News Archives for World - 2020-05-30

World - 2020-05-30

Pompeo demands Russia free ill American accused of spying

 Whelan's case is being heard behind closed doors at a Moscow court, ostensibly due to the case involving state secr

Published 30 May, 2020 10:03pm

SpaceX lifts off on historic private crewed flight to ISS

 The launch had originally been scheduled for Wednesday but was delayed because of weather conditions, which also re

Published 30 May, 2020 09:59pm

Europe

Russia plans coronavirus vaccine clinical trials in two weeks

 Russia has the world's third-highest toll of coronavirus infections after the United States and Brazil, and Kremlin

Published 30 May, 2020 09:52pm

Europe

Romania's Orban breaches own coronavirus rules, pays fine

 Romania has highest number of deaths in ex-communist Europe 
 Due to reopen restaurant terraces, beaches on June

Published 30 May, 2020 09:41pm

North America

IMF approves $24bn flexible credit line for Chile

 The approval had been expected since IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva backed the plan earlier this month

Published 30 May, 2020 09:16pm

Asia

India extends lockdown in high-risk zones, to allow partial reopening elsewhere

 The home ministry ordered state governments and local authorities to identify "containment zones", or areas that sh

Published 30 May, 2020 08:30pm

Europe

Russia denies US claim that Libyan banknotes seized in Malta are counterfeit

 The US State Department said on Friday that it "commends" the seizure of $1.1 billion of "counterfeit Libyan curren

Published 30 May, 2020 08:26pm

Europe

Belgian prince tests positive for coronavirus after attending gathering in Spain

 The spokesperson said the palace could not confirm the number of people in attendance at the party. The palace said

Published 30 May, 2020 08:19pm

Europe

England risks COVID-19 resurgence by ending lockdown too soon

 From Monday, up to six people will be able to meet outside their homes in England, some school classes will restart

Published 30 May, 2020 08:08pm

North America

Civil unrest flares in US cities over Minneapolis killing

 Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said the deployment was needed because outsiders were using the demonstrations over the

Published 30 May, 2020 07:59pm

North America

Trump says he may order military to stop anti-police protests

 Liberal Governors and Mayors must get MUCH tougher or the Federal Government will step in and do what has to be don

Published 30 May, 2020 07:52pm

Middle East

Israeli police fatally shoot Palestinian in Jerusalem

 They called upon him to stop and began to chase after him on foot, during the chase officers also opened fire at th

Published 30 May, 2020 07:46pm

North America

US CDC reports total of 1,737,950 coronavirus cases, 102,785 deaths

 The number of deaths had risen by 1,074 to 102,785. 
 The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory ill

Published 30 May, 2020 07:42pm

Europe

Greece to test visitors from airports on EU high-risk list

 If you originate from an airport on the EASA affected area list, then you will be tested upon arrival. 
 "If the

Published 30 May, 2020 07:39pm

North America

NASA resumes human spaceflight from US soil with historic SpaceX launch

 Launching Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken on a 19-hour ride aboard the company's newly designed Crew Dragon capsule bou

Published 30 May, 2020 07:33pm

NASA, SpaceX launch historic Falcon 9 flight with US crew

 Veteran NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley launched SpaceX’s new capsule, the Crew Dragon, which will take

Published 30 May, 2020 07:31pm

Trump strips Hong Kong privileges, curbs students in volley on China

 "This is a tragedy for the people of Hong Kong, the people of China and indeed the people of the world," Trump said

Published 30 May, 2020 12:47pm

North America

Merkel a 'no' for Trump's in-person G7 summit

 "As of today, considering the overall pandemic situation, she cannot agree to her personal participation, to a jour

Published 30 May, 2020 12:42pm

Trump cuts ties with WHO as pandemic grips Latin America

 Countries in Latin America are bracing for difficult weeks ahead, especially Brazil, where the death toll shot up b

Published 30 May, 2020 12:40pm

Asia

First flight of returning European employees lands in China

BEIJING: A Lufthansa plane carrying around 200 mainly German workers landed in China on Saturday, marking the first retu

Published 30 May, 2020 12:34pm

Spain further eases coronavirus restrictions in four small islands

 Spain has recorded more than 238,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with more than 27,000 deaths.

Published 30 May, 2020 10:28am

India posts record jump in COVID-19 cases, Modi says 'long battle' ahead

  India reported a record daily jump of 7,964 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday.

India reported a record

Published 30 May, 2020 09:51am

Mosques in Iran to resume daily prayers, president says

 President Hassan Rouhani did not say when they are due to reopen.

Government employees went back to work

Published 30 May, 2020 09:47am

Russians rush to public bath after lockdown without hot water

 The public banya is the only way for many Russians living in smaller towns to wash themselves as older homes do not

Published 30 May, 2020 08:53am

Two British scientific advisers warn it's too soon to lift lockdown

 England’s lockdown will ease slightly on Monday, with groups of up to six people allowed to meet outside.

Published 30 May, 2020 07:47am

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 738 to 181,196

 The reported death toll rose by 39 to 8,489.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increas

Published 30 May, 2020 05:45am

Twelve migrants test positive for coronavirus at Mexican government shelter

 The migrants who have tested positive in the Leona Vicario center, which houses 337 people, have been isol

Published 30 May, 2020 05:40am

Hong Kong leaders say Trump 'completely wrong' for curbing ties

 Justice minister Teresa Cheng said the basis for Trump’s actions was “completely false and wrong”, saying the need

Published 30 May, 2020 05:36am

Global Business Economy

Japan's factory, retail sectors slump

Japan's factory output slid faster-than-expected and retail sales tumbled the most in more than two decades in April, as the coronavirus pandemic wrecked both foreign and domestic demand for the country's autos and other manufactured goods.