News Archives for World - 2020-06-03

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World - 2020-06-03

Europe

UK PM Johnson has had control from start of coronavirus crisis, says spokesman

He said there would now be a strategy committee and an operations committee because "we are moving into the recovery phase and the implementation of our recovery roadmap".

Published 03 Jun, 2020 09:09pm

Europe

Russia says its prisoners in Libya main obstacle to bilateral cooperation

Lavrov made the comment after talks in Moscow with Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeg of Libya's internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA).

Published 03 Jun, 2020 08:47pm

Europe

UK's Prince Charles says coronavirus reset is a new chance for sustainability

He said that rebuilding the world from the devastating impact of the "dreadful" coronavirus pandemic presented an opportunity for those environmental causes.
He said that the pandemic, which due to lockdowns and restrictions has meant less industria

Published 03 Jun, 2020 08:06pm

Trump says it's 'common sense' to include Russia in G7

The two leaders also spoke by phone on Monday, and discussed the possibility of holding an expanded G7 summit later this year.
Trump has postponed the gathering of the G7, which also includes Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union,

Published 03 Jun, 2020 08:02pm

US private employment falls 2.76mn in May: ADP

"The impact of the COVID-19 crisis continues to weigh on businesses of all sizes," Ahu Yildirmaz, co-head of the ADP Research Institute, said in a statement.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 07:44pm

Africa

HRW accuses Haftar forces of mining suburbs of Libya capital

HRW said the antipersonnel mines discovered in Tripoli in May were "of Soviet and Russian origin".

Published 03 Jun, 2020 07:42pm

US defence chief opposes use of Insurrection Act to quell unrest

"I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act," Esper said, two days after President Donald Trump said he could do so to call up the army to quash protests.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 07:36pm

EU to provide 113m euros to support RMG workers in Bangladesh

Thousands of workers in Bangladesh's export-oriented industries were rendered jobless after the coronavirus pandemic.

Updated 03 Jun, 2020 07:21pm

South Asia

China rejects report that it delayed COVID-19 information sharing with WHO

Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remarks during a daily briefing in response to a question about the report by the Associated Press.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:37pm

Europe

Russia's coronavirus case tally passes 430,000

The death toll reached 5,215 after the authorities said they had recorded another 178 deaths from the virus in the past day.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:29pm

Tropical Storm Amanda death toll rises to 26 in Central America

The death toll in El Salvador, which bore the brunt of the storm, rose from 16 to 20, the environment ministry said on Tuesday.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:26pm

South Asia

Japan's low unemployment rate conceals deeper labour market pain

Among those categorised as employed, those on furlough rose by 4.2 million in April, more than tripling from a year earlier.
Japanese firms, saddled with large workforces and excess capacity, laid off workers during the 2008-2009 global financial c

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:25pm

Zuckerberg backs Facebook Trump policy despite anger, dissent: reports

The CEO was referring to a post by the president that said "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" -- the same comment on Twitter was still visible but behind a warning label.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:22pm

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits northern Chile

The US Geological Survey placed the quake's epicentre about 62 km southwest of San Pedro de Atacama.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:21pm

Europe

Germany to lift travel warning for Europe from June 15: minister

The warning will be replaced by advice for individual nations, "provided that there are no longer any entry bans or large-scale lockdowns in the respective countries", he said.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:17pm

Europe

Coronavirus pushes up German unemployment further in May

Germany's unemployment rate jumped to 6.3pc from 5.8pc the previous month in seasonally adjusted terms, the figures from the Labour Office showed.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:17pm

WHO points to 'slow decline' in Russia virus cases

"We are hoping that the epidemic will continue to decline further," she told reporters.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:14pm

Middle East

First Russian strikes in 3 months hit NW Syria: monitor

Home to some three million people, the Idlib region of the northwest is controlled by HTS and affiliated rebel groups.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:12pm

Venezuela's Maduro and Guaido agree to cooperate in virus fight

Earlier, Guaido's communications team also said that a "technical cooperation plan to deal with the humanitarian coronavirus crisis" had been signed.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:03pm

Floyd killing shows 'true face' of US: Iran's Khamenei

"It is the normal course of action of the United States, it's the truce face of their regime," Khamenei said.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 05:57pm

Europe

Poles to vote on June 28 in presidential election delayed by virus

President Andrzej Duda, long considered the hands-down election frontrunner, appeared this week to be losing support as the economic hardship triggered by the coronavirus lockdown began to bite.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 05:55pm

