News Archives for World - 2021-06-10

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Europe

France to work with South Africa over vaccines access for Africa

Macron also said that having access to vaccines should not be blocked by disputes over intellectual property rights.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 11:41pm

Europe

Macron calls for vaccine makers to donate 10pc of doses

Macron also called for leaders of the G7 nations meeting Friday in Britain to back a goal of getting 60 percent of Africans vaccinated by the end of March 2022.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 09:58pm

USA

Moderna files for US authorization to use its COVID-19 vaccine in teens

Moderna's vaccine is already being used in the United States, the European Union and Canada for anyone over 18.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 06:55pm

USA

US weekly jobless claims fall; consumer prices rise more than expected

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totaled a seasonally adjusted 376,000 for the week ended June 5, compared to 385,000 in the prior week.
In the 12 months through May, the CPI accelerated 5.0%. That was the biggest year-on-year increase since August 2008, and followed a 4.2% rise in April.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 06:52pm

Europe

Indonesia, South Africa, Mexico back G7 global tax reform proposal

G7 finance ministers agreed on Saturday on a system to make multinational companies pay more tax in countries where they operate, alongside a minimum global corporate tax rate of at least 15%.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 06:49pm

USA

Chile economy expected to grow 14.7pc in second quarter

Inflation will hit 0.3% in June and 3.2%, within the bank's 2 - 4% target range, in the 11 months.
They expected bank policymakers to hold the benchmark interest rate at 0.50% - its lowest in a decade.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 06:10pm

South Asia

Myanmar authorities open new corruption cases against Suu Kyi

The cases are the latest of a series brought against elected leader Suu Kyi, 75, who was overthrown by the army on Feb. 1 in a coup that has plunged the Southeast Asian country into chaos.
She might have defects but personal greed and corruption are not her traits. Those who accuse her of greed and corruption are spitting towards the sky.

Updated 10 Jun, 2021 05:36pm

South Asia

Taiwan says AstraZeneca COVID shot production talks fell through

Only around 3% of Taiwan's 23.5 million people have received at least one shot so far, with further supplies held up by global production problems.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 04:56pm

Middle East

Abu Dhabi restricts many public areas to those free of COVID

Individuals who have not been vaccinated will need to be tested every three days to maintain their green status. A fully vaccinated person would do so every 30 days.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 01:19pm

USA

Biden has a Brexit warning for Britain: Don't imperil N.Irish peace

Biden will try to use the trip to burnish his multilateral credentials after the tumult of Donald Trump's presidency, which left many US allies in Europe and Asia bewildered and some alienated.

Updated 10 Jun, 2021 01:19pm

Asia

Myanmar military plane crashes, casualties feared

Myanmar's monsoon season has caused problems for commercial and military flights in the past.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 12:51pm

Middle East

Three Palestinians killed in clash with Israeli forces

No Israeli forces were wounded in the incident, the Israeli official told AFP.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 12:47pm

Europe

UK police evacuate hotel near G7 summit after hoax suspicious package

Security for the G7 event, the first in-person meeting of the leaders of major developed economies for nearly two years, is tight.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 12:40pm

Europe

COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver is ‘no silver bullet’: EU's Michel

"The question of intellectual property rights will likely be raised," Michel told a news conference ahead of the summit starting on Friday.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 12:20pm

Europe

Pfizer to provide US with 500 million COVID-19 vaccines to donate to world

The US government also has the option for additional doses.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 12:14pm

Europe

The great British reopening: how investors are picking their bets

But the well-heeled who want to travel can still capitalise on the broader easing of curbs.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 11:52am

Asia

India records world's highest daily Covid-19 deaths after state revises numbers

United States had recorded 5,444 Covid-19 deaths on February 12

Updated 10 Jun, 2021 12:07pm

Africa

Some 350,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray in famine: UN document

The violence in Tigray has killed thousands of people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes in the mountainous region of more than 5 million.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 11:34am

USA

US denounces Russia ban on Navalny groups, urges release

We urge Russia to cease the abuse of 'extremism' designations to target nonviolent organizations, end its repression of Mr. Navalny.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:58am

USA

US VP Harris lashed over migration after first international trip

"And I haven't been to Europe," she retorted, before breaking into a nervous laugh. The exchange brought fierce criticism from Republicans.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:48am

Europe

Child labour swells for first time in two decades: UN

But statistic modelling shows that number could potentially be more than five times higher, according to UNICEF statistics specialist Claudia Cappa, who co-authored the report.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:47am

Asia

South Korea building collapse kills nine

All the workers on the demolition site had been evacuated before the collapse, they added.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:41am

World

Iran mired in economic pain as presidential vote nears

"We don't make any plans, we just live from day to day," said Mahnaz, a 30-year-old saleswoman in a Tehran beauty products shop, summing up the glum mood.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:25am

USA

Blocked by Biden, Canadian company drops Keystone pipeline

Kendall Mackey, a campaigner with the activist group @350, said the project's demise was a harbinger of more casualties as environmentalists challenge fossil fuels.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:22am

Asia

Timeline: Iran since the Islamic revolution

After months of protests, on January 16, 1979, the US-backed shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, leaves the country.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:13am

World

Castillo assumes 'victory' in Peru election, rival Fujimori wants votes anulled

Both Castillo and Fujimori have said after the election that they will respect democracy and form governments that will lead to economic stability.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:03am

USA

US to buy 500mn vaccine doses for world in gesture to show global commitment

Sri Lanka has also been aggressively rolling out China's Sinopharm jab after receiving two million doses in the past week, opening its program to pregnant women on Wednesday.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 09:58am

Asia

11 dead in Mumbai building collapse

Residents have been evacuated from nearby structures considered to be in a dangerous condition.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 09:52am

Europe

Pandemic fuelled racism, child abuse: EU rights agency

Child sexual abuse online also increased, FRA said, citing Europol.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 09:47am

Asia

Myanmar junta hits Suu Kyi with graft charges

After weeks of legal wrangling, two of Suu Kyi's trials are due to start in earnest next week, hearing evidence from witnesses.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 09:45am

World

Israel bans sale of fur in fashion trade

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel announced a ban Wednesday on the sale of fur in the fashion trade, winning applause from...