News Archives for World - 2020-02-11

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World

Fed 'closely monitoring' global risks from coronavirus: Powell

With the death toll now surpassing 1,000, transportation has been cut off and businesses shuttered, which can delay

Published 11 Feb, 2020 08:02pm

World

Palestinian leader warns UN on Trump's 'Swiss cheese' peace

Brandishing a large map of a future Palestine as laid out by Trump, Abbas denounced it as a "Swiss cheese" deal tha

Published 11 Feb, 2020 08:01pm

World

Modi concedes defeat in key New Delhi election

The poll was the first electoral test for Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party after it passed a controversial nationality

Published 11 Feb, 2020 08:00pm

World

WHO 'encouraged' by improved Ebola situation in DRC

The WHO's Emergency Committee of experts will be meeting in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss whether the Ebola outbre

Published 11 Feb, 2020 08:00pm

World

Iraq cleric Sadr dissolves units accused of deadly protest attacks

It was the most recent about-face in a series of dizzying decisions in recent weeks for Sadr, who has a cult-like f

Published 11 Feb, 2020 07:53pm

World

EU warns UK not to kid itself on 'equivalence' for finance

"There must be no illusion on this issue: there will be no general, global or permanent equivalence on financial se

Published 11 Feb, 2020 07:47pm

World

Britain's William and Kate to visit Ireland in March

Their first trip to Ireland, at the request of Britain's Foreign Office, will take place between March 3 and 5.

Published 11 Feb, 2020 07:42pm

World

Syria regime helicopter downed as Ankara threatens Damascus

The new flare-up, a day after regime shelling killed five Turkish troops, came as government forces battling rebels

Published 11 Feb, 2020 07:42pm

Europe

Putin's ally installed as Ukraine negotiator

Dmitry Kozak, a 61-year-old veteran official, replaces secretive strategist Vladislav Surkov, who had overseen Russ

Published 11 Feb, 2020 01:08pm

Europe

Johnson approves Britain's new high-speed railway HS2

Addressing parliament, Johnson said his "cabinet has given high speed rail the green signal". HS2 will be Brit

Published 11 Feb, 2020 01:06pm

Europe

Erdogan vows Damascus will pay 'heavy price' for any attack

"The more they attack on our soldiers, they will pay a very, very heavy price," Erdogan told a televised ceremony i

Published 11 Feb, 2020 12:35pm

Asia

Modi's party heads for defeat in key New Delhi election

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters cavorted to bhangra music and set off fireworks in expectation they would get a la

Published 11 Feb, 2020 12:33pm

Middle East

Idlib displacement worst since start of Syria war: UN

The conflict in Syria has killed more than 380,000 people since it erupted following the brutal repression of pop

Published 11 Feb, 2020 12:31pm

Europe

EU warns UK against any 'illusion' over financial services in trade talks

"There must be no illusion on this issue: there will be no general, global or permanent equivalence on financial se

Published 11 Feb, 2020 11:12am

Africa

Kenya mourns Moi with state funeral

Moi, whose 24-year rule saw Kenya become a one-party state where critical voices were ruthlessly crushed, died on F

Published 11 Feb, 2020 10:58am

Europe

EU chief urges Britain to seek ambitious trade deal

But she warned that all trade agreements come with rules and that Europe would seek to defend its level playing fie

Published 11 Feb, 2020 10:52am

Asia

China virus death toll passes 1,000 as WHO warns of 'bigger fire'

Another 108 deaths were reported on Tuesday -- the first triple-digit daily rise since the virus emerged in late De

Published 11 Feb, 2020 10:51am

Asia

Floods fail to end Australia's years-long drought

"But the drought has not ended," the regional mayor told AFP. Professor Ashish Sharma from the University of N

Published 11 Feb, 2020 10:46am

Middle East

Iran's Rouhani says Islamic Revolution 'unbearable' for US

"It is natural for them to have dreamt, for 41 years, of returning to this land, because they know that we are one

Published 11 Feb, 2020 10:43am

Asia

More than 2,000 people killed in Afghan reconstruction missions since 2002

The "Human Cost" report came as at least five people, including civilians, were killed in a blast in the first majo

Published 11 Feb, 2020 10:41am

Europe

UK economy stalls in fourth quarter of 2019

UK manufacturing contracted 0.8 percent in the October-December period, the ONS said. Britain finally departed

Published 11 Feb, 2020 10:38am

Middle East

Lebanon protesters try to block confidence vote

Protesters in Beirut tried to stop a confidence vote in parliament Tuesday on a new government they say fails to ad

Published 11 Feb, 2020 10:36am

Europe

Novel coronavirus 'very grave threat' for the world: WHO

"With 99pc of cases in China, this remains very much an emergency for that country, but one that holds a very grave

Published 11 Feb, 2020 10:34am

Asia

Cambodia will not 'bow its head' for EU trade preference: PM

If the EU axes the deal, it could make a dent in the lucrative garment sector worth billions of dollars. The i

Published 11 Feb, 2020 10:33am

World

Coronavirus emergency "holds a very grave threat" for world: WHO

WHO DG says to date China has reported 42,708 confirmed cases, including 1,017 deaths. Ghebreyesus says with 9

Published 11 Feb, 2020 10:00am

World

Five killed in suicide blast in Afghan capital

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack near the entrance to the government-run defence unive

Published 11 Feb, 2020 09:48am

World

India's ruling party routed in key state election

Data fromIndia's Election Commission showed the liberal Aam Aadmi Party leading 57 out of 70 seats. The BJP ra

Published 11 Feb, 2020 09:30am

World

N.Korea enhanced nuclear, missile programs in 2019 in breach of sanctions: UN report

The 67-page report to the U.N. Security Council North Korea sanctions committee comes as the US tries to revive sta

Published 11 Feb, 2020 09:17am

World

Palestinians withdraw request for UN vote on US Mideast plan

The Palestinians have abandoned their request for a vote at the UN Security Council Tuesday on rejecting the US Mideast plan, over a lack of international support, diplomats said. Introduced by Indonesia and Tunisia, the resolution risked not having nine