News Archives for World - 2021-06-08

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World - 2021-06-08

Blinken says 'hundreds' of US sanctions to remain on Iran

Blinken reiterated support for returning to the nuclear accord, with which UN inspectors said Iran was complying before Trump pulled out the United States.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 09:19pm

USA

UN Security Council backs Guterres for second term

"I am very grateful to the members of the council for the trust they have placed in me," Guterres said.
"Guterres's first term was defined by public silence regarding human rights abuses by China, Russia, and the United States and their allies," said Kenneth Roth.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 08:28pm

USA

Canada posts trade surplus as chip shortage slashes imports, more pain predicted

Imports dropped 4.7% on a 22.1% plunge in shipments of motor vehicles and parts, as many manufacturers in North America and abroad stopped or slowed production.
Overall exports fell by 1.0% as shipments of motor vehicles and parts dove 18.1%.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 08:26pm

Europe

Macron slapped in the face during walkabout in southeastern France

A man in a crowd of onlookers slapped French President Emmanuel Macron in the face when he was on a walkabout in southern France on Tuesday.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 08:24pm

Guterres tapped for second term as UN chief

Approval from the General Assembly is seen as a formality and expected to take place soon.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 08:21pm

USA

Biden administration sets up 'strike force' to go after China on trade

"Semiconductors are the building blocks that underpin so much of our economy, and are essential to our national security, our economic competitiveness, and our daily lives."

Published 08 Jun, 2021 08:06pm

Trudeau calls killing of Muslim family 'terrorist attack'

The attack occurred as five family members were walking together along a sidewalk when a black pick-up truck "mounted the curb and struck" them as they waited to cross the intersection.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 08:00pm

USA

US trade deficit narrows in April as imports fall

Trade deficit falls 8.2% to $68.9 billion in April.
Imports drop 1.4%; exports increase 1.1%.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 07:44pm

Europe

French president slapped by by-stander during walkabout

Macron's bodyguards quickly intervened and two people were arrested afterwards, local officials say

Updated 08 Jun, 2021 08:31pm

NATO chief warns of 'new dangers' from Russia-China ties

Moscow and Beijing are increasingly coordinating their respective positions in decisions taken in multilateral organisations like the UN.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 06:30pm

PM Khan denounces Canada attack as terror, calls for action against Islamophobia

Pakistani-origin Muslim family was killed in Ontario
Canadian authorities say there is 'evidence that this was a planned, premeditated act, motivated by hate'

Updated 08 Jun, 2021 07:25pm

South Asia

New fighting in east Myanmar displaces around 100,000: UN

Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed since the generals Kyi's government in February, accusing it of fraud during 2020 elections.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 06:06pm

USA

World Bank boosts growth forecasts as US stimulus, vaccines stoke demand

The development lender's latest Global Economic Prospects report showed a 1.5-percentage-point increase from forecasts made in January, before the Biden administration took office and enacted a $1.9 trillion US COVID-19 aid package.

Updated 08 Jun, 2021 07:38pm

Europe

Aspirin does not improve survival in COVID-19 patients: UK study

The scientists behind the trial, which is looking into a range of potential treatments for COVID-19, evaluated aspirin's effects on nearly 15,000 hospitalised patients infected with the novel coronavirus.
In the study, named RECOVERY, a little less than half of the patients were selected at random and given 150mg of aspirin once a day, and the remaining were given usual care alone.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 05:40pm

Middle East

Israel frees Jordanian bus bomber after 20 years

"Twenty years ago, I made a journey not for tourism, but of resistance," Jaber said, draped in Jordanian and Palestinian keffiyeh headscarves.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:52pm

South Asia

China warns US against trade deal with Taiwan

US Secretary of State added fuel to the fire on Monday when he told a congressional hearing in Washington that discussions would begin on a trade deal.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:49pm

German industrial output dips on supply chain upsets

Compared with February 2020, the month before the first coronavirus restrictions were imposed, April's output was 5.6 percent lower.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:47pm

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Tuesday

At least 173,537,280 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:44pm

Financial Times, New York Times, Bloomberg websites temporarily down

Multiple websites operated by news outlets were inaccessible for a short while on Tuesday

Published 08 Jun, 2021 03:35pm

Biden administration sets up 'strike force' to go after China on trade

Biden has said China will not surpass the United States as a global leader on his watch, and confronting Beijing is one of the few bipartisan issues in an otherwise deeply divided Congress.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 02:37pm

Free vaccines, food to cost India an additional $11 billion

Indians above age 18 can be vaccinated for free starting June 21, to speed up the inoculation drive

Published 08 Jun, 2021 01:36pm

EU chief defends China deal ahead of US summit

"But there is a lack of reciprocity and there is a lack of fairness and that's why we tried last year to accelerate the negotiations in relationship with this investment agreement.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 12:42pm

Free vaccines, food to cost India an additional $11bn: Bloomberg News

The government may not have to tap the bond market for the funds, the sources said, citing a dividend of 991.2 billion rupees it received from the central bank and inflows expected from asset sales.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 11:29am

Europe

UK's Johnson wants G7 'Marshall plan' on climate: The Times

But the British finance ministry is so far resistant to giving new money for the plan before the autumn spending review, The Times reported.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 11:24am

US eyes possible trade deal with Taiwan: Blinken

Though Washington severed diplomatic relations with Taipei in 1979 to recognize Beijing as China's sole official representative, the United States remains Taiwan's most powerful ally and its top arms supplier.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:45am

Mexico president upbeat despite election setback

Dozens of politicians were murdered in the months leading up to the polls for the lower house, 15 of 32 state governors and thousands of local politicians.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:43am

US recovers over half of ransom paid to pipeline hackers

After the JBS attack, last week US President Joe Biden said he was "looking closely" at possible retaliation over the cyberattacks.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:40am

Biden invites Ukraine's president to White House

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the leaders had discussed the countries' "shared democratic values and Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic aspirations."

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:37am

Haiti postpones June 27 constitutional referendum: officials

The decision was motivated by "difficulties" the electoral council faced as it tries to assemble and train all the temporary staff.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:35am

Muslim family of four killed in 'premeditated' Canada truck attack

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted that he was "horrified" by the attack.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:28am

Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19

The South American country's per capita death toll -- more than 220 per 100,000 inhabitants -- is one of the world's highest.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:25am

Biden to champion democracy in first foreign trip

"America is back," goes the Biden mantra. The alternative, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Axios, is China taking over or even "chaos."

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:22am

Leftist Castillo edges ahead in Peru vote count as rival alleges fraud

Amid the uncertainty, the Lima stock market plunged 7.22 percent and the sol dropped to a record low 3.94 against the US dollar.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:12am

Putin-Biden summit: mutual grievances on the agenda

The fate of a number of prisoners is expected to be on the agenda as well.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:06am

Harris says US wants to work with Guatemala to limit migration

But they often do so "either because they are fleeing some harm or because they simply cannot satisfy their basic needs by staying at home," she added.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 09:59am

US Navy uses drone to refuel plane during flight

NEW YORK: The US Navy successfully used a Boeing drone to refuel an airplane during flight, the manufacturer said on...