News Archives for World - 2020-03-24

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Trump calls for quick end to US coronavirus lockdown

"A lot of people agree with me. Our country -- it's not built to shut down," he said on Fox News. "You can destroy

Published 24 Mar, 2020 08:24pm

World

Italy's virus toll shoots back up, but medics see hope

Health officials across the ravaged Mediterranean country are poring over every new piece of data to see whether tw

Published 24 Mar, 2020 08:22pm

World

US coronavirus deaths now 600, almost 50,000 confirmed cases: tracker

The US has the third-highest number of confirmed cases globally, behind China and Italy. The death rate based on re

Published 24 Mar, 2020 08:20pm

World

French coronavirus lockdown should last 'at least six weeks': government advisors

The warning on the potential length of the lockdown came as the coronavirus killed another 240 people in France, br

Published 24 Mar, 2020 08:18pm

World

Iran rejects 'foreign' help as virus death toll nears 2,000

"Due to Iran's national mobilisation against the virus and the full use of the medical capacity of the armed forces

Published 24 Mar, 2020 08:17pm

World

India to go under total virus lockdown, says PM Modi

"From 12 midnight today (1830 GMT Tuesday), the entire country will be in lockdown, total lockdown," Modi said in a

Updated 24 Mar, 2020 08:27pm

Europe

Putin to take part in extraordinary G20 summit to discuss coronavirus

G20 finance ministers and central bankers agreed during a separate video conference on Monday to develop an "action

Published 24 Mar, 2020 03:49pm

World

Mexico suspends public, private gatherings for a month over coronavirus

Speaking at a regular news briefing, Lopez-Gatell said Mexico has seen an increase in non-imported coronavirus case

Published 24 Mar, 2020 03:31pm

World

Pentagon says 174 service members have coronavirus

The Pentagon added that 59 civilian employees, 61 dependents, and 27 contractors had also tested positive. WA

Published 24 Mar, 2020 03:27pm

World

US Treasury's Mnuchin says supports designation of financial workers as 'essential' infrastructure

Mnuchin said such workers include those needed to process financial transactions and services, such as payment, cle

Published 24 Mar, 2020 03:25pm

World

Kudlow says coronavirus package will set stage for good rebound in second half

Kudlow, speaking to reporters at the White House, said the Trump administration is looking at low-infection areas w

Published 24 Mar, 2020 03:21pm

World

McConnell says lawmakers very close to a deal on coronavirus bill

Mitch McConnell said lawmakers were very close on Tuesday to a deal on an economic package that will provide relief

Published 24 Mar, 2020 03:14pm

Asia

Coronavirus: India to go under lockdown for 21 days

India, the world's second most populous country is set to go under lockdown tonight Modi announces total lockd

Updated 24 Mar, 2020 05:36pm

Europe

Norway's unemployment rate soars to above 10pc due to coronavirus, highest since 1930s

The country's Labour and Welfare Agency (NAV) said registered unemployment had risen to 10.9pc as of Tuesday, up fr

Published 24 Mar, 2020 03:11pm

World

Trump says Americans will take precautions when they return to work

They will practice Social Distancing and all else, and Seniors will be watched over protectively & lovingly.

Published 24 Mar, 2020 03:09pm

World

Trump to use Defense Production Act for coronavirus test kits

The administration had decided to use the Defense Production Act because there are some test kits we need to get ou

Published 24 Mar, 2020 03:05pm

World

Coronavirus scare: IOC, Japanese PM decide to postpone Tokyo 2020 Olympics

After a call with IOC president Thomas Bach, Abe said the July 24 to August 9 event would be rescheduled for the su

Published 24 Mar, 2020 01:45pm

Asia

China says most of its imported coronavirus cases involve Chinese nationals

Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters during a daily briefing that 380 of the 427 imported coronavi

Published 24 Mar, 2020 01:05pm

Asia

Malaysia reports 106 new coronavirus cases; total at 1,624

The Ministry of Health said 43 of the new cases were linked to a mass religious gathering, which has already been c

Published 24 Mar, 2020 12:38pm

Asia

Philippine reports 90 new coronavirus infections, two deaths

It also reported two new deaths, among 35 in the country so far, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire told

Published 24 Mar, 2020 12:34pm

Asia

Japan PM Abe, US Trump to hold phone meeting on Olympics

The two leaders are likely to exchange views on the fate of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Kyodo said, citing several Jap

Published 24 Mar, 2020 12:26pm

Africa

South Africa's coronavirus cases reach 554, country braces for lockdown

Health officials are working to expand the country's coronavirus testing capacity and develop a plan to ensure ther

Published 24 Mar, 2020 12:24pm

World

US Senate talks to resume, hopes high massive coronavirus bill will pass

The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 550 people in the United States and sickened more than 43,800, shutte

Published 24 Mar, 2020 12:01pm

Asia

Indonesia president says government wants relaxation on fiscal budget

We have been discussing this in the past few days and I have met with the Speaker of the House to get political sup

Published 24 Mar, 2020 11:42am

Africa

Nigerian president's top aide tests positive for coronavirus

The illness of Abba Kyari, who is in his 70s, brings the disease into the immediate circle of 77-year-old President

Published 24 Mar, 2020 11:32am

Middle East

About half of Iran's state workers stay at home as coronavirus death toll nears 2,000

The death toll from the disease in Iran increased by 122 to 1,934 on Tuesday, according to Health Ministry spokesma

Published 24 Mar, 2020 11:29am

Europe

Italian coronavirus cases likely ‘10 times higher than reported’

Testing for the disease has often been limited to people seeking hospital care, meaning that thousands of cases hav

Published 24 Mar, 2020 11:20am

World

Trump says 'not easy' to get face masks, ventilators to US states

The difficulty in procuring crucial healthcare supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic. WASHINGTON: US Preside

Published 24 Mar, 2020 11:17am

Europe

WHO sees potential of US becoming new coronavirus epicentre

Asked whether the United States could become the new epicentre, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told reporters

Published 24 Mar, 2020 11:11am

Asia

India to announce fiscal package to help economy face coronavirus: minister

Sitharaman relaxed a number of tax compliance rules for individuals and firms and also raised the threshold of trig

Published 24 Mar, 2020 11:07am

Europe

Spain reports 6,600 new coronavirus cases overnight, over 500 dead

The number of fatalities rose to 2,696 overnight from 2,182, the ministry said. MADRID: The number of new cor

Published 24 Mar, 2020 10:54am

World

Man dies after taking Trump-promoted chloroquine for treating coronavirus

Within 20 minutes, the woman began vomiting and her husband had trouble breathing. "Don’t believe anything tha

Published 24 Mar, 2020 08:37am

World

Eurozone consumer confidence falls

Eurozone consumer confidence fell by 5.0 points in March from the February number, figures released on Monday showed. The European Commission said a flash estimate showed eurozone consumer morale decreased to -11.6 this month from -6.6 in February.