Asia

China sea security issues pushed Philippine U-turn on US troop pact

Billions in trade pass through the strategic waterway and it is thought to contain rich petroleum deposits, making it a frequent source of regional tension.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 05:49pm

Virus-hit Mumbai largely unscathed by Cyclone Nisarga

The cyclone brought heavy rainfall -- with winds of 100-110 kilometres per hour (60-70 miles per hour) and gusts of up to 120 kph.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 05:45pm

Europe

Hong Kong must be free to hold Tiananmen vigil: EU

"We trust that the people of Hong Kong and Macau will nevertheless be free to mark the anniversary appropriately.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 05:43pm

Africa

Lesotho's ex-first lady back in custody over murder of rival

She spent one night in jail before a High Court freed her on a 1,000 maloti ($57) bail.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 05:35pm

Europe

Kosovo parliament names new government after months of crisis

The LDK's Avdullah Hoti, a 44-year-old economics professor, was endorsed as Prime Minister with 61 votes from the 120-member parliament.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 05:33pm

Europe

Coronavirus pushes up German unemployment, short-time work

The number of people out of work in May rose by 238,000 to 2.875 million in seasonally adjusted terms, the data showed. A Reuters poll had predicted a rise of 200,000.
The unemployment rate jumped to 6.3% from 5.8% in April.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 04:19pm

Europe

Italy April jobless rate plunges to 12-year low as people give up work search amid coronavirus crisis

Some 274,000 jobs were lost in April, as firms were forced to shut due to a government-imposed lockdown to try to curb the epidemic.
April, which saw the lowest unemployment rate since November 2007, is the second month of jobs data to reflect the i

Published 03 Jun, 2020 04:14pm

Asia

Indonesia reports 684 new coronavirus infections, 35 deaths

Yurianto announced 35 new deaths related to COVID-19, taking the total to 1,698, while 8,406 people have recovered.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 04:02pm

Asia

Malaysia reports 93 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

The health ministry reported no new deaths, leaving the toll at 115.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 04:01pm

Europe

Britain will not walk away from Hong Kong, Johnson says

"If China proceeds, this would be in direct conflict with its obligations under the joint declaration, a legally binding treaty registered with the United Nations."
China's parliament approved last week a decision to create laws for Hong Kong to cur

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:57pm

Middle East

Magnitude 4.9 quake hits Iran-Iraq border region

Iranian media said there was no immediate information on casualties or damage from the quake, which felt in Iran's western Ilam province.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:55pm

UN chief urges countries to protect refugees during COVID-19

Guterres says countries should develop a new way of thinking about human mobility

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:40pm

Pope urges U.S reconciliation, condemns racism and street violence

Pope Francis said while racism is intolerable, the street violence that has broken out is self-destructive and self-defeating.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:34pm

Middle East

Turkey to open Iran, Iraq border gates this week to boost trade

Pekcan added a Customs Union agreement with the European Union must also be updated soon in order to help improve trade between the two sides.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:29pm

Europe

Italians on the move again as lockdown restrictions ease

Travellers boarding trains in Milan, capital of Lombardy in northern Italy, were excited at the prospect of finally being able to visit family and friends elsewhere in the country.
"The lockdown has brought a really harsh economic reality and in the

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:27pm

Putin declines British invitation to take part in coronavirus summit

Putin received an invitation to take part in the summit from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week, the Kremlin had said.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:24pm

South Asia

Hong Kong leader says Beijing will not back down on new security law

Lam, speaking during a trip to Beijing to discuss the new security law, was flanked by Hong Kong's justice secretary Teresa Cheng, its security secretary John Lee and its police chief Chris Tang.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:22pm

Europe

Germany to lift travel ban in Europe from June 15

Maas said the travel warning would be replaced with guidelines, adding that Germans would be urged not to travel to Britain when not essential while a 14-day quarantine in place.
"It is also good news for 26 million men and women employed in the Eur

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:19pm

USA

Zimbabwe summons U.S. ambassador over comments on Floyd protests

Protests demanding justice for Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis after a policeman knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, have spread across the United States and turned violent.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 12:41pm

Mumbai streets deserted as India's biggest city braces for cyclone

The cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea “is very likely to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 6 hours,” the India Meteorological Department.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 10:40am

Europe

EU embarks on overhaul of big tech rules

BRUSSELS: The EU on Tuesday began an intense lobbying season in Brussels as it prepares to overhaul decades-old ...