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World - 2021-01-14

Europe

Spain's COVID-19 incidence climbs above 500 cases per 100,000 people

The ministry added 35,878 new infections to its tally, in a slowdown from the previous day's record rise of nearly 39,000, which pushed the cumulative total to 2,211,967 cases.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:56pm

Europe

France to do at least one million COVID-19 tests per month in schools: PM

He also told a news conference that from Jan. 25 first-year students in higher education will be allowed to attend courses on campuses in small groups.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:54pm

Europe

UK records 48,682 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday

Daily data on COVID-19 deaths was delayed, the public health body said.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:52pm

Europe

France extends vaccinations to people with high-risk illnesses from Jan. 18

Thursday's data were also likely to show that the total number of people vaccinated so far in France was close to 300,000, Veran told a news conference.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:50pm

Europe

Record daily German COVID-19 deaths spark Merkel 'mega-lockdown' plan

Germany's daily death toll currently equates to about 15 deaths per million people, versus a 13 U.S. deaths per million.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:47pm

Europe

Italy's Conte to address parliament Monday, followed by confidence vote

Instead, Conte told head of state Sergio Mattarella on Thursday that he would report to parliament on possible ways out of the situation.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:44pm

Europe

Sweden passes 10,000 virus deaths

The daily deaths reported have not necessarily occurred in the last 24 hours and are often several days old.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:55pm

Europe

Bulgaria election set for April 4

The coronavirus epidemic however quelled the massive rallies and the three-time premier has clung on to power.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:53pm

Middle East

UN calls on US to reverse labelling Huthi rebels 'terrorists'

The terrorist classification has drawn criticism from aid groups over fears it will exacerbate the already dire humanitarian crisis in war-ravaged Yemen.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:51pm

Middle East

Jordan's king gets coronavirus jab

By Wednesday evening Jordan said it had recorded 310,968 cases of Covid-19 infection and 4,091 deaths.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:48pm

Europe

Turkey's Erdogan to receive COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday

Turkey began administering the shots developed by China's Sinovac to health workers on Thursday.
Erdogan will receive the vaccine on live television after meetings with AK Party officials.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:33pm

USA

American Airlines tells pilots: take vaccine on your own time

Your decision to take the vaccines is a personal decision and is currently not required by the Company.
The Federal Aviation Administration has said pilots and controllers must not fly or conduct safety-related duties for 48 hours after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:10pm

Europe

Ireland could lose 2bn euros a year under global tax deal

Ireland, which took in 11.8 billion euros in corporate tax last year, has been accused by rivals of unfairly using tax policy to attract multinationals, which employ around 10% of the Irish workforce.
A deal could reduce Ireland's corporate tax take by between 800 million and 2 billion euros.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:06pm

Middle East

Iran Guards deny losses in Israel Syria strikes

The conflict has killed more than 387,000 people and displaced more than half of Syria's pre-war population.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:04pm

South Asia

Turkmenistan, Afghanistan open new rail and power links

Mazar-i-Sharif is among the cities slated to receive Turkmen electricity, according to the foreign ministry readout.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:02pm

Africa

Amnesty deplores 'impunity' of Tunisians accused of 2011 killings

No judgements or verdicts have been handed down and none of the cases have yet even reached the pleading phase, Amnesty lamented.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:59pm

Europe

European court agrees to hear Ukrainian case on rights violations in Crimea

European Court of Human Rights admits some of allegations.
These include enforced disappearances, unlawful detention.
Kremlin-backed head of Crimea says case is politicised.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:59pm

South Asia

Blaze razes 500 houses in Bangladesh Rohingya camp

Other squalid and congested camps in the area are home to nearly 900,000 Rohingya, most of whom fled a brutal military offensive by Myanmar's military in 2017.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:58pm

South Asia

Philippines' Duterte says presidency no job for a woman

Duterte says does not want daughter to succeed him.
Opinion poll shows Sara Duterte is top contender.
Daughter says will not run for presidency.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:57pm

Europe

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Thursday

More than 92,321,290 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 56,637,400 are now considered recovered.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:56pm

South Asia

WHO tackles new strains as China logs first Covid death in 8 months

WHO emergency committee session comes with their colleagues seeking the origins of the virus on a long-delayed mission to the pandemic ground zero in Wuhan.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:54pm

Europe

Germany worried by record COVID-19 death toll

Daily mortality per million currently exceeds that of US.
Total German death toll at 43,881.
Country tightened lockdown in mid-December.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:53pm

Europe

German economy suffers biggest blow since financial crisis

Output shrank 5.0 percent in 2020 as "almost all economic sectors were markedly affected by the corona pandemic".

