News Archives for World - 2021-06-02

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Europe

French teenagers aged 12-18 can get COVID vaccine from June 15: Macron

Macron also said that rules on mandatory mask wearing outdoors will be lifted gradually on a regional basis.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:11pm

USA

US, Mexico discuss migration, COVID-19 vaccine equality

The two officials, who met in San Jose, Costa Rica, also discussed advancing more fair and equal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the region, the government statement said.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:10pm

Middle East

Former centre-left politician Herzog elected Israel's president

Herzog beat rival candidate Miriam Peretz.
"It is essential, really essential, to tend to the open wounds that have been opened in our society recently," Herzog said.

Updated 02 Jun, 2021 09:19pm

Europe

IMF sees Greek economy growing 3.3pc in 2021, boosted by EU funds, tourism

The forecasts, issued following a regular IMF staff visit to Greece, represent a slight cut in the fund's previous 3.8% forecast for 2021 issued in April but an increase in the previous 5% forecast for next year.
The estimates, which follow an 8.2% contraction in Greek GDP in 2020, are slightly below Greece's own forecasts for 3.6% growth this year and 6.2% growth in 2022.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 07:45pm

USA

Brazil industrial output posts surprise fall in April, third decline as pandemic bites

Statistics agency IBGE said output declined 1.3% from the previous month, compared with the median estimate in a Reuters poll of economists for a 0.1% rise. March's figure was revised to a 2.2% fall from a 2.4% decline.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 07:21pm

Middle East

Oman says expat workforce fell by 200,000 in year to March

"Expatriates employed in the government sector fell from 53,332 to 49,898. While expatriates employed in the private sector dropped from 1,608,781 to 1,403,287."
Oman posted a deficit of 827 million rials ($2.15 billion) in the four months to April, the ministry said on Wednesday, with revenues declining by 27.7% annually during the period.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 07:19pm

South Asia

Virus disaster leaves deep scars on India's economy

Banks begin to slash 2021/22 growth forecasts.
Personal credit defaults and unemployment rising.
Deadly second wave leaves psychological scars.
India's recovery may lag other major economies.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 07:14pm

Europe

Russia-linked hacking group is behind cyberattack against JBS

The "vast majority" of the company's beef, pork, poultry and prepared foods plants will be operational on Wednesday, according to a statement, easing concerns over rising food prices.
The cyberattack followed one last month by a group with ties to Russia on Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States, which crippled fuel delivery for several days in the US Southeast.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 07:10pm

South Asia

Cambodia seeks China help to modernise navy base: report

In October, Cambodia confirmed it had razed a small US-built facility at Cambodia's Ream Naval Base as part of a planned upgrade, but had denied reports that China would be involved in that.
On Wednesday, Defence Minister Tea Banh told news portal Fresh News that Cambodia had asked for China's help.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 07:07pm

Africa

Egypt aims to vaccinate 40% of population by end-2021

By the end of Wednesday, 2.5 million people will have been vaccinated from a total of 6 million people who signed up on the government's registration platform, Mostafa Madbouly said.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 07:04pm

Europe

US and Turkish businesses urge presidents to rebuild ties

Tayyip Erdogan and Joe Biden are due to hold talks at a NATO summit on June 14, their first face-to-face meeting since Biden took office in January.
Given the current challenges caused by the global pandemic, we feel very strongly that this is a time to keep allies as allies rather than focus on differences.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 07:00pm

Europe

UK's Johnson says need to wait for data on June reopening

Johnson has previously warned that the swift spread of the B.1.617.2 variant of concern first identified in India could derail his plans to end England's COVID restrictions on June 21.
"I can see nothing in the data at the moment that means we can't go ahead with step four, or the opening up on June 21st, but we've got to be so cautious."

Updated 02 Jun, 2021 06:57pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Wednesday

At least 171,096,690 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 05:34pm

Middle East

Iran navy vessel sinks after fire in Gulf of Oman

The fire broke out in "one of the systems" of the ship, a navy statement said without elaborating.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 05:32pm

Europe

With eyes on election, Macron starts a 'Tour de France'

Around a dozen stops are planned over the next two months, in a sign that the former investment banker has an eye on regional elections on June 20 and 27, as well as his own personal political test next year.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 05:32pm

World

WHO narrows in on Delta Covid variant

The B.1.617.1 sub-lineage has meanwhile been downgraded to a "variant of interest," and named Kappa.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 02:44pm

World

China says military flight off Malaysia was 'routine training'

China has laid claim to nearly all of the South China Sea and has built numerous military outposts on small islands and atolls, angering other countries with competing claims to the waters.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 12:28pm

Middle East

Netanyahu opponents in final dash to form new Israeli government

Netanyahu, who served an earlier three-year term in the 1990s, had warned on Sunday of 'a left-wing government dangerous to the state of Israel'

Updated 02 Jun, 2021 03:29pm

USA

Biden administration halts oil drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge

The Alaska Wilderness League, which had joined other environmental groups in litigation against the Trump administration's development efforts, applauded the Biden administration's action.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 11:12am

World

Fire on Iran navy ship at mouth of Gulf, crew evacuated

Firefighting operations continued on board the ship which was near the Iranian port of Jask situated on the Gulf of Oman, the statement said, adding that the vessel was on a training mission.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 11:06am

Africa

Chad and CAR agree to joint investigation of border attack

The three CAR ministers carried a letter from President Faustin Archange Touadera, spokesman of the CAR presidency Albert Yaloke Mokpeme told AFP.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 11:03am

Asia

Exhaustion and fear for India's frontline doctors in Covid battle

They started treatment at home but as her condition worsened, he -- like so many other families -- struggled to get a hospital bed.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:45am

World

Blinken in Costa Rica to discuss Central American migrants

The trip aims to put into practice President Joe Biden's desire to tackle issues driving migrant arrivals to the southern border of the United States, said Julie Chung, the acting assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:39am

Europe

UK carbon market targets emissions post-Brexit

Carbon trading, a key way to prevent climate change, involves companies buying the right to pollute from others who have a lower carbon footprint.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:32am

World

Melbourne extends lockdown as 'Kappa' variant spreads

"Victorian businesses are absolutely devastated by this lockdown, as are our families and communities," he said.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:26am

World

Vietnam reverses virus flight suspension

A similar decision was in force for the airport in commercial capital Ho Chi Minh City until June 14, as the country struggles to contain a virus outbreak in more than half of its territories.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:21am

Africa

Mali suspended from African Union after second coup in nine months

The AU "decides... to immediately suspend the Republic of Mali from participation in all activities of the African Union.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:19am

World

Crippled ship at risk of sinking off Sri Lanka

The ship is facing an imminent risk of going down," spokesman Indika de Silva said hours.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:17am

South Asia

Indian doctors protest ‘yoga-beats-Covid’ guru

NEW DELHI: Thousands of doctors across India wore black armbands on Tuesday calling for the arrest of a hugely...