News Archives for World - 2020-09-24

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World - 2020-09-24

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Mnuchin says US Treasury cannot act on own to avert airline layoffs

Airlines have been pushing Congress for months to back a new $25 billion bailout and extend payroll assistance to prevent passenger airline layoffs for another six months.
"Unfortunately there is not," Mnuchin said. He added the funding from Congress approved in March "literally saved the entire industry."

Published 24 Sep, 2020 11:55pm

USA

Facebook's Oversight Board plans to launch just before US election

The board, created by Facebook in response to criticism of its handling of problematic content.
Oversight Board member Alan Rusbridger told Reuters in an interview the board was now aiming for an October launch.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 11:48pm

Europe

Spain tops 700,000 coronavirus cases, Madrid surge in spotlight

The number of confirmed cases has spiked since the end of a nationwide lockdown in late June, adding 200,000 in less than a month.
Tough weeks are coming in Madrid. We must act with resolve to bring the pandemic under control.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 11:39pm

USA

US CDC reports 201,411 coronavirus deaths

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19.
The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 11:37pm

Europe

UK hits highest daily COVID-19 cases at 6,634, partly due to more tests

Thursday's number was up from 6,178 on Wednesday, itself a jump from 4,926 the previous day.
"Now we estimate that it's under 10,000 people a day getting the disease. That's too high, but it's still much lower than in the peak."

Published 24 Sep, 2020 11:36pm

Europe

France opens probe into BNP Paribas over its role in Sudan

The probe comes after nine Sudanese plaintiffs, who said they have been victims of rights abuses by ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's former government of Sudan.
The plaintiffs allege the French bank was complicit in crimes against humanity because it provided financial services for the Sudanese government.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 11:26pm

Africa

Somalia meeting most targets on road to debt relief, says IMF

Authorities have remained steadfast in their commitment to economic reforms, meeting all structural benchmarks for the first review.
Somalia is reorganising the Central Bank, and making reforms in customs and tax collection, the Fund said.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 11:24pm

USA

Sanders warns about US transfer of power, says Trump 'prepared to undermine democracy'

Sanders, a progressive US senator from Vermont, said in a speech in Washington that Trump, behind in the polls, is "attempting massive voter suppression" and "sowing the seeds of chaos.
This is an election between Donald Trump and democracy - and democracy must win.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 11:20pm

USA

Mary Trump, niece of Donald Trump, sues US president and family for fraud

The complaint accused Donald Trump, his sister Maryanne Trump Barry, and his brother Robert Trump, who died in August, of "rampant fraud and misconduct."
She accused the siblings of seizing control of the real estate empire built by their father Fred Trump Sr, who died in 1999, and exploiting it to enrich themselves.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 11:11pm

Europe

French COVID-19 hospitalisations reach two-month high

COVID-19 has gone beyond the 6,000 threshold on Wednesday.
France has reported soaring COVID-19 infections since the beginning of the month.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 11:09pm

USA

Fed's Williams says structural inequality stifles economic growth

Structural inequality stifles growth, but there is no single silver bullet that can solve the problems laid bare by the pandemic.
There is so much work that needs to be done to make sure that we are fostering an equitable recovery.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 11:09pm

If world handles climate like COVID-19, UN chief says: 'I fear the worst'

Guterres said the coronavirus was out of control as the global death toll approaches 1 million.
"The pandemic is a clear test of international cooperation - a test we have essentially failed," he told the 15-member body.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 10:56pm

IMF says global economic outlook better than June prediction

But the spokesman said "the outlook remains very challenging," with emerging markets other than China facing a "precarious" situation due to the coronavirus.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 08:31pm

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Poverty, Financial Accountability, and Transparency at high-level UNGA panels

Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that “Each year billions of dollars illicitly flow out of developing countries. My government came with a robust public mandate to get rid of this menace from our country”, arguing that a multilateral framework of international cooperation would be required to “bring the perpetrators of financial crimes to justice”.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 07:48pm

