North America Vaccine not only for rich, Cuomo says, and decries leadership by tweet The governor said New York state would allow gatherings of up to 10 people for the coming Memorial Day weekend. Published 19 May, 2020 10:30pm
Middle East Egypt says proposed standby funding from IMF aimed at helping businesses The one-year IMF programme would help with any payment gaps businesses face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Published 19 May, 2020 10:28pm
WHO chief says he will keep leading virus response after Trump threat WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus defended the agency's role after the United States again withheld f Published 19 May, 2020 10:26pm
Europe France revises COVID-19 toll slightly downwards to 28,022 The number of confirmed cases increased by 524 to 143,427, an increase of 0.4pc, slightly higher than the average 0 Published 19 May, 2020 10:26pm
Africa South Africa to start phased school re-opening on June 1 Bigger schools will open for other grades at a later date. South Africa, the African nation worst hit by COVID Published 19 May, 2020 10:24pm
Middle East Egypt registers 720 new coronavirus cases in one day The new cases brought the total infections to 13,484 cases, the ministry added in a statement. The country's f Published 19 May, 2020 10:22pm
Mnuchin defends US fiscal response to pandemic, seeks payroll loan extension Mnuchin said he hoped to reach a bipartisan agreement "technical fix" that would extend the loans. Mnuchin sai Published 19 May, 2020 10:20pm
North America Top US Senate Republican says still mulling if more coronavirus relief needed "We still believe with regard to the coronavirus we need to assess what we've already done, take a look at what wor Published 19 May, 2020 10:20pm
North America US 'likely' to extend travel restrictions on Canada, Mexico "What we don't want to do is try to open up parts of our economy and have a lot of folks coming across the border t Published 19 May, 2020 10:18pm
North America Argentina having ‘constructive’ dialogue with creditors: economy minister Guzman's comments during an online event come as the South American country faces a Friday deadline to pay $500 mil Published 19 May, 2020 10:16pm
Africa Rwanda genocide suspect to fight extradition: lawyers He appeared Tuesday before Paris prosecutors in the first stage of a process that may see him handed over to an int Published 19 May, 2020 10:13pm
Eight Afghan soldiers die fighting off Taliban attack on key city In a separate incident north of the capital Kabul, gunmen opened fire on worshippers offering evening prayers at a Published 19 May, 2020 10:10pm
Africa Protesters lynch policeman at troubled DR Congo cobalt hub Mbangu said a police officer was "lynched and died as a result" while another was seriously hurt. He said the Published 19 May, 2020 10:10pm
France revises down coronavirus death toll The health ministry put the latest toll at 28,022, compared with a figure of 28,239 published the day earlier. Published 19 May, 2020 10:08pm
Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic 'without vaccine' A drug being tested by scientists at China's prestigious Peking University could not only shorten the recovery time Published 19 May, 2020 09:05pm
Asia Sri Lanka president warns UN over war crimes claims Rajapaksa, a retired army lieutenant colonel, did not single out the United Nations, but his remarks were widely vi Published 19 May, 2020 08:57pm
North America Ex-Trump aide Flynn, who admitted lying to FBI, asks appeals court to toss charges The department's May 7 reversal in the case drew accusations from Democrats and retired career prosecutors that Att Published 19 May, 2020 08:56pm
UK blasts EU for 'low-quality' post-Brexit trade deal proposal "It does not have to be like this," he added. Britain left the EU in January, nearly four years after a landma Published 19 May, 2020 08:52pm
Trump says considering travel ban on Brazil over coronavirus "We are considering it," Trump told reporters at the White House. Brazil is having some trouble, no question a Published 19 May, 2020 08:52pm
Argentina's second city resumes lockdown after virus cases spike But authorities decided to return to the city's previous lockdown phase after reporting 55 new cases in the last th Published 19 May, 2020 08:47pm
UK virus toll over 41,000, with 10,000 care homes deaths The government's official rolling tally only records deaths after positive tests, and on Tuesday stood at 35,341, u Published 19 May, 2020 08:45pm
Europe Court curbs German spies' foreign internet surveillance German intelligence services are already not allowed to monitor the internet traffic of Germans in such a vast way. Published 19 May, 2020 08:45pm
Military helicopter crashes outside Moscow, crew killed: ministry "As a result of a crash landing the crew of the helicopter died of their wounds," the defence ministry said. D Published 19 May, 2020 08:43pm
Africa Thomas Thabane: Lesotho's ex-PM accused in wife's murder But in reality, he was forced out by dramatic allegations that he played a part in the death of his wife Lipolelo. Published 19 May, 2020 08:42pm
Europe Belarus rejects opposition figure's presidential bid The Central Election Commission cited his criminal record when rejecting his attempt to be nominated as a candidate Published 19 May, 2020 08:37pm
Europe UK Labour party cancels annual conference The annual conference normally draws around 13,000 people, Labour said. "In light of the ongoing coronavirus p Published 19 May, 2020 08:35pm
Europe EU health experts underestimated COVID-19 threat: El Pais "Reading this document three months ... later, it is evident that no health official present there foresaw what was Published 19 May, 2020 08:35pm
Middle East Syria rebel, regime forces face off in Libya Turkey supports some Syrian rebels and Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord, while Russia supports S Published 19 May, 2020 08:34pm
Europe Spain govt seeks 2-week extension of lockdown The current state of emergency is set to expire on May 23 and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had initially said he wo Published 19 May, 2020 08:32pm
