News Archives for World - 2020-05-15

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World

China has fifth virus vaccine in human trial: official

More vaccine candidates are in the pipeline and awaiting approval for human trials, he added. The drug must be

Published 15 May, 2020 10:35pm

World

UN won't vote electronically in Security Council election

Mexico and India are guaranteed a spot on the Council as the only countries in the running to represent Latin Ameri

Published 15 May, 2020 10:28pm

World

Europe opens up as virus economic toll mounts

Borders were reopening and lockdowns continued to ease from Australia to Austria as governments around the world tr

Published 15 May, 2020 10:25pm

World

Costa Rica to become 38th member state of OECD

Chile, Mexico and Colombia are the only current Latin American OECD members. Colombia joined last month. SAN

Published 15 May, 2020 10:21pm

World

Awful data show US economy is in deep trouble

The consumer pullback was "truly staggering," Oxford Economics said in an analysis of the retail sales data. "

Published 15 May, 2020 10:18pm

World

EU, Spain to host Venezeula donor event

"Their effort and solidarity should serve as an example to all. We are committed to supporting them at this critica

Published 15 May, 2020 10:17pm

World

Drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan continuing: Pentagon

Hoffman's comments came after two brutal attacks in Afghanistan this week, though they are believed to have been ca

Published 15 May, 2020 10:17pm

World

New York City lockdown extended until May 28: governor

He clarified the date at a press conference after signing an executive order on Thursday night that also mentioned

Published 15 May, 2020 10:15pm

Africa

Dutch dog infected with coronavirus

The dog was put down at the end of April. "In all cases, we see that pets do not infect people," but the other

Published 15 May, 2020 10:15pm

Europe

Ireland to ease lockdown, start travel quarantine

Social distancing measures are to remain in widespread use as they have been since Ireland's lockdown began on 28 M

Published 15 May, 2020 10:13pm

Europe

Virus infects 81 at Kiev care home

In televised comments Klitschko said three members of staff are in hospital while the others who tested positive ar

Published 15 May, 2020 10:13pm

Africa

UN mission in Libya: 17 attacks on health centres this year

In addition to the violence, most areas of the capital went without power for more than 36 hours from Wednesday due

Published 15 May, 2020 10:12pm

World

Trump hopes for COVID-19 vaccine by end of year, 'maybe before'

Trump said, as he delivered an update on the race for a vaccine. We think we are going to have some very good

Published 15 May, 2020 10:12pm

World

US seeks to salvage Afghan peace after attacks but leverage wanes

Zalmay Khalilzad, a veteran US diplomat who spent a year brokering the accord with the Taliban in Qatari hotels, sa

Published 15 May, 2020 10:10pm

World

US Air Force F-22 crashes in training flight

No explanation was given for the crash. The F-22 was part of the 325th Fighter Wing based at Eglin Air Force b

Published 15 May, 2020 10:08pm

Europe

EU to push Israel to ditch West Bank annexation plans

"We are ready to do that and we will do that in the next days using all our diplomatic capacities in order to preve

Published 15 May, 2020 10:07pm

Africa

Mosque prayers resume in Liberia after virus hiatus

As with other poor countries in the region, there are fears that Liberia is ill prepared to handle any large outbre

Published 15 May, 2020 10:07pm

World

UK holds firm on Brexit extension

It was always a challenge to get a deal in 11 months, and the coronavirus outbreak has made it harder by forcing ne

Published 15 May, 2020 08:55pm

World

Race to prevent coronavirus 'nightmare' in Rohingya camps

There have long been warnings the virus could race like wildfire through the cramped, sometimes sewage-soaked alley

Published 15 May, 2020 08:52pm

World

Egypt says 7 suspected militants killed in Sinai raid

One suspected militant died during the raid, while six others were killed after troops tracked them to a hideout.

Published 15 May, 2020 08:46pm

Europe

UK may look into how care homes make Covid-19 deaths public

Across the United Kingdom, thousands of people have died in care homes after becoming infected with the coronavirus

Published 15 May, 2020 08:45pm

Europe

Under the sun, and threat of virus, Italy readies its beaches

"To speak of beaches is a matter of life or death for the economy," Luca Zaia, president of the northern region of

Published 15 May, 2020 08:44pm

World

US House Democrats push ahead with $3 trillion coronavirus bill

Senate Republicans say it will be "dead on arrival" in their chamber. If passed, it would double the amount of

Published 15 May, 2020 08:42pm

Europe

St Peter's Basilica reopens to tourists on Monday

The largest Catholic church in the world has been disinfected ahead of the opening. The use of thermal scanner

