News Archives for World - 2020-04-13

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World

New York governor says 'worst is over' as virus toll tops 10,000

"The worst is over if we continue to be smart going forward. I believe we can now start on the path to normalcy," C

Published 13 Apr, 2020 09:45pm

World

Trump says OPEC+ planning to cut production 20mn bpd

"Having been involved in the negotiations, to put it mildly, the number that OPEC+ is looking to cut is 20 Million

Published 13 Apr, 2020 09:44pm

World

Macron targets easing of France virus lockdown from May 11

While giving France a concrete date for a possible ending of strict confinement, Macron acknowledged that the count

Published 13 Apr, 2020 09:43pm

Europe

COVID-19 is 10 times more deadly than swine flu: WHO

"We know that COVID-19 spreads fast, and we know that it is deadly, 10 times more deadly than the 2009, flu pandemi

Published 13 Apr, 2020 04:34pm

Europe

Ukraine president offers $1mn for virus vaccine

Zelensky "really wants Ukrainian scientists to work more actively towards developing medicines that will help the w

Published 13 Apr, 2020 04:33pm

Middle East

Saudi deportations of Ethiopians could fuel COVID-19 spread: UN

The Ethiopian government had requested that such deportations be halted until it could set up 30 quarantine centres

Published 13 Apr, 2020 04:31pm

World

New York governor says worst of pandemic 'is over'

"I believe we can now start on the path to normalcy," Cuomo told reporters, after announcing that the death toll in

Published 13 Apr, 2020 04:27pm

Europe

Vaccine needed to fully halt spread of COVID-19: WHO

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from Geneva, stressing that "ultimately, th

Published 13 Apr, 2020 04:25pm

Europe

Putin says Russia may need the army to help battle coronavirus

Moscow's crisis response centre said authorities had nonetheless managed to issue almost 700,000 permits for people

Published 13 Apr, 2020 04:05pm

World

US welcomes apparent consensus on forming a government in Iraq: Pompeo

"We welcome that Shia, Sunni, and Kurdish political leaders seem to have arrived at a consensus on government forma

Published 13 Apr, 2020 03:56pm

Europe

UK coronavirus death toll rises by 717, to 11,329

The daily increase is the lowest for several days, although it is not unusual for numbers to drop after a weekend d

Published 13 Apr, 2020 03:14pm

World

Trump says OPEC+ planning to cut production 20mn bpd

Trump, who took credit for brokering the deal, said the agreement was bigger than expected and will help the energy

Published 13 Apr, 2020 03:12pm

Asia

Tokyo sees 91 new cases of coronavirus infections

Monday's figure showed a decrease in the rate of daily infections from Sunday, when the Tokyo Metropolitan Governme

Published 13 Apr, 2020 02:12pm

Middle East

Iran records 4,585 coronavirus deaths as restrictions eased

The government lifted a ban on travel between cities within Iranian provinces, while restrictions on trips between

Published 13 Apr, 2020 01:59pm

Asia

China will step up coronavirus testing for people leaving Wuhan

The government will expand nucleic acid test coverage, especially for people who leave Wuhan and who will work in t

Published 13 Apr, 2020 01:41pm

Europe

Ukrainian parliament approves emergency budget with new deficit of 7.5pc of GDP

The revised budget envisages the deficit rising to 7.5pc of gross domestic product, compared with an earlier target

Published 13 Apr, 2020 01:26pm

Europe

UK's Johnson will follow medical advice on when to return to work

"He was only released from hospital yesterday and any decisions which he makes in relation to when he returns to go

Published 13 Apr, 2020 01:19pm

Asia

Indonesia president says to rapidly expand coronavirus testing

The world's fourth most populous nation has one of the lowest testing rates for the coronavirus, drawing criticism

Published 13 Apr, 2020 01:17pm

Europe

UK has conducted 18,000 coronavirus tests in 24 hours

The spokesman said the 18,000 figure applied to the 24 hours up to 0800 GMT on Sunday and excluded Northern Ireland

Published 13 Apr, 2020 01:14pm

World

Brazil economy to shrink by 5pc this year, says World Bank

The outlook for a 5.0pc drop in gross domestic product this year puts The World Bank at the gloomier end of the for

Published 13 Apr, 2020 01:12pm

Asia

Malaysia reports 134 new coronavirus cases, one new death

Malaysia had the highest number of confirmed cases in the region until Monday, when the Philippines reported a cumu

Published 13 Apr, 2020 01:03pm

Europe

Putin says Russia may draw on defence ministry resources to combat coronavirus

The situation was constantly changing and that the next few weeks would prove decisive in its battle to halt the co

Published 13 Apr, 2020 12:56pm

World

US could start reopening in May, top virus advisor says

Fauci said that regions would be ready at different times rather than the United States turning back on like a "lig

Published 13 Apr, 2020 12:42pm

Europe

Macron set to warn France virus lockdown must go on

France on Sunday reported a lower number of COVID-19 fatalities over the last 24 hours, with 315 deaths in hospital

Published 13 Apr, 2020 12:38pm

Asia

North Korea's Kim reshuffles top governing body

Pictures carried by the official Rodong Sinmun newspaper showed hundreds of lawmakers sitting in close proximity to

Published 13 Apr, 2020 12:35pm

Asia

US envoy calls Afghan prisoner releases 'important step'

Khalilzad and the Taliban signed a deal February 29 that paves the way for US and other foreign forces to quit Afgh

Published 13 Apr, 2020 12:26pm

Asia

South Korea to ship coronavirus tests to US this week

The US has more confirmed COVID-19 cases than anywhere else in the world and also has the highest toll, with more t

Published 13 Apr, 2020 12:18pm

Europe

Virus death toll falls again in Spain with 517 dead: government

The data also showed confirmed cases rose by 3,477 -- the lowest daily figure since March 20 -- as Spain began reop

Published 13 Apr, 2020 12:15pm

Middle East

Iran reports 111 virus deaths, raising total to 4,585

Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 1,617 new infections took the total number of cases in the country's out

Published 13 Apr, 2020 12:10pm

Europe

Pope prays for lockdown victims of domestic abuse

The Argentine pontiff livestreamed an Easter Monday prayer from his private library as the Vatican and Italy entere

Published 13 Apr, 2020 12:05pm

World

Motorsport great Moss dies aged 90

Motorsport great Stirling Moss has died aged 90 following a long illness, the British driver's wife announced Sunday.