News Archives for World - 2020-02-27

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World

Tensions high in Delhi as death toll from riots rises to 38

Sunil Kumar, director of the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, said Thursday it had registered 34 deaths, adding tha

Published 27 Feb, 2020 10:57pm

World

IMF, World Bank funds ready to fight virus outbreak: spokesman

While they have yet to receive a request for aid, the institutions "have now developed contingency plans. We have v

Published 27 Feb, 2020 10:54pm

Europe

UK talks tough on EU post-Brexit trade deal

This would see Britain's currently seamless trading arrangements with the EU, forged over half a century of members

Published 27 Feb, 2020 10:50pm

Africa

AU chief flags disputes over gay rights, justice in EU talks

But the question of human rights remains a major potential barrier to deeper cooperation, Gavas said. In her o

Published 27 Feb, 2020 10:48pm

World

Afghan delegation to meet Taliban in Doha: government

Representatives of the Kabul government will be conspicuously absent from Saturday's signing ceremony, which as man

Published 27 Feb, 2020 10:45pm

World

Iran coronavirus deaths jump to 26, top officials infected

The Islamic republic has the highest death toll from the virus outside China, where COVID-19 first emerged. Mo

Published 27 Feb, 2020 10:43pm

Europe

Three Turkish troops killed in Syria's Idlib

The death toll rose after the defence ministry earlier on Thursday said two soldiers had been killed and two had be

Published 27 Feb, 2020 10:38pm

Europe

Spain probes first local coronavirus transmissions

None had travelled to a hotspot country, nor had any connection to a known patient, said Fernando Simon, the minist

Published 27 Feb, 2020 10:34pm

Europe

Italy plays down coronavirus risk as death toll rises, cases jump

World Health Organisation official Walter Ricciardi said on Thursday Italy's large-scale testing in affected areas

Published 27 Feb, 2020 10:17pm

World

WHO warns against ‘fatal’ complacency in global coronavirus fight

In Japan, where cases rose to 200, there was particular concern after a female tour bus guide tested positive for a

Published 27 Feb, 2020 10:15pm

World

Virus to cost world tourism at least $22bn: global tourism body

"This calculation is based on the experience of previous crises, such as SARS or H1N1, and is based on losses deriv

Published 27 Feb, 2020 10:00pm

Europe

Erdogan denounces 'massacres' committed against Muslims in India

India right now has become a country where massacres are widespread. What massacres? Massacres of Muslims. By who?

Published 27 Feb, 2020 03:14pm

World

US diplomat urges Delhi protesters to ‘refrain from violence’

Indian PM Modi had appealed for peace in Delhi on Wednesday after days of Hindu-Muslim clashes. At least 34 pe

Published 27 Feb, 2020 02:41pm

Asia

Japan PM calls for nationwide closure of schools over virus

"We request all primary, junior high and high schools... across the nation to close temporarily from March 2 next w

Published 27 Feb, 2020 12:17pm

World

Apple in race against time to launch iPhone 12 amid Coronavirus outbreak

Apple may not meet Fall launch date of iPhone 12 due to Coronavirus China’s attempt to control the outbreak ma

Published 27 Feb, 2020 12:06pm

Europe

Estonia reports first coronavirus case

"The person, a permanent resident of Estonia who is not a citizen, arrived in Estonia on Wednesday evening," Kiik s

Published 27 Feb, 2020 11:55am

World

Virus quarantines must be 'proportionate', respect rights: UN

"All public health measures should be carried out without discrimination of any kind," the UN High Commissioner for

Published 27 Feb, 2020 11:48am

World

UK rejects EU trade demands, threatens to walk away

The formal negotiating mandate says London wants to agree a relationship "based on friendly cooperation between sov

Published 27 Feb, 2020 11:45am

World

Saudi Arabia suspends entry for Umrah pilgrimage, tourism as coronavirus spreads outside China

It has also banned tourists belonging to countries where the virus is spreading from visiting the kingdom. Glo

Updated 04 Mar, 2020 10:50am

World

South Africa unveils measures to rein in public spending

South Africa's finance minister on Wednesday announced plans to tighten government spending, including a major cut to public sector wages, in an effort to avoid a looming financial crunch.