News Archives for World - 2021-06-03

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USA

Mexico says U.S. to send it 1mn J&J COVID-19 vaccines

Biden had come under pressure from the international community to share the U.S. surplus of COVID-19 vaccines.

Updated 04 Jun, 2021 12:34am

Europe

Britain records 5,274 new COVID cases, highest daily figure since March

A total of 39,758,428 people have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, with half the adult population having received two shots.

Updated 03 Jun, 2021 11:57pm

Africa

South Africa's fiscal deficits declining ‘faster than expected’: S&P Global

S&P affirmed South Africa's sovereign rating of BB-, or three notches below the investment grade, and kept a stable outlook.
S&P trimmed its own forecasts, seeing the budget deficit at 11.2% in the fiscal year ended in March and at only -8.9% in 2021/22. It sees debt-to-GDP at 80.9% in 2021.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 08:08pm

Europe

EU to impose new sanctions on Myanmar junta, companies

"There is a third row of sanctions in preparation that will be approved (in) the coming days (targeting) personnel of the military junta and also the entity that represents the economic interests of the military," he said.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 07:47pm

South Asia

Four dead in new Kabul bus blast

The blast was the third time a bus has been targeted in the past two days.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 07:15pm

USA

New US jobless claims drop below 400,000, first time since pandemic

Weekly jobless claims shot into the millions in March 2020 after businesses shut down nationwide to stop Covid-19 from spreading.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 07:11pm

World

Queen Elizabeth to meet Biden in person after G7

The 95-year-old monarch will meet the president and First Lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle west of London.

Updated 03 Jun, 2021 07:33pm

Africa

Africa not ready for imminent third coronavirus wave: WHO

Africa has officially registered over 4.8 million cases and 130,000 deaths, according to the WHO, representing 2.9 percent of global cases and 3.7 percent of deaths.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 07:03pm

Africa

11 dead in fresh violence in eastern DR Congo

The Kivu Security Tracker said 12 people had been executed.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 05:13pm

World

More than two billion Covid vaccines given

Oxford/AstraZeneca is the most widely given vaccine, administered in 170 of the 215 countries where campaigns have begun.
It is followed by Pfizer/BioNTech, which is being used in at least 97 countries; Moderna (at least 46); Sinopharm (45); Sputnik V (40); Johnson & Johnson (29).

Published 03 Jun, 2021 05:06pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Thursday

At least 171,584,840 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 05:05pm

USA

Yellen calls for standardized measurements on green investments

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund assets have grown from $10 billion in 2015 to $246 billion in March 2021, she said.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 05:03pm

USA

Biden to overhaul Trump's China investment blacklist: report

The list included major telecoms, construction and technology firms such as China Mobile, China Telecom, video surveillance firm Hikvision, and China Railway Construction Corp.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 05:01pm

Europe

German economy could grow by 4pc this year: minister

Germany's economy had a rough first quarter of 2021, shrinking by 1.7 percent as rising coronavirus infections forced shutdowns to be extended.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:57pm

South Asia

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

The strong quake hit at a relatively shallow depth of 31 kilometres (20 miles), about 127 kilometres southwest of the city of Ternate.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:44pm

South Asia

UN 'concerned' over detention of Rohingya who fled Bangladesh island

Bangladesh has shifted 18,000 refugees out of a planned 100,000 to the low-lying silt island of Bhashan Char from squalid, cramped settlements on the mainland where 850,000 of them live.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:44pm

Middle East

Israeli opposition announces new government, set to unseat Netanyahu

The coalition comprises a patchwork of small and medium parties from across the political spectrum, including for the first time in Israel's history one that represents its 21% Arab minority - the United Arab List.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 02:37pm

Africa

Pirates seize 4 Koreans, 1 Filipino crew off Benin

Major international shipping and maritime companies last month called for a coalition to combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, including signatories from Europe, Japan, China and India.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 02:36pm

World

EU court dismisses Hungary 'Article 7' vote complaint

Budapest has long been at loggerheads with Brussels over democracy issues like judicial independence and press freedom, and its hardline anti-immigration policies.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 02:33pm

World

EU court raps Germany for dirty air in cities

Under EU rules, member countries are required to keep the gas to under 40 micrograms per cubic metre -- but that level is often exceeded in many traffic-clogged European cities.

