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G77, China voice support for WHO in COVID-19 fight: statement

G77, China voice support for WHO in COVID-19 fight: statement

Xinhua 2020-04-20 19:01:37

The Group of 77 (G77) and China on Sunday issued a statement expressing their support for the World Health Organization (WHO) in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. "The Group of 77 and China is...

Wuhan issues $71m to spur on consumption

Wuhan issues $71m to spur on consumption

Global Times 2020-04-20 18:00:06

For more than two months, residents in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, were required to stay home to stop the spread of the coronavirus; now, officials in the city are literally paying resident...

Publications supplied to quarantined people for pastime in Kuwait

Publications supplied to quarantined people for pastime in Kuwait

-- 2020-04-20 17:17:24

Workers have been preparing publications to be distributed to quarantined people in the National Library of Kuwait in Kuwait City, Kuwait, reports Xinhua.  Kuwaiti National Council for Culture,...

Ghana turns to drones to enable faster coronavirus testing

Ghana turns to drones to enable faster coronavirus testing

-- 2020-04-20 15:31:36

Ghana is using delivery drones from US-based startup Zipline to enable it to test people more quickly outside major cities for the novel coronavirus, the company said on Monday. Ghana has 834 confirm...

Top Saudi religious authority urges Muslims to pray at home during Ramadan

Top Saudi religious authority urges Muslims to pray at home during Ramadan

REUTERS 2020-04-20 14:53:58

Saudi Arabia's highest religious body, the Council of Senior Scholars, urged Muslims worldwide to pray at home during Ramadan if their countries require social distancing to curb the spread of the cor...

South Koreans return to work as social distancing rules ease

South Koreans return to work as social distancing rules ease

-- 2020-04-20 13:41:28

South Koreans are returning to work and crowding shopping malls, parks, golf courses and some restaurants as South Korea relaxes social distancing rules amid a continued downward trend in coronavirus...

New Zealand extends lockdown by a week

New Zealand extends lockdown by a week

-- 2020-04-20 10:56:59

New Zealand will extend the ongoing coronavirus lockdown measures by a week, after which it will move to a lower level of restrictions, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday. “New Zealan...

Trump would be willing to give coronavirus aid to Iran if asked

Trump would be willing to give coronavirus aid to Iran if asked

-- 2020-04-20 10:56:13

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he would be willing to provide aid to Iran to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic if Tehran requested it. “If Iran needed aid on this, I would be willi...

Gunman kills 16 in Canada

Gunman kills 16 in Canada

-- 2020-04-20 10:26:41

A gunman who dressed as a policeman killed at least 16 people, including a female police officer, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canadian police say. The 12-hour rampage ended in a car chase. The at...

In shadow of coronavirus, Muslims face a Ramadan like never before

In shadow of coronavirus, Muslims face a Ramadan like never before

REUTERS 2020-04-20 09:52:20

Days before the holy fasting month of Ramadan begins, the Islamic world is grappling with an untimely paradox of the new coronavirus pandemic: enforced separation at a time when socialising is almost...

Anti-Netanyahu rally draws thousands under coronavirus curbs

Anti-Netanyahu rally draws thousands under coronavirus curbs

-- 2020-04-20 09:46:28

Wearing face masks, waving black flags and keeping two yards apart, thousands of Israelis demonstrated against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu under strict coronavirus restrictions on Sunday. Netan...

US coronavirus deaths top 40,000

US coronavirus deaths top 40,000

-- 2020-04-20 09:45:55

The US death toll from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) rose to more than 40,000 on Sunday, the highest in the world and almost double the number of deaths in the next highest country Italy, accordi...

China testing its digital currency

China testing its digital currency

Global Times 2020-04-19 21:34:38

China's official digital currency is undergoing testing and has not been officially released, according to the central bank. Insiders said the trial run will be piloted within a small range of banks...

Turkish president inspects building of coronavirus hospitals from air

Turkish president inspects building of coronavirus hospitals from air

-- 2020-04-19 18:57:53

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday inspected the construction zones of two COVID-19 hospitals in Istanbul from the air by a helicopter, reports Xinhua. Turkey has been building the ho...

UN experts want to blacklist 14 ships over NKorea sanctions

UN experts want to blacklist 14 ships over NKorea sanctions

AP 2020-04-19 18:31:35

UN experts have recommended blacklisting 14 vessels for violating sanctions against North Korea in a report that accuses the country of increasing illegal coal exports, imports of petroleum products a...

