News Archives for World - 2020-05-28

World - 2020-05-28

Trump signs order targeting social media after tweets flagged

 "In those moments, Twitter ceases to be a neutral public platform and they become an editor with a viewpoint," Trum

Published 28 May, 2020 11:13pm

Johnson sticks by aide over 'minor' lockdown violation

 Johnson's latest attempt to draw a line under a scandal now threatening to undermine his entire response to the pan

Published 28 May, 2020 11:05pm

India sidesteps Trump mediation offer over China border showdown

 Trump's offer on Wednesday came after Indian defence sources said hundreds of Chinese troops had moved into a dispu

Published 28 May, 2020 11:03pm

EU: US ending nuclear waivers means harder to check Iran

 "The agreement remains the best and only way to ensure the peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear programme," Borre

Published 28 May, 2020 10:59pm

US indicts NKoreans, Chinese over $2.5bn network to dodge sanctions

 Most of those indicted were associated with a network of "covert" branches of North Korea's blacklisted Foreign Tra

Published 28 May, 2020 10:50pm

Trump says will hold press conference Friday on China

 Washington and Beijing are already clashing over responsibility for the extent of the coronavirus pandemic, which o

Published 28 May, 2020 10:46pm

Spain to open pools, malls from Monday

 Spain recorded 38 deaths and 182 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. 
 The total number of deaths in the

Published 28 May, 2020 10:44pm

Cancer patients twice as likely to die from COVID-19: study

 Cancer patients with decreased ability to carry out daily life tasks were more at risk than those with higher funct

Published 28 May, 2020 10:42pm

North America

Debt relief plans for world's poor countries inch forward

 The IIF has been adamant that creditors of every type and size have a role to play in making sure the world's most

Published 28 May, 2020 09:55pm

Asia

China parliament advances Hong Kong security law as US tensions rise

 Trump plans China news conference for Friday 
 US economic adviser warns on status 
 China's parliament appla

Updated 28 May, 2020 10:23pm

North America

Trump, Macron agree G7 should be held in person and in near future: White House

 Trump in March canceled the Group of Seven leaders meeting scheduled for June 10 in the United States as the corona

Published 28 May, 2020 09:41pm

North America

US may now need to treat Hong Kong like China: White House

 "We can't let this go unnoticed and they will be held accountable for that," National Economic Council Director Lar

Published 28 May, 2020 09:05pm

North America

World Bank suggests possible extra replenishment of IDA lending arm

 The huge scale and depth of the new coronavirus pandemic had already rendered a record $82 billion IDA19 replenishm

Published 28 May, 2020 08:59pm

Europe

English court to weigh recognition of Maduro, Guaido in Venezuela gold case

 The bank since 2018 has refused to transfer the funds to Maduro's government, which Britain does not recognize.

Published 28 May, 2020 08:34pm

Global Business Economy

German auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen to cut up to 15,000 jobs

 ZF, which helps carmakers develop gearboxes and hybrid drivetrains, said in an email to employees that half of the

Published 28 May, 2020 08:27pm

North America

US State Department clears $1.4bn sale of Patriot air and missile system to Kuwait

 The State Department also approved repairs and upgrades to Kuwait's existing Patriot system. 
 Lockheed Martin a

Published 28 May, 2020 08:25pm

Europe

Germany pauses anti-malaria drug study for COVID-19: Spiegel

 "We will now probably interrupt the study for two weeks," Peter Kremsner, Medical Director at the Tuebingen Univers

Published 28 May, 2020 08:21pm

North America

US senators offer bill to prepare for the next pandemic

 The measure, which was introduced last week but announced on Thursday, would authorize $3 billion to rebuild the US

Published 28 May, 2020 08:08pm

Europe

Erdogan says many facilities to reopen on June 1

 Museums and beaches will open from then and civil servants will also begin regular work, he said after a video conf

Published 28 May, 2020 08:02pm

Africa

Nigeria's president submits revised 2020 budget to Parliament

 The coronavirus pandemic and an oil price plunge have magnified headwinds in Africa's biggest economy, which relies

Published 28 May, 2020 07:57pm

North America

Trump set to order review of law that protects social media companies

 The executive order was proposed after Trump attacked Twitter for tagging his tweets about unsubstantiated claims o

Published 28 May, 2020 07:52pm

Europe

French coronavirus cases jump by 3,325 due to better tracking

 The inclusion of data from a new tracking system boosted the number of confirmed coronavirus cases by 3,325 to 149,

Published 28 May, 2020 07:43pm

Global Business Economy

Russia's economy contracts 12pc y/y in April during coronavirus lockdown

 Economic sectors with the focus on consumer demand staged the sharpest contraction in April, the first full month o

Published 28 May, 2020 07:40pm

Middle East

Kuwait Airways to cut 1,500 jobs due to coronavirus

 The job cuts will affect non-Kuwaiti employees and be across the airline, it said in a tweet, without disclosing wh

Published 28 May, 2020 02:44pm

Europe

Merkel urges fellow leaders to contribute more to multilateral organisations

 "Additional IMF measures might also be considered when it becomes necessary to, at short notice, secure the liquidi

Published 28 May, 2020 02:41pm

North America

Mexican president disagrees with Bank of Mexico's recession forecasts

 The Bank of Mexico, the nation's central bank, on Wednesday predicted the economy could contract by as much as 8.8p