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:52pm

Middle East

Qatar releases Bahrain bodybuilder, 2 others: Manama

Bahraini bodybuilding was detained on January 8 along with a friend, according to Bahrain, which insisted they were in the country's own territorial waters.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:49pm

Europe

Greek students protest against university police plan

The ministries of education and police this week rolled out the plan to create a dedicated 1,000-strong force to patrol campuses.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:47pm

Africa

Congo sets presidential vote for March 21

The defence and security forces will vote on March 17, enabling them to be deployed on polling day four days later.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:43pm

WHO deplores 95pc of vaccine doses limited to 10 countries

According to website Our World in Data, over 32 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered so far.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:39pm

USA

Mexico's posts rules governing controversial new foreign agents law

Lawmakers last month amended Mexico's security law to restrict the work of foreign agents on Mexican soil despite fierce opposition from Washington.
The new rules published on Thursday detail the mechanisms that will govern how foreign agents would have to work with local Mexican government counterparts.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:38pm

USA

New US jobless claims shot up by 181,000 last week: govt

"The restrictions imposed to combat the third Covid wave clearly have done great damage," said Ian Shepherdson of Pantheon Macroeconomics.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:37pm

Europe

Berlusconi hospitalised with heart problem: doctor

The 84-year-old media tycoon "is at the Cardiothoracic Hospital in Monaco for tests.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:35pm

USA

Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez to perform at Biden inauguration

Some 20,000 National Guard soldiers are expected in Washington for Biden's inauguration.
The capital is already under heavy security, with much of downtown fenced off and under guard.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:33pm

Africa

Uganda holds election under internet blackout

Some 18 million voters are registered for the presidential and parliamentary vote, and results are expected by Saturday.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:31pm

WHO holds emergency meeting over virus variants

The committee normally gathers every three months but the WHO brought the meeting forward to discuss the mutations.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:30pm

Africa

Africa CDC says nations must act fast to prepare for Covid vaccines

The African Union (AU) deal announced Wednesday is intended to benefit countries unable to finance their own immunisation campaigns.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:28pm

Europe

Russia says Trump ban a 'nuclear blast in cyber space'

Zakharova pointed to a chorus of critics in the West including German Chancellor Angela Merkel calling the Twitter ban "problematic".

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:25pm

Europe

Russia warns 'obliged' to detain Kremlin critic Navalny on return

The anti-graft campaigner and his allies accuse Russian authorities of doing everything to force Navalny into exile.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:20pm

Europe

German agency slams too many 'exceptions' to virus rules

Germany has continued to see high infection rates despite being in some form of shutdown since the beginning of November.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:19pm

Europe

Spain's house prices fell 5.7pc in November as recovery proves fragile

Although Spaniards took out 6.7% more mortgages in November than in the same month of 2019, the data showed, mortgages' average value fell by 2.7%
The amount of rental homes available was 78% higher at end-2020 than when the year began.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:10pm

Africa

Ivory Coast tax receipts rise 4.4pc in 2020

Sie told reporters that tax revenues would have been even higher had it not been for the COVID-19 pandemic, which has dampened business activity.
It has been one of the zone's fastest-growing economies, expanding by an average of around 8% annually over the past decade.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 07:47pm

Europe

German vaccine institute praises efficacy of Astra-Oxford vaccine

Speaking during an online press briefing, the president of Germany's Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), Klaus Cichutek, said there had been some debate over the best usage pattern for the vaccine.
Still, the efficacy remains outstanding and excellent.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 07:43pm

Europe

Sweden registers 6,580 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, total deaths top 10,000

The country of 10 million inhabitants registered 351 new deaths, taking the total to 10,185.
The deaths registered have occurred over several days and weeks with many from the Christmas period being registered with a significant delay.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 07:35pm

Europe

Health workers first in line as Turkey launches Sinovac vaccine rollout

Turkey has reported more than 2.3 million infections since March and still reports around 10,000 new cases and 170 deaths each day after a month of weekend lockdowns and nightly curfews.
We spent around 10 months in white overalls, supporting people as they struggle for life. Health workers know very well that this situation cannot be taken lightly and that the vaccine is needed.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 07:26pm

USA

Trump ban could set 'dangerous' precedent, according to Twitter chief

Twitter Chief Jack Dorsey stated that banning President Donald Trump from its social media platform, after last week's violence at the Capitol, was the "right decision", but that it sets a dangerous precedent.
Last week, Twitter removed the outgoing President's account, which had over 88 million followers, citing the risk of further violence being incited - in the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters.