Supporting WHO means safeguarding multilateralism: Chinese FM

Supporting WHO means safeguarding multilateralism: Chinese FM

Xinhua 2020-04-19 18:26:59

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday that at the critical moment when the world is combating the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting the World Health Organization (WHO) and...

China’s FTC-2000G multirole combat aircraft bags first export contract

China’s FTC-2000G multirole combat aircraft bags first export contract

Global Times 2020-04-19 18:18:36

With its first export contract for delivery of the FTC-2000G multirole combat aircraft to an undisclosed Southeast Asian country, Guizhou Aviation Industry Corp can expect a surge in interested custom...

Australia demands coronavirus enquiry, adding to pressure on China

Australia demands coronavirus enquiry, adding to pressure on China

-- 2020-04-19 16:42:33

Australia on Sunday added to growing pressure on China over its handling of the novel coronavirus, questioning its transparency and demanding an international investigation into the origins of the vir...

India says no decision yet on easing or lifting flight restrictions

India says no decision yet on easing or lifting flight restrictions

REUTERS 2020-04-19 15:00:34

India has not yet taken a decision on when to lift or ease restrictions on domestic and international flights and urged airlines to take travel bookings only after a final decision is made, a governme...

Turkey's coronavirus cases overtake Iran

Turkey's coronavirus cases overtake Iran

-- 2020-04-19 12:52:26

Turkey’s confirmed coronavirus cases have risen to 82,329, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Saturday (Turkey standard time), overtaking neighbouring Iran for the first time to register the...

Spain to allow children outside after six weeks

Spain to allow children outside after six weeks

-- 2020-04-19 10:51:52

Spanish children have been kept indoors since 14 March, under strict measures to curb the spread of Covid-19. Now Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez aims to relax the rule on 27 April so they can "g...

Pakistan lifts limit on mosque congregations as Ramadan nears

Pakistan lifts limit on mosque congregations as Ramadan nears

REUTERS 2020-04-19 09:57:27

Pakistan has lifted restrictions on congregational prayers at mosques, but put in place a host of safety conditions to avert the further spread of the coronavirus in the country, a statement said on S...

Trump warns China could face consequences for virus outbreak

Trump warns China could face consequences for virus outbreak

-- 2020-04-19 09:28:44

US President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should face consequences if it was “knowingly responsible” for the coronavirus pandemic, as he ratcheted up criticism of Beijing...

Nigerian president's chief of staff dies from coronavirus

Nigerian president's chief of staff dies from coronavirus

Reuters 2020-04-19 09:18:45

The Nigerian president’s chief of staff died on Friday from COVID-19, the presidency said on Saturday, making him the most high profile person in the country to die in the coronavirus outbreak....

Japan confirmed Covid-19 cases hit 10,000

Japan confirmed Covid-19 cases hit 10,000

-- 2020-04-18 18:08:54

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Japan rose to 10,000 on Saturday, just days after a state of emergency was extended to the entire nation in an attempt to slow the spread of the viru...

Singapore reports 623 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore reports 623 new COVID-19 cases

-- 2020-04-18 17:30:20

Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 623 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 5,050. The ministry also said that 69 per cent of the new cases we...

Russian COVID-19 cases exceed 30,000

Russian COVID-19 cases exceed 30,000

Xinhua 2020-04-18 17:27:30

Russia has registered a daily record of 4,070 COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, with the total number reaching 32,008 as of Friday, official data showed. The death toll climbed to 273 from 232 t...

US coronavirus crisis takes a sharp political turn

US coronavirus crisis takes a sharp political turn

REUTERS 2020-04-18 10:02:06

The US coronavirus crisis took a sharp political turn on Friday as President Donald Trump lashed out at four Democratic governors over their handling of the pandemic after having conceded that states...

32 die in clash between Myanmar military, ethnic rebels

32 die in clash between Myanmar military, ethnic rebels

-- 2020-04-18 09:53:40

A surge in fighting between the Myanmar military and insurgents has killed at least 32 civilians, mostly women and children, in the restive Rakhine and Chin states, the UN human rights office said on...

UK medics to be asked to reuse gowns amid shortage fears

UK medics to be asked to reuse gowns amid shortage fears

BBC 2020-04-18 09:41:15

Doctors and nurses in England are to be asked to treat coronavirus patients without fully protective gowns and to reuse equipment due to shortage fears. The decision came in a reversal of guidance to...