poland's Silesia region to go back to work next week: PM

The virus spread quickly in coal mines in Silesia, which as of Saturday had 138 new cases out of 168 in all of Pola

Published 16 May, 2020 01:16pm

S.Africa's mass testing hits limits as virus spreads

Health workers were sent to the overcrowded block of single-room flats -- mainly occupied by men from rural areas d

Published 16 May, 2020 01:15pm

Middle East

Qatar's latest coronavirus cases take total above 30,000

With a population of about 2.7 million people, the energy-rich Gulf state has one of the world's highest per capita

Published 16 May, 2020 01:14pm

Alarm in Germany as 'corona demos' take off

Initially starting as a handful of protesters decrying tough restrictions on public life to halt transmission of th

Published 16 May, 2020 01:13pm

Europe

Europe sees two deaths, multiple cases of COVID-linked syndrome in children

The Swedish-based European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in a risk report that two children

Published 16 May, 2020 01:13pm

Montenegro frees priests held for breaking lockdown

Several thousand people took part in the procession held on Tuesday evening in Niksic, after which the eight priest

Published 16 May, 2020 01:10pm

Iran sentences French-Iranian academic to 5 years

Marchal was released in an apparent prisoner swap in March that drew strong criticism from the United States.

Published 16 May, 2020 01:06pm

UN prosecutor hails arrest of Rwanda genocide suspect

Kabuga is expected to be tried at the mechanism's branch in Arusha, an official from the proscecutor's office told

Published 16 May, 2020 01:05pm

Europe

Hungary to gradually lift COVID-19 lockdown in Budapest from Monday: PM Orban

"It has become clear that we have managed to curb the epidemic in Budapest as well," Orban said. Therefore, we

Published 16 May, 2020 01:02pm

France arrests fugitive Rwandan genocide 'financier'

Around 800,000 people -- Tutsis but also moderate Hutus -- were slaughtered over 100 days by ethnic Hutu extremists

Published 16 May, 2020 12:30pm

Disinfectant booths at Manila malls as virus lockdown eased

In mid-March a strict lockdown was imposed that did not even allow most of the city's 12 million residents outdoors

Published 16 May, 2020 12:28pm

Income key factor in coronavirus cases: study

Those aged 40-64 were at the highest risk, with 18.5 percent of that age group testing positive compared to just 4.

Published 16 May, 2020 12:24pm

30 migrant workers killed in India lockdown crashes

The accidents were the latest involving some of the millions of labourers left stranded and jobless by the seven-we

Published 16 May, 2020 12:22pm

Iran reports 35 new virus deaths, lowest since March 7

Jahanpour said the new deaths brought the overall toll to 6,937. He said 1,757 new coronavirus cases had been

Published 16 May, 2020 12:18pm

India's coronavirus infections surpass China, but contagion slowing

India's total novel coronavirus cases rose to 85,940 on Saturday. India's total novel coronavirus cases r

Published 16 May, 2020 11:44am

Trump fires State Department inspector general in latest broadside against watchdogs

Trump said in a letter to Pelosi that he no longer had confidence in the inspector general's ability to serve, thou

Published 16 May, 2020 11:32am

Europe

Italy to allow travel to and from abroad from June 3

Some regions had pushed for a swifter rollback, but Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has insisted on a gradual return

Published 16 May, 2020 08:28am

North America

Trump says U.S. working with other countries on coronavirus vaccine

Trump said the government would invest in all the top coronavirus vaccine candidates, and said a list had been narr

Published 16 May, 2020 05:51am

North America

US House passes $3 trillion coronavirus aid bill

The bill, crafted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats, passed mostly along party lines in a 208-

Published 16 May, 2020 05:38am

Global Business Economy

Awful data show US economy is in deep trouble

Newly released economic data shows the US economy is in a terrible state and may not rebound quickly even when the devastating lockdowns imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic are lifted.