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 07:44pm

Europe

London must be 'clear eyed' about prospects for EU access

Britain's new post-Brexit trade deal with the EU does not cover financial services, leaving the City largely isolated from its biggest customer.
We have to be clear eyed, the MoU has negligible legal effect and depends on goodwill.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 07:16pm

Europe

Dutch government weighs possible resignation even as it battles surging pandemic

A parliamentary inquiry last month concluded that "unprecedented injustice" had been done to innocent families.
Opinion polls show Rutte's government has the approval of two-thirds of the public.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 07:04pm

Europe

Spain to start reducing debt-to-GDP ratio in 2021

Already in 2021 we expect that, thanks to the strong growth, we will be able to start reducing our deficit and our debt-to-GDP ratio.
The budget deficit is likely to have reached the equivalent of 11.3% of GDP in 2020, a government forecast.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 07:00pm

USA

US weekly jobless claims increase more than expected

$300 unemployment supplement until March 14 as part of nearly $900 billion in additional relief approved at the end of December.
The central bank also noted that the resurgence in the coronavirus was causing staff shortages in the manufacturing.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 06:55pm

Asia

Progress stalls in Afghan peace talks as sides await Biden

After a month-long break, some negotiators from both sides have yet to return to Doha, the Qatari capital that has served as venue for negotiations between the Afghan government and the insurgents to end decades of war.
In an agreement reached last year, Trump, who had long promised to end America’s longest war, signed the United States up to a full withdrawal in coming months.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 06:54pm

USA

Brazil to start COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan. 21, says senator

President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been lambasted for overseeing the world's second deadliest coronavirus outbreak after the United States.
Two vaccines - one made by AstraZeneca and another developed by China's Sinovac Biotech - will form the bedrock of the government's vaccination plan.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 06:53pm

China denies entry to two WHO team members after tests, WSJ says

Chinese officials blocked the duo from boarding their plane to the central Chinese city of Wuhan after they tested positive for the antibodies in blood-based serology tests during transit in Singapore.
“Relevant epidemic prevention control requirements will be strictly enforced,” says Chinese FM spokesperson.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 06:45pm

USA

Biden to unveil plan to pump $1.5 trillion into pandemic-hit economy

The incoming administration will work with Congress on the quick stimulus package after Biden takes office on Jan. 20.
Biden plans to introduce his package during a prime-time address on Thursday evening, underscoring the seriousness of the topic.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 06:09pm

South Asia

China's Xi pens letter to Starbucks tycoon to promote trade

US-China ties have grown increasingly strained under the administration of Donald Trump.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 06:01pm

Europe

German public health official sees pandemic under control by year's end

Wieler urged people who were offered a COVID-19 vaccination to accept it to relieve the strain on hospitals and said people should stick to social distance and hygiene rules.
Hospitals in 10 out of Germany's 16 states are facing bottlenecks as 85% of the beds in its intensive care units were used by coronavirus patients, he added.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 06:01pm

South Asia

Sobbing relatives bury Indonesian plane crash victim

The crash probe was likely to take months, but a preliminary report was expected in 30 days.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:58pm

South Asia

WHO team arrives in Wuhan for virus investigation

The WHO says establishing the pathway of the virus from animals to humans is essential to preventing future outbreaks.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:53pm

South Asia

Testing snag keeps 2 WHO China probe experts in Singapore

"All team members had multiple negative PCR and antibody tests for Covid-19 in their home countries prior to travelling," it said.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:51pm

South Asia

Hong Kong's first website takedown under national security law confirmed

Internet users noticed the website HKChronicles was unreachable from some Hong Kong-based devices last week.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:49pm

Africa

Locked-down Tunisia marks decade since dictator's fall

His fall sparked a string of uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East, toppling other dictators long seen as untouchable.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:47pm

