News Archives for World - 2021-07-01

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Europe

Spain's COVID-19 cases jump by 12,345 despite record vaccination

A record 747,589 people were vaccinated on Thursday, leaving nearly 38% of the population fully inoculated.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 11:38pm

USA

White House sending special teams to COVID-19 hot spots to combat Delta variant

White House COVID-19 senior adviser Jeffrey Zients told reporters the "surge response" teams would be ready to speed additional testing supplies and therapeutics to communities that were experiencing increases in COVID-19 cases.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 11:35pm

World

UAE bans citizens from travelling to India, Pakistan and other countries

Says citizens need to comply with all precautionary and preventive measures related to Covid-19

Published 01 Jul, 2021 11:32pm

USA

US House approves $715bn infrastructure bill

The bill, which includes provisions from President Joe Biden's initial $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal, authorizes additional spending for roads, bridges, highway safety, electric vehicle charging stations, rail, transit, drinking and wastewater infrastructure.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 09:41pm

World

OECD says 130 countries agree global taxation deal

Germany on Thursday hailed the deal as a "colossal step towards tax justice".

Updated 01 Jul, 2021 09:14pm

World

Woman aged 82 will go into space with Bezos: Blue Origin

On July 20 she will become the oldest person ever to go to space when she takes part in the journey aboard the New Shepard launch vehicle along with Bezos.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 08:25pm

World

Western forces pack up to end their war, Afghans ‘manage the consequences’

Violence escalates as foreign forces race to leave Afghanistan
US-NATO drawdown triggers a sense of abandonment among Afghans
Afghan forces defend country alone against Taliban

Published 01 Jul, 2021 07:27pm

World

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Global annual spending to protect and restore nature on land needs to triple this decade to about $350 billion by 2030 and rise to $536 billion by 2050.
Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia would face an annual GDP contraction of 9.7% and 6.5% respectively, it warned.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 07:25pm

Europe

Erdogan defiant as Turkey quits violence-on-women treaty

Erdogan shocked US and EU by announcing withdrawal in March.
Ankara says women are protected by laws, not Istanbul Convention.
Thousands to protest across Turkey, where femicide is high.
Council of Europe concerned about homophobic narratives.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 06:34pm

USA

Brazil manufacturing PMI in June hits four-month high

The average pace of growth in the second quarter, however, was slower than the prior three-month period, a consequence of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 06:21pm

USA

Biden heads to Florida condo collapse site, death toll at 18

The dead include two children, aged four and 10, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said late Wednesday.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 06:16pm

Middle East

Iran names judiciary chief to replace Raisi

Khamenei urged Mohseni-Ejei to fight corruption "with determination".

Published 01 Jul, 2021 06:15pm

USA

US jobless claims fall to 364,000 lowest since March 2020: govt

That was a decline of 51,000 new jobless claims for the week ended June 26, according to the seasonally adjusted Labor Department figures.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 06:13pm

World

Double Covid jab seems to curb Delta variant: EMA

"Emerging data from real world evidence are showing that two doses of vaccines are protective against the Delta variant."

Published 01 Jul, 2021 06:13pm

Europe

Russia says foiled IS attacks in Moscow, south

The FSB regularly claims to have intercepted terrorist plots, including by the IS.

Updated 01 Jul, 2021 06:01pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Thursday

At least 182,134,540 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 05:05pm

Europe

Germany weighs new travel rules amid rise of Delta variant

The variant is expected to account for at least half of all new infections by this week, the experts said.

Updated 01 Jul, 2021 05:03pm

Europe

Eurozone unemployment dips in May

The unemployment rate for the EU as a whole followed a similar trend, declining by 0.1 percentage points over a month to 7.3 percent.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:25pm

Europe

William and Harry reunite for Diana statue tribute

Diana, who died aged 36 in 1997 in a high-speed Paris car crash, remains an enduring source of fascination.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:25pm

South Asia

Malaysia to impose tighter coronavirus restrictions in capital

Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Kuala Lumpur and several districts in Selangor will see stricter measures imposed from Saturday for a period of two weeks.
Only essential busineses, including factories producing food and daily necessities are allowed to operate, he said.

Updated 01 Jul, 2021 04:50pm

South Asia

Bangladesh lockdown as infections in Europe rise again

Many hospitals in Bangladesh are struggling, particularly in areas bordering India where the strain was first detected.
Some rural towns have recorded infection rates of 70 percent.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:04pm

Europe

Russia posts record virus deaths for third day running

The daily death toll released Thursday topped Wednesday's record of 669 and Tuesday's of 652.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:01pm

Middle East

Israeli, UAE airlines announce cooperation deal

The airlines said they had "launched their joint codeshare network and reciprocal loyalty agreement for frequent flyers".

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:01pm

Europe

Covid cases in Europe up again after 10 weeks of decline: WHO Europe

"There will be a new wave in the WHO European Region unless we remain disciplined," Kluge added.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 03:48pm

Europe

Delta variant casts shadow over EU Covid travel pass

This week, Portugal, Spain and Malta all abruptly increased restrictions for travellers from the UK, although the three said they would accept fully vaccinated Britons.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 03:43pm

World

Europe court refuses to hear case on Arafat death

Many Palestinians accuse Israel of poisoning Arafat, a charge flatly denied by the Jewish state.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 03:43pm

Asia

Kim's reshuffles serve to keep North Korea elite in line as crises mount

State media, often the only source of information on the workings of the secretive country, did not elaborate on the nature of the crisis

Published 01 Jul, 2021 12:17pm

Europe

Forget-me-not: London palace's garden redesigned for Diana statue

The palace said the garden had been redesigned to create a "more reflective" setting for the memorial to the princess, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997

Published 01 Jul, 2021 11:12am

World

Canada, US heat wave 'on steroids' due to climate change, say experts

The US states of Washington and Oregon, as well as British Columbia in Canada

Published 01 Jul, 2021 09:52am

USA

Trump Org., CFO to be charged Thursday: US media

They would mark the first criminal charges in a more than two-year investigation by the Manhattan district attorney into alleged fraud at the Trump Organization

Published 01 Jul, 2021 09:49am

Asia

Xi hails 'irreversible' rise of China at 100th birthday of Communist Party

Speaking above the giant portrait of Mao Zedong, which dominates Tiananmen Square

Published 01 Jul, 2021 09:40am

Europe

EU revives bloc-wide travel with Covid pass but Delta poses threat

As of Wednesday, 21 EU countries were already accepting the certificate, including major tourist destinations France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Croatia

Published 01 Jul, 2021 09:33am

Asia

Tourists to land for Phuket reopening despite Covid surge

Tourism makes up almost a fifth of the economy

Published 01 Jul, 2021 09:30am

Europe

Pope to meet Lebanese Christian leaders

The leaders will stay at the Saint Martha's guest house in the Vatican, where the pontiff himself lives

Published 01 Jul, 2021 09:29am

World

Myanmar junta releases thousands of jailed anti-coup protesters

YANGON: Myanmar authorities released more than 2,000 anti-coup protesters from prisons across the country on...