News Archives for World - 2020-04-08

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World

Global coronavirus deaths top 86,000: AFP tally

More than 1,469,920 declared cases have been registered in 192 countries and territories since the epidemic first e

Published 08 Apr, 2020 09:34pm

World

ECB's Lagarde calls for greater European solidarity amid coronavirus crisis

"Full alignment of fiscal and monetary policies - and a level playing field against the virus - is the best way to

Published 08 Apr, 2020 09:24pm

World

Morocco draws on IMF credit line to support virus hit economy

The five-year loan has a grace period of three years, the Moroccan central bank said. RABAT: Morocco on W

Published 08 Apr, 2020 09:11pm

World

EU plan for virus aid package under fire

Brussels plans to redirect money from existing funds to help countries with weak healthcare systems tackle the pand

Published 08 Apr, 2020 09:11pm

World

UN chief calls for unity after Trump slams WHO

"Once we finally turn the page on this epidemic there must be a time to look back fully ... But now it is not that

Published 08 Apr, 2020 09:11pm

World

Major Indian cities make mask-wearing compulsory amid virus fears

"Wearing of facial masks can reduce the spread of coronavirus substantially," Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Published 08 Apr, 2020 09:00pm

World

France to extend virus lockdown, Macron to address nation: presidency

Macron's address comes amid a nuanced picture of the situation in France, with the daily death toll still grim but

Published 08 Apr, 2020 08:58pm

World

New York hits new coronavirus peak but curve flattening

Cuomo said 779 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing the total death toll in New York state from COVID-19

Published 08 Apr, 2020 08:57pm

Europe

Putin proposes additional coronavirus relief measures

Putin ordered federal and regional government to develop additional measures aimed at supporting citizens. MO

Published 08 Apr, 2020 04:37pm

Europe

England's coronavirus death toll rises 828 to 6,483

The health service said 46 of the 828 patients, aged between 35 and 96 years old, had no known underlying health co

Published 08 Apr, 2020 04:34pm

World

US Treasury chief says aiming for details of mid-size company loans this week

Mnuchin told CNBC the Treasury has been actively working with the Federal Reserve on the Main Street facility desig

Published 08 Apr, 2020 03:20pm

Asia

Tokyo sees biggest daily jump in infections as coronavirus emergency begins

Total infections in the Japanese capital stand at 1,339, said Koike, a rise that helped carry the nationwide tally

Published 08 Apr, 2020 01:58pm

Middle East

Egypt extends nationwide night-time curfew by 15 days to counter coronavirus

Airports will also stayed closed, he said in a televised news conference, adding that the curfew would now start on

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:57pm

Europe

Spain hits 14,500 coronavirus deaths, big economic slump forecast

The surging death toll is forcing families to wait up to a week to bury loved ones, and only a maximum of three rel

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:52pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson is stable in hospital, responding to treatment

"The prime minister remains clinically stable and is responding to treatment. He continues to be cared for in the i

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:45pm

Europe

EU rescue talks fail as Netherlands blocks virus compromise

The European economy has been battered by the pandemic as national governments impose strict lockdowns that have cl

Published 08 Apr, 2020 11:40am

Middle East

Virus-hit Iran urges IMF to approve its loan request

The Islamic republic is battling one of the world's deadliest coronavirus outbreaks which it says has killed more t

Published 08 Apr, 2020 11:29am

Europe

WHO Europe says 'now is not the time to relax measures'

"Now is not the time to relax measures. It is the time to once again double and triple our collective efforts to dr

Published 08 Apr, 2020 11:26am

Africa

South Africa's minister who flouted lockdown rules sent on leave

Ramaphosa has ordered a three-week national lockdown to try to brake the virus, which has infected 1,749 people, ki

Published 08 Apr, 2020 11:24am

Europe

Brussels tries to inoculate EU Green Deal against virus

Von der Leyen's team insist that the European Green Deal, the central organising policy of her five-year mandate, w

Published 08 Apr, 2020 11:21am

Europe

Spain daily virus deaths 757, second successive rise

The number of new infections rose by 4.4 percent to 146,690, the health ministry said, as Spain has ramped up its t

Published 08 Apr, 2020 11:18am

Asia

North Korea testing, quarantining for COVID-19, still says no cases: WHO representative

The WHO has been informed that North Korea received primers and probes for use with PCR diagnostic tests from its a

Published 08 Apr, 2020 10:48am

World

US lauds Pakistani Americans serving communities during coronavirus crisis

"Great to see Pakistani Americans providing food assistance in the US, supporting healthcare professionals in Pakist

Published 08 Apr, 2020 06:19am

World

China's Wuhan lockdown ends, but another begins as local coronavirus cases rise

Wuhan ended a two-month lockdown on Wednesday. But even as people leave the city, new imported cases in the no

Published 08 Apr, 2020 06:02am

World

EU announces 15 billion euros to fight virus worldwide

The European Union is to put up 15 billion euros ($16.4 billion) to help poor countries fight the coronavirus epidemic, the bloc's chief announced on Tuesday.