Africa

Africa cannot relax now COVID-19 vaccines are coming, health boss says

Africa has not started vaccinations and there is concern that more prosperous regions will get an unfair head start in the global fight against COVID-19.
We should not see vaccines as a magic bullet for now, it will take time for vaccines to be rolled out in a way that we have herd immunity.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:43pm

Africa

Cambodia resumes mass trial of opposition figures

Prime Minister Hun Sen is one of the world's longest-serving leaders and Thursday marks 36 years since he came to power.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:43pm

Europe

Europhile nominated to be Estonia's first woman PM

The 43-year-old would replace Juri Ratas, who resigned on Wednesday after his Centre Party came under investigation for corruption.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:41pm

Asia

Wary of Biden tack on Iran, Israel revisits military

President-elect Joe Biden wants to rejoin the deal if Tehran - which denies seeking the bomb - returns to strict compliance.
Israel has long had plans in place to counter Iran. The article appeared designed to signal that these were now being updated.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:40pm

Europe

Greece seeks to send 1,450 migrants back to Turkey

Migrant returns to Turkey, under a 2016 EU-Turkey agreement, largely dried up last year due to the coronavirus crisis.
We expect Turkey to step up its efforts ... First, to prevent the passage of boats departing from its shores bound for our country and European Union. And second to accept the return of migrants.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:38pm

Europe

England high streets could lose 400,000 jobs post Covid: study

KPMG UK chief economist said consumers were more likely to purchase household goods online in the wake of the pandemic.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:36pm

USA

Biden to unveil plan to pump $1.5 trillion into pandemic-hit economy

The incoming administration will work with Congress on the quick stimulus package after Biden takes office on Jan. 20.
Biden plans to introduce his package during a prime-time address on Thursday evening, underscoring the seriousness of the topic, but he will have to compete for attention with the political drama in Washington.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:36pm

Europe

UK says it can overcome post-Brexit fishing ‘teething’ woes, minister says

Eustice told parliament his staff had held meetings with Dutch, French and Irish officials to try to "iron out some of these teething problems".
To get fresh produce to EU markets, logistics providers now have to summarise the load.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:34pm

Africa

Fourth Ivorian peacekeeper dies in Mali attack: UN

Thousands of Malian soldiers and civilians have died and hundreds of thousands have fled their homes.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:34pm

Middle East

Lebanon enters full lockdown to stem virus uptick

The lockdown, ordered after some hospitals started to run out of intensive care beds, includes a 24-hour curfew until January 25.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:32pm

South Asia

Indonesia may allow private sector to buy and distribute vaccines

The Southeast Asian country launched a mass immunisation campaign targeting more than 180 million people this week to help tackle one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia.
It shouldn't start now, but later after the government has provided mandatory vaccines for health and public workers.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:31pm

Africa

Africa CDC says countries must act fast to prepare for Covid-19 vaccines

The AU deal announced Wednesday is intended to benefit countries unable to finance their own immunisation campaigns.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:29pm

Europe

France braces for new Covid curbs but set to avoid lockdown

France on Wednesday recorded around 23,000 new cases of Covid-19.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:28pm

Middle East

Morocco's economy to grow 4.6pc in 2021 -planning agency

The forecast is based on assumptions of an improvement in foreign and domestic demand in addition to an average cereal yield of 7.5 million tonnes.
Lower tax revenues and higher subsidies to ease the impact of COVID-19 pushed Morocco's fiscal deficit to 7.4% in 2020.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:26pm

Europe

Italian PM battles to keep government afloat

The speaker of the lower house of parliament suspended Thursday's proceedings and said he would call a meeting of all party chiefs.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:25pm

Europe

UK rejected visa-free entry to EU for performers: Barnier

Barnier emphasised that Britain was determined to do away with freedom of movement during negotiations.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:23pm

South Asia

US envoy chides China in talk with Taiwan leader

China's authoritarian leadership views Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to seize it one day.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:19pm

Europe

German economy sees biggest blow since financial crisis

In 2009, in the midst of a global economic crisis, gross domestic product (GDP) had plunged by 5.7 percent.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:17pm

Africa

Ugandans vote in charged election under internet blackout

Early reports from some districts outside the capital indicated voting was proceeding smoothly amid a heavy security presence.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:15pm

Europe

Turkey launches vaccination drive with Chinese jab

In December, Turkey also reached a deal to receive 4.5 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab by late March.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:12pm

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USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

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India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
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Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
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786 Invest Ltd / May 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
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