Published 15 May, 2020 08:40pm

World

US says Taliban fulfilling promises in Afghan withdrawal deal

"The Taliban have implemented their agreement not to attack the coalition forces," Khalilzad said. He said the

Published 15 May, 2020 08:37pm

Africa

Zimbabwe's main opposition accuses police of abducting youth leaders

"They took us to the central police station and the next thing we knew we were in a black lorry," Chimbiri said bet

Published 15 May, 2020 08:33pm

Europe

UK deal on EU ties is possible, PM Johnson tells Ireland's Varadkar

Britain and the European Union both demanded that the other side give ground in talks on a new post-Brexit trade de

Published 15 May, 2020 05:11pm

Asia

China has fifth virus vaccine in human trial: official

"According to the plan, if all goes well, the above projects will complete the second phase of clinical trials in J

Published 15 May, 2020 05:03pm

World

Brazil health minister resigns amid coronavirus crisis

Teich and Bolsonaro reportedly disagreed over using chloroquine to treat the new coronavirus. Bolsonaro touts the d

Published 15 May, 2020 05:00pm

World

US to stockpile vaccine candidates as trials continue

"We've got over 100 vaccine candidates that have been discovered," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to

Published 15 May, 2020 04:21pm

Europe

Germany plans 100bn euros in new debt: Der Spiegel

The 2.2% drop in quarter-on-quarter output was the widest since the financial crisis of a decade ago and the second

Published 15 May, 2020 04:08pm

World

New date for intra-Afghan peace talks under discussion, Khalilzad says

It would be best if intra-Afghan talks began while there is still a significant US military presence in Afghanistan

Published 15 May, 2020 03:55pm

World

US-China trade deal not falling apart

Kudlow told reporters at the White House the trade deal "is continuing," a day after President Donald Trump suggest

Published 15 May, 2020 03:51pm

Asia

Iran reports 2,102 new virus cases, highest in over month

Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 2,102 new cases were confirmed across the country in the past 24

Published 15 May, 2020 02:47pm

World

New York City lockdown extended til June 13

Stay at home orders will be eased for the state's five least populated regions, however, allowing businesses there

Published 15 May, 2020 02:40pm

Europe

Britain, EU in post-Brexit trade talks stalemate

In London, at the other end of what had been a week-long series of videoconferences, Barnier's UK counterpart David

Published 15 May, 2020 02:36pm

Europe

Europe opens up despite fears of virus surge

Borders were reopening and lockdowns continued to ease from Australia to Austria as governments move to rebuild the

Published 15 May, 2020 02:34pm

World

US industrial output plunges 11.2pc in April amid pandemic

It was the "largest monthly drop in the 101-year history of the index, as the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) p

Published 15 May, 2020 02:29pm

World

US retail sales plunge 16.4pc in April amid virus closures

The index had sunk by 8.3 percent in March, but April's survey was the first to reflect a full month of lockdowns i

Published 15 May, 2020 02:01pm

Europe

Hungary PM Orban flags end to virus emergency powers

"We expect that the government will be able to give the special powers it received due to the pandemic back to parl

Published 15 May, 2020 01:54pm

World

US employers wary of coronavirus 'immunity' tests as they move to reopen

Many US companies are not planning to use them, relying on face masks, temperature checks, social distancing M

Published 15 May, 2020 01:31pm

World

India to spend $13bn on a farm infrastructure fund

The government will also amend the Essential Commodities Act to ease restrictions on trade of farm products, Sithar

Published 15 May, 2020 01:10pm

Europe

EU's Barnier says trade talks with Britain ‘disappointing’

"We're not going to bargain away our values for the benefit of the British economy," Barnier told a news conference

Published 15 May, 2020 12:31pm

Europe

French lockdown hit drug trafficking and boosted prices

Interior Minister Christophe Castaner told a news conference there had been a drop of 30-40% in drug trafficking in

Published 15 May, 2020 12:29pm

World

Khalilzad blames ISIS for Kabul attacks, urges Afghan, Taliban to work together

He blamed the two attacks in Kabul on Islamic State. Following the two attacks in Kabul earlier this wee

Published 15 May, 2020 10:18am

World

U.S. considers returning Cuba to list of state sponsors of terrorism

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official did not rule out that a decision on Cuba’s re-listing could come b

Published 15 May, 2020 05:54am

Middle East

Qatar makes wearing masks outside mandatory with violators fined up to $50,000

Violators could also be jailed up to three years, or either of those punishments, according to a statement on the m

Published 15 May, 2020 05:37am

World

EU court rules against Hungary over migrant centres

The EU's top court on Thursday ruled against Hungary over its "transit zone" camps for migrants, dealing a fresh blow to the right-wing Budapest government and its hardline anti-immigration policies.