Updated 03 Jun, 2021 02:32pm

World

Afghan Taliban still 'closely aligned' with Al-Qaeda, claims UN report

Says senior leadership of the Taliban has no interest in the peace process

Published 03 Jun, 2021 12:47pm

World

Russian news site to close over 'foreign agent' designation

Like VTimes, Meduza was founded by journalists who departed from another publication that was taken over by management sympathetic to the Kremlin's political narrative.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 12:45pm

Africa

Gunmen kidnapped 136 children Sunday in Nigeria: state govt

Niger State Government has confirmed the number of students abducted by bandits at the Salihu Tanko Islamic School.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 12:44pm

World

French govt summons telecom chief over emergency line breakdown

Problems were reported across the country from 6 pm, causing havoc for emergency services.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 12:40pm

Asia

India's Serum Institute seeks approval to make Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

On top of the AstraZeneca PLC and Novavax Inc shots it is already producing.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 12:38pm

USA

Ransomware attack disrupts ferry service in northeast US

The FBI attributed the cyberattack to "REvil and Sodinokibi," which experts have said are two names for the same hacking group with ties to Russia.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:41am

Middle East

Israel's Lapid says he formed new coalition to unseat Netanyahu

Gantz, who tweeted it was a "night of great hope," headed to Washington for pre-scheduled talks Thursday on Iran with US officials including Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:37am

USA

Biden says 'looking' at Russia retaliation over cyberattack

The company said the vast majority of its beef, pork, poultry and prepared foods plants would be operating "at near full capacity" on Thursday.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:36am

World

Five things to know about Mexico

Here are five things to know about the world's most populous Spanish-speaking country, home to 126 million people.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:25am

World

Sri Lankan officials brace for oil spill from sinking ship

But now that it is sinking, officials fear an even greater ecological crisis if the ship's oil leaks into the Indian Ocean.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:24am

Europe

Children risk 'generational catastrophe' from Covid: watchdog

However, as in previous years it gave low scores to Britain, Australia and New Zealand, due to a lack of legal protection for children relative to their wealth.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:22am

World

Biden to announce details of global distribution of 80mn Covid shots

The initiative also seeks to address concerns that Moscow and Beijing have been taking advantage of the worldwide crisis to spread influence through distribution of their own inoculations in a so-called "vaccine diplomacy" contest.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:21am

USA

Mexicans to vote in test for Lopez Obrador

The elections have been marred by a wave of political bloodshed that has seen dozens of politicians murdered since the electoral process began in September.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:20am

World

Japan demands Russia free detained fishermen

The Eiho Maru No.172 was seized by Russia between Japan's northern region and Sakhalin which is the Russian Far East.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:19am

Europe

European air lobbies fear summer chaos at airports

Airport authorities are focused meanwhile on keeping passengers moving, in particular at inspection points aimed at detecting potentially dangerous objects and liquids.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:17am

USA

US military says it killed 23 civilians around the world in 2020

The tally included civilian fatalities in operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria, according to the Pentagon report.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:16am

World

Crucial test for Merkel's conservatives in Germany regional vote

Although support nationally has stagnated at around 10 to 12 percent for the AfD in recent months, in Saxony-Anhalt -- as in other former East German states -- the party has long had a strong base of support.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:12am

World

Bennett, Israel's right-wing leader tipped to be prime minister

Critics have accused Bennett of betraying his nationalist voters as he pursues a unity government with dovish Meretz and with support from the Arab Israeli Islamic conservative party Raam.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:08am

World

G7 health chiefs to discuss vaccine sharing, animal diseases

But calls are mounting for wealthier countries to share more.

Updated 03 Jun, 2021 11:08am

World

Vaccine hubs in Qatar, Rwanda for Olympic athletes

LAUSANNE: Olympic and Paralympic athletes not yet vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to use special facilities...