North America Canada, US border closure extended until June 21: Trudeau Trudeau at his daily briefing said this second extension of the border closure was "important ... to keep people in Published 19 May, 2020 08:30pm
UK jobless claims surge almost 70pc on coronavirus The ONS added that the number of unemployed jumped by 50,000 to 1.3 million people in the first quarter, compared w Published 19 May, 2020 08:25pm
Africa Britain, US denounce Russia's role in Libya conflict "Wagner Group activities continue to exacerbate the conflict and prolong the suffering of the Libyan people," Allen Published 19 May, 2020 08:25pm
UN chief suggests world leaders send videos for annual meeting New York is an epicenter for COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus that has infected more than 4.8 mi Published 19 May, 2020 08:25pm
Africa 12 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack: Niger "Seven terrorists were neutralised" by Niger soldiers, the ministry said in the statement read out on public radio Published 19 May, 2020 08:22pm
Europe Indigenous Venezuelan refugees 'dangerously exposed' to virus: UN The agency said there were almost 5,000 indigenous Venezuelans displaced in Brazil, mainly from the Warao ethnic gr Published 19 May, 2020 08:14pm
Ecuador to close embassies, state firms over virus crisis Consulates in the Mexican town of Tapachula and Valencia in Venezuela will also be closed altogether. He said Published 19 May, 2020 08:12pm
North America IMF's Georgieva eyes stress testing of non-banking financial institutions Kristalina Georgieva told an event hosted by the Asia Society that the global lender had begun discussing the issue Published 19 May, 2020 05:22pm
Asia Chinese hackers seen behind cyberattack on easyJet EasyJet said earlier on Tuesday that hackers had accessed the email and travel details of around nine million custo Published 19 May, 2020 05:19pm
Canada, US border closure extended until June 21: Trudeau The world's longest international frontier at 8,900 kilometers (5,500 miles) was closed to travellers on March 21, Published 19 May, 2020 04:57pm
Netanyahu asks to skip corruption trial opening The premier's legal team asked the court for an exemption after discussing it with the justice ministry. The p Published 19 May, 2020 04:55pm
Europe UK COVID-19 death toll nears 43,000 as scrutiny over strategy grows UK death toll nears 43,000, Reuters tally shows, Care home deaths top 10,000 Data ramp up pressure on PM Johns Published 19 May, 2020 04:49pm
North America WHO chief vows to continue leading virus response after Trump threat to quit WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus defended his agency's role, after the United States again caused ri Published 19 May, 2020 04:29pm
North America Canada, US agree to 30-day extension of ban on non-essential travel: PM Trudeau Trudeau made the announcement in remarks to reporters. Officials from both nations said last week it was likel Published 19 May, 2020 04:15pm
Global Business Economy UK urges EU to give ground on post-Brexit trade talks Senior minister Michael Gove told parliament some progress had been made in the latest round of negotiations, which Published 19 May, 2020 04:13pm
Russia denounces US attempts to 'break' WHO Trump has accused the WHO of botching the global coronavirus response and of being a "puppet of China". M Published 19 May, 2020 04:11pm
Global Business Economy Mexican inflation expected to tick up in early May: poll The median forecast of 10 analysts was for inflation to pick up to 2.46% during early May from 2.21% in the second Published 19 May, 2020 04:07pm
Global Business Economy Russian Q1 economic growth slows to 1.6 percent Last year, Russia's economy, long battered by Western sanctions and highly dependent on high prices for its energy Published 19 May, 2020 04:04pm
US risks 'permanent damage' from long shutdown: Mnuchin Mnuchin said the government is willing to take risks with the funds it has put up to help the economy withstand the Published 19 May, 2020 04:03pm
Global Business Economy Coronavirus hammers US homebuilding; permits tumble This is an unprecedented recession in that it happened over just two months and this is making it harder for compan Published 19 May, 2020 03:45pm
Europe IMF increases Armenia's three-year financing to $280mn The augmentation and completion of the review will make (a total of) about $280 million immediately available," an Published 19 May, 2020 03:09pm
North America G7 finance ministers discuss accelerating economies as countries reopen The finance ministers discussed domestic and international economic responses underway and strategies to accelerate Published 19 May, 2020 01:50pm
Asia Japan will work with other G7 nations to achieve strong global recovery Aso made the remark after holding a teleconference with G7 finance leaders to discuss issues related to the pandemi Published 19 May, 2020 01:48pm
WHO states agree to independent probe of coronavirus response The resolution called for an "impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation" of the international response to Published 19 May, 2020 01:45pm
Mass evacuations as major cyclone heads for South Asia Authorities in Bangladesh planned to evacuate 2.2 million people, fearing cyclone Amphan will be more destructive t Published 19 May, 2020 01:43pm
Merkel in high-wire act to sell EU recovery 'U-turn' Germany would foot about 135 billion euros of the total bill for the proposal, which needs the unanimous support of Published 19 May, 2020 01:39pm
China says Panchen Lama leading 'normal life' The Dalai Lama in May 1995 identified Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second mos Published 19 May, 2020 01:37pm
New Nepal map heightens territorial dispute with India Protests have been staged in Nepal since India earlier this month inaugurated an 80-kilometre (50 mile) road in Utt Published 19 May, 2020 01:34pm
Companies fear protracted slump: World Economic Forum Its survey of 347 company risk managers looked at the biggest concerns for the next 18 months, after the pandemic s Published 19 May, 2020 01:31pm
Asia After WHO setback, Taiwan president to press for global participation Tsai will say at her inauguration that Taiwan will seek to "actively participate" in international bodies and deepe Published 19 May, 2020 01:25pm