Published 28 May, 2020 02:39pm

Europe

Romania to further ease lockdown restrictions from June 1

 The European Union state, which has reported 18,791 cases of the coronavirus and 1,229 deaths, began easing the loc

Published 28 May, 2020 02:37pm

Front Top News

Coronavirus fears may have driven over 300,000 UK smokers to quit

• A survey of UK smokers suggests many have quit or are thinking about it because of coronavirus. • Some evidence sugge

Published 28 May, 2020 01:54pm

North America

New US jobless claims at 2.12mn as layoffs pass 40mn

 The new filings, however, showed that the pace of the layoffs was subsiding as the US economy slowly begins to reop

Published 28 May, 2020 01:30pm

Europe

EU hopes to heal rifts in debate on post-virus plan

 The huge 750-billion-euro package, unveiled on Wednesday by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.

Published 28 May, 2020 01:23pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson views case of aide's lockdown breach 'closed'

 "The prime minister has said he believes Mr. Cummings behaved reasonably and legally given all the circumstances an

Published 28 May, 2020 01:20pm

Brazil coronavirus death toll above 25,000, more than 410,000 cases

 The number of cases rose by 20,599, reaching 411,821 confirmed cases of infection by the novel coronavirus, accordi

Published 28 May, 2020 12:56pm

Asia

New Zealand employment suffers record plunge in April

 The total filled jobs fell 1.7pc in April compared with the previous month.

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's employm

Published 28 May, 2020 12:51pm

Europe

Virus death toll in Europe tops 175,000

 With 175,011 dead from 2,084,058 cases, Europe has suffered more than other continents from COVID-19 infections.

Published 28 May, 2020 12:37pm

North America

US virus toll crosses 100,000 as pandemic rages in Latin America

 Deaths in Brazil topped 25,000 on Wednesday, and its caseload is second only to the United States, where authoritie

Published 28 May, 2020 12:35pm

Europe

Russia in talks with world leaders to attend June WWII parade

 President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced the annual May 9 Victory Day parade would held in June after postponi

Published 28 May, 2020 11:55am

Asia

Sri Lanka to reimpose selective lockdown after virus cases spike

 It will then be lifted until Thursday, when it will be imposed again for two days to coincide with a Buddhist holid

Published 28 May, 2020 11:55am

North America

Trump to sign executive order after threatening to shutter social media

 Trump would sign an executive order "pertaining to social media" on Thursday, his aides said, without offering any

Published 28 May, 2020 11:46am

Europe

Do not cut health spending during downturn, WHO warns

 According to WHO Europe, public spending on healthcare per capita fell in about half of European countries between

Published 28 May, 2020 11:42am

Asia

Thailand reports 11 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

 The cases were Thai nationals in quarantine who recently returned from overseas, including four from Kuwait, six fr

Published 28 May, 2020 11:34am

Europe

French finmin hopes for deal on EU's 750bn euro recovery plan in coming weeks

 The blueprint, if ratified by all, would stand as a milestone in a half-century of European integration, marking a

Published 28 May, 2020 11:17am

Asia

China's parliament approves Hong Kong national security bill

 The National People's Congress voted 2,878 to 1 in favour of the decision to empower its standing committee to draf

Published 28 May, 2020 10:52am

Asia

Singapore's health ministry confirms 373 new coronavirus cases

SINGAPORE: Singapore's health ministry said on Thursday that it had confirmed 373 more coronavirus cases, taking the cit

Published 28 May, 2020 10:46am

Asia

Reaction to Pompeo's remark that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous

 Hong Kong's special status has helped to keep the former British colony one of the world's premier financial hubs s

Published 28 May, 2020 10:45am

Europe

Russia's coronavirus death toll passes 4,000

 The country's coronavirus crisis response centre said the overall number of infections had risen by 8,371 to 379,05

Published 28 May, 2020 10:32am

Asia

S.Korea coronavirus spike stirs second wave concern, social distancing crackdown

 The new cases, the third straight day of rising infections, brought the country's total as of midnight on Wednesday

Published 28 May, 2020 10:15am

England's COVID-19 test and trace system begins as adviser row rumbles on

 Britain has the second highest death toll from the virus globally.

Britain’s government faced questions o

Published 28 May, 2020 08:39am

China parliament approves Hong Kong security bill as tensions with U.S. rise

 Details of the law are expected to be drawn up in coming weeks. It is expected to be enacted before September.

Published 28 May, 2020 08:35am

Philippines confirms 539 new coronavirus cases, largest single-day increase

 Total number of deaths have reached 921.

The Philippines’ health ministry on Thursday reported 17 more no

Published 28 May, 2020 08:27am

Germany to lift virus-related travel warning for EU countries from June 15

 The German cabinet is expected to formally approve the relaxed travel guidelines for other EU countries next week

Published 28 May, 2020 05:24am

US coronavirus deaths top 100,000 as country reopens

 Total US coronavirus cases are over 1.7 million with some southern states seeing new cases rising in the past week.

Published 28 May, 2020 05:15am

WHO launches foundation to put finances in better health

The World Health Organization on Wednesday launched a new foundation for private donations, as US President Donald Trump threatens to pull the plug over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.