News Archives for World - 2020-03-07

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Europe

Italy coronavirus toll tops 230, cases near 6,000

All 22 Italian regions have now registered cases and one new death was reported Friday in the Lazio region that inc

Published 07 Mar, 2020 10:15pm

Europe

Greece to build new camps after migrant surge: minister

"We want to build two closed centres in (the northern region of) Serres and the greater Athens area with 1,000 plac

Published 07 Mar, 2020 10:10pm

Middle East

War-torn Yemen at a 'critical juncture': UN

"Yemen is, in my view, at a critical juncture: we will either silence the guns and resume the political process, or

Published 07 Mar, 2020 10:09pm

Europe

Lebanon to default on Eurobond debt for 1st time: PM

BEIRUT: Lebanon said Saturday it would default on its Eurobond debt for the first time and seek out debt restructuring a

Published 07 Mar, 2020 10:05pm

Asia

Maldives reports first coronavirus cases

The resort was on lockdown Saturday as local authorities moved to check other staff and guests, officials said.

Published 07 Mar, 2020 10:05pm

World

Iranian commander killed near Damascus: monitor

Farhad Dabirian was killed on Friday in the Sayyida Zeinab neighbourhood outside Damascus, the Syrian Observatory f

Published 07 Mar, 2020 03:07pm

Middle East

Dubai ruler ordered abduction of daughters: UK judge

Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein fled the UAE last April having become "terrified" of her husband, who is also the vic

Published 07 Mar, 2020 01:20pm

World

Iran reports 21 new coronavirus deaths, raising total to 145

"More than 16,000 people are currently hospitalised as suspect cases," health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour

Published 07 Mar, 2020 12:23pm

World

Coronavirus to hurt economic growth in many countries: Moody’s

Moody's has revised the baseline growth forecasts for G20 economies to 2.1%, 0.3 percentage point lower than the pr

Published 07 Mar, 2020 12:16pm

World

Turkey says ceasefire holds in Syria's Idlib, Russia reports some shootings

Nearly a million people have been displaced in a three-month Russian-backed offensive by Syrian President Bashar al

Published 07 Mar, 2020 11:04am

World

Coronavirus cases rise in UAE, Kuwait and Qatar

The virus, that was first recorded in China in December, has spread across the Gulf region and beyond. The maj

Published 07 Mar, 2020 11:00am

World

Trump names Meadows as fourth chief of staff

Meadows, a Republican congressman from North Carolina, will replace the ultra-conservative Mick Mulvaney, who had b

Published 07 Mar, 2020 10:32am

World

China exports plunge on coronavirus epidemic

Exports fell 17.2 percent from a year ago, the biggest drop since February 2019 during the trade war with the Unite

Published 07 Mar, 2020 10:30am

World

Coronavirus cases hit 100,000 as cruise ship fears grow

WHO called the spread of the virus "deeply concerning" as a wave of countries reported their first cases of the dis

Published 07 Mar, 2020 10:28am

World

Erdogan tells Turkish coastguard to stop migrants crossing Aegean

The coastguard said 97 migrants were rescued on Thursday after "the Greek side flattened three boats and left them

Published 07 Mar, 2020 10:26am

World

Saudi Arabia detains two senior royals, including king's brother: sources

One source said the detentions took place on Friday. Saudi Arabia has detained two senior members of t

Published 07 Mar, 2020 06:48am

World

Lufthansa to halve flight capacity over virus

German airline giant Lufthansa said Friday it would slash capacity by half in the coming weeks, as the group battles "drastic declines in bookings and numerous flight cancellations" prompted by the novel coronavirus.