News Archives for World - 2021-06-01

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Europe

Italy reports 93 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, 2,483 new cases

The number of patients in hospital with COVID-19 - not including those in intensive care - stood at 6,192 on Tuesday, down from 6,482 a day earlier.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 11:40pm

Europe

UK reports no new COVID-19 deaths for first time since March 2020

Britain's overall death toll from the pandemic stands at 127,782 and is the fifth highest in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 11:05pm

Europe

COVID-19 pressure on French hospitals eases further

Health Ministry data also showed that the number of new coronavirus cases rose by 9,848 on Tuesday against 1,211 on Monday, taking the total to 5.67 million.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 11:01pm

USA

Moderna seeks full US approval for Covid-19 shot

More than 124 million doses of the vaccine have been administered in the US.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 09:25pm

USA

Moderna files for full US approval of COVID-19 vaccine

The development comes weeks after rival Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE sought full approval for their COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.
Moderna said it will continue to submit data to the US Food and Drug Administration on a rolling basis over the coming weeks with a request for a priority review.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 07:14pm

USA

Brazil's GDP rises 1.2pc in first quarter, back to pre-pandemic level

The 1.2% rate of expansion from the previous three months was more than the median forecast in a Reuters poll of economists for 1.0% growth.
Industry expanded by 0.7%, the dominant services sector grew 0.4%, and fixed business investment rose 4.6% in the quarter, IBGE said.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 07:12pm

Europe

Ball in Moscow's court to improve ties with NATO, says Germany

"Our message remains clear: We are prepared for dialogue, and we have made proposals, but the key to a better relationship lies clearly with Moscow," German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told reporters before a video call with his NATO counterparts.
"We are there to prevent conflict and war. But the best way of doing that is to send a clear message to any potential adversary that if one ally is attacked, the whole alliance will be there," Stoltenberg said.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 07:07pm

Europe

Portugal plans to give COVID shots to 20-year-olds in August

The announcement by Henrique Gouveia e Melo came after health authorities said last week those aged 40 or older will be inoculated from June 6 and those aged 30 or older from June 20.
Vaccinations of 30-year-olds should be completed by the end of July, Gouveia e Melo said. "At that stage, we will start vaccination of people over 20."

Published 01 Jun, 2021 07:03pm

Europe

Consider global shortages before giving COVID-19 shots to teens, EU body says

Last week, the EU drugs regulator authorised Pfizer and partner BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12. Its previous guidance was for adults aged 16 and above.
Studies show most under-20s who catch COVID-19 have only mild symptoms, but risks increase among those with underlying conditions such as neurological and pulmonary diseases, the ECDC said.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 07:01pm

South Asia

Indian doctors protest 'yoga-beats-Covid' guru

Coronavirus has left at least 330,000 people dead in India, including more than 1,200 doctors, according to the Indian Medical Association.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 06:59pm

South Asia

Hong Kong regulators tells banks, asset managers to get staff vaccinated

Authorities in the financial hub are struggling to boost the inoculation rate among the city's 7.5 million population, and Hong Kong's government, on Monday, said it would offer vaccinated civil servants two days off as an incentive for getting a shot.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 06:58pm

Middle East

Israel says military exports hit $8.3bn in 2020

It's the second highest sales figure ever, behind 2017, when the total hit $9.2 billion.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 06:52pm

South Asia

US to hand Bagram base to Afghan forces in 20 days, says official

An Afghan security official said the handover was expected in about 20 days and the defence ministry had set up special committees to manage it.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 06:50pm

USA

Brazil manufacturing PMI rebounds in May to three-month high

The headline PMI rose to 53.7 in May from 52.3 in April, IHS Markit said.
The input prices index, which measures the price of raw materials, fell to 81.1 from 86.8, the lowest since last July. The real has strengthened more than 10% against the dollar in the last two months.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 06:43pm

USA

Canadian economy grows 5.6pc in first quarter, seen down 0.8pc in April

In a preliminary estimate, Statistics Canada said the economy would have contracted 0.8% in April. By contrast, the economy expanded 1.1% in March, the 11th consecutive monthly gain, as 18 of 20 sectors posted increases.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 06:40pm

USA

What will happen to the Mexican peso after the June 6 elections?

The lower house is controlled by the president's National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), which holds just over half of the 500 seats. Recent polls project that, although MORENA could lose some seats, it is likely to retain control of the house with the help of two allied parties.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 06:30pm

Middle East

Two Iran fighter pilots killed in accident: state media

The airbase was closed off and the cause of the accident, initially described as "technical", was being investigated, he added.

Updated 01 Jun, 2021 06:51pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Tuesday

At least 170,606,850 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:57pm

Europe

Italy's first quarter growth revised upwards

The GDP was up by 0.1 percent compared with the previous quarter, national statistics office Istat said in a statement.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:54pm

Africa

S. Africa's jobless rate hits new high

The jobless rate rose to 32.6 percent in the first three months of the year, compared to 32.5 percent in the previous quarter.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:49pm

World

Germany to host new round of Libya peace talks

Talks will mainly focus on preparations for national elections planned for December 24 as well as the withdrawal of foreign troops and mercenaries from Libya.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:49pm

Europe

Pakistan to sign debt relief agreements with four countries

The agreements will be signed with Germany, Italy, Canada and the United Kingdom
Pakistan owes approximately $11.54 billion to different lenders

Updated 01 Jun, 2021 04:56pm

World

Russia resumes air travel with Britain, other countries

Russia will also resume air travel with Austria, Hungary, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Croatia, Mauritius, and Morocco from June 10, it said.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 01:01pm

World

China confirms first human case of bird flu strain

Several strains of bird flu have been found among animals in China but mass outbreaks in humans are rare.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 12:40pm

World

Ardern tours 'devastating' New Zealand floods

"So that's a real priority. It's devastating to see what communities will be dealing with for some time to come."

Published 01 Jun, 2021 12:31pm

World

Decade of Syria war killed nearly 500,000 people: new tally

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the conflict has claimed 494,438.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 12:28pm

World

China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu

The man, a resident of the city of Zhenjiang, was hospitalized on April 28 after developing a fever and other symptoms, the NHC said in a statement.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 11:05am

Europe

Polisario leader to be quizzed by Spanish judge

The Polisario Front has long fought for the independence of Western Sahara, a desert region bigger than Britain which was a Spanish colony until 1975.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:48am

Asia

Malaysia imposes lockdown as Southeast Asia battles virus surge

Travel between most parts of the country had already been banned for months.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:40am

USA

Eight Venezuelan soldiers kidnapped by Colombian armed groups 'rescued': defence ministry

The eight military professionals kidnapped by Colombian illegal armed groups... were rescued" in a military operation.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:39am

Africa

Chad, Central Africa at loggerheads after troops killed at border

Expressing regret for the deaths, it put the blame on rebels it said its soldiers had been pursuing and suggested Chad and the CAR -- "two brotherly peoples" -- hold a joint investigation.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:13am

World

Saudi minister defends volume limit on mosque loudspeakers

The relaxed social norms have been welcomed by many Saudis, two-thirds of whom are under 30, while riling arch-conservatives.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:05am

World

EU, UK raise doubts about Covid weapons patent waiver

Agreements at the WTO require the consensus backing of all 164 member states.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:04am

Africa

Nigerian leader appoints special envoy on Chad, Lake Chad

During the visit, Buhari had offered to assist Chad "to stabilise and return to constitutional order".

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:03am

World

Macron, Merkel want explanations from US, Denmark over spying report

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that they expected the US...