USA

New US jobless claims rose slightly last week to 870,000

Claims filed in the week ended September 19 were 4,000 above the previous week's revised level, indicating that the world's largest economy is still struggling.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 06:34pm

Europe

Less than 10,000 getting COVID-19 each day: UK health minister

Hancock also said the proportion of people getting a so-called false positive test result is below 1pc.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 04:47pm

Europe

Russia reports 6,595 new coronavirus cases, 149 deaths

The authorities said 149 more people had died, bringing the official death toll to 19,948.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 04:14pm

Europe

Russia to supply 17 more countries with COVID-19 drug Avifavir

Avifavir gained approval from the Russian health ministry in May and is based on favipiravir, which was developed in Japan and is widely used there as the basis for viral treatments.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 04:10pm

South Asia

Philippines confirms 2,180 new coronavirus infections, 36 deaths

The ministry said total confirmed cases had increased to 296,755, still the highest in Southeast Asia, while deaths had reached 5,127, nearly half of which were recorded in the past 30 days.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 04:05pm

Europe

Slovakia reports record daily COVID-19 tally for a second day

Since the start of the pandemic in March, Slovakia has recorded 7,629 cases, from which 3,978 patients had recovered and 41 deaths have been reported.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 04:03pm

Europe

Poland reports new record daily increase in coronavirus cases

In total Poland has reported 82,809 COVID-19 infections, including 2,369 deaths.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 03:57pm

Asia

Indonesia reports record daily rise in coronavirus cases, deaths pass 10,000

It was the second day in a row posting a record increase, while the data added 128 deaths, bringing the total to 10,105.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 03:55pm

Middle East

Israel tightens COVID lockdown as infections climb

The new restrictions require all businesses and workplaces, except for those designated essential, to shut down for at least two weeks starting on Friday.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 03:46pm

South Asia remains one of the least economically integrated regions in the world: Report

Cross border energy trade should be given priority.
South Asian countries need to reap benefits of the shared land borders.
An increased cooperation can only fulfil South Asia’s energy needs.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 03:29pm

Europe

Austria issues travel warnings for Prague, Paris region over COVID-19

Warnings are also being issued for Andorra, Argentina, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Israel, Kuwait and the Maldives, while a travel warning for Portugal was being reduced to Lisbon and the Norte region.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 03:24pm

Asia

Malaysian PM banks on victory in Borneo poll after Anwar challenge

While Anwar's own party is a relatively minor player in the Sabah election, a regional party friendly to his Pakatan Harapan bloc will be the obstacle to Muhyiddin's allies.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 03:19pm

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 31.88 million, death toll at 975,065

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 03:05pm

Khalilzad admits Taliban has yet to cut ties with Al Qaeda

Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad indicated that the Taliban has yet to fully cut ties with Al-Qaeda, stating that they have “taken some positive steps, but they have some distance still to go”.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 01:35pm

Kashmiris would prefer a Chinese rule than live under Indian oppression, says Farooq Abdullah

He said Kashmiris have no love for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 12:47pm

USA

Trudeau promises 1 million jobs as virus, election risk loom

The country's jobless rate peaked at 13.9 percent in May, while the economy contracted at a record 38.7 percent in the second quarter.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 04:08am

Europe

NATO hails 'good progress' in Greek-Turkish talks

The bloc's leaders will debate the crisis when they meet for a summit in Brussels next week.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 02:52am

Europe

UK reports 6,000 new coronavirus cases

Britain imposed a nationwide stay-at-home order in March to stem the spread of coronavirus.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 02:50am

South Asia

Taliban kill 28 police in southern Afghanistan: officials

Taliban and Afghan government negotiators are meeting in Doha, where they are trying to find a way to end 19 years of war.

Published 24 Sep, 2020 02:48am

Embattled Belarusian leader holds secret inauguration

MINSK: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko took the oath of office at a secret ceremony on Wednesday in a move...