News Archives for World - 2020-02-19

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World

UN agency calls for new safe harbour rules for migrants from Libya

The IOM, a UN-related agency, called on nations and the European Union "to find an alternative safe disembarkation

Published 19 Feb, 2020 10:07pm

World

Muted reaction to Afghan poll result despite warlord's rallying cry

Ghani on Tuesday was declared winner of the presidential election -- five months after it was held -- prompting a m

Published 19 Feb, 2020 07:41pm

World

Coronavirus study pinpoints African nations' vulnerabilities

The Lancet medical journal reported that the three African countries were at particular risk because of higher leve

Published 19 Feb, 2020 07:31pm

World

Trump 'offered pardon' to Assange if he denied Russia leak, court hears

Assange's lawyer Jennifer Robinson said in a document Trump relayed the offer through former US Congressman Dana Ro

Published 19 Feb, 2020 07:28pm

World

IMF warns China virus hitting a fragile global economy

Beset by many other risks, including the paused but still-unresolved US-China trade war, the world is not in a good

Published 19 Feb, 2020 04:11pm

Europe

Germany's Merkel rejects reduction of EU budget rebates

Germany had a fundamental interest in a successful outcome to an EU summit, starting on Thursday, on the bloc's bud

Published 19 Feb, 2020 02:10pm

World

Democratic hopefuls square off, with rising Bloomberg in mix

It also has boosted the chance of one septuagenarian white male New York billionaire going up against another in th

Published 19 Feb, 2020 11:56am

World

Coronavirus brings Adidas sales collapse in China

"Our business activity in Greater China has been around 85 percent below the prior year level since Chinese New Yea

Published 19 Feb, 2020 11:36am

Europe

EU to target stolen artefacts in post-Brexit talks

The mandate, seen by AFP, sets out the EU's objectives and red lines and now includes a call on the parties to "ret

Published 19 Feb, 2020 11:16am

Asia

79 more people test positive on Japan cruise ship: ministry

The new figures come as an initial batch of passengers began disembarking after enduring a 14-day quarantine and th

Updated 19 Feb, 2020 04:14pm

Asia

Malaysia suspected MH370 downed in murder-suicide: Aussie ex-PM

The Malaysia Airlines jet vanished on March 8, 2014 carrying 239 people -- mostly from China -- en route from Kuala

Published 19 Feb, 2020 11:11am

Middle East

UAE loads fuel rods at Arab world's first nuclear plant

"Our teams are trained, certified and ready to safely commence the testing and start-up processes for Unit 1," said

Published 19 Feb, 2020 11:09am

World

UK inflation surges, weakening case for rate cut

Analysts' consensus forecast had been for an increase in the rate to 1.6 percent from a three-year low 1.3 percent

Published 19 Feb, 2020 11:06am

Asia

Bangladesh kicks off vaccination blitz to eliminate cholera

But she admitted that the number of infections was still very high. Some 800,000 Rohingya and 600,000 locals w

Published 19 Feb, 2020 11:03am

Europe

Russia warns against Turkey operation in Syria

The Syrian NGO Alliance said displaced people are "escaping in search of safety only to die from extreme weather co

Published 19 Feb, 2020 11:00am

Middle East

Turkey to grow more than 5pc in 2020: Erdogan

The government maintains its determination to lower interest rates and inflation, says Erdogan. ANKARA: Turke

Published 19 Feb, 2020 10:59am

Europe

German cabinet backs divisive pension hike

"The creation of the new basic pension will contribute to more social justice in our country," said SPD Labour Mini

Published 19 Feb, 2020 10:58am

Africa

Pompeo says prepared to talk to Iran ‘anytime’, pressure to continue

Washington were prepared to talk to Iran 'anytime', says Pompeo. 'It's not just an economic pressure campaign.

Published 19 Feb, 2020 10:11am

Middle East

Erdogan says third Turkish drill ship to begin operations in 2020

Erdogan said the new ship was an 'ultra maritime drill ship' that can drill down to 11,400 metres. The ship wi

Published 19 Feb, 2020 10:03am

World

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Saudi Arabia until Friday

Mike Pompeo will meet with King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan d

Published 19 Feb, 2020 09:49am

World

UK jobs boom roared in late 2019, despite election jitters

The number of people in work in Britain jumped again at the end of last year, according to data which underscores how the labour market has defied a broader economic slowdown in the run-up to December's election. The number of people in work jumped by 180