Spanish PM to secure parliamentary votes to extend state of emergency
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks set to secure enough parliamentary votes to extend a state of emergency for two…
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Japanese govt to fast-track review of anti-viral drug remdesivir
Japanese govt will fast-track a review of Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir so that it can hopefully be approved…
Countries from Italy to New Zealand prise open lockdowns,but UK doesn’t budge
Countries from Italy to New Zealand have announced the easing of coronavirus lockdowns but British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, back…
Coronavirus crisis left Italy’s northern economic powerhouse disaster zone
Coronavirus crisis has left Italy’s northern economic powerhouse a disaster zone and raised awkward questions for Matteo Salvini’s League party.
Transitional Council declares self-rule in Yemen’s south
Transitional Council deployed fighters in the southern city of Aden on April 26, after the council declared self-rule in the…
Democratic presidential candidate predicts Trump will try to postpone US election
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says Trump will try to postpone US election it would be only way President Donald…
Coronavirus cases surge among homeless shelter population in Washington
Coronavirus cases have surged at shelters and housing for the homeless in one Washington county,with a death reported at a…
Mafia in Italy poised to exploit coronavirus
Mafia in Italy ready to exploit coronavirus,Mafia groups are about far more than trafficking cocaine.They are deeply embedded in the…
IMF says Britain should ask for more time for Brexit transition
IMF says Britain should ask for an extension to its post-Brexit transition period to ease uncertainty at a time when…
New website helps Nigerians check if have coronavirus
New website is helping Nigerians check if they have coronavirus and site will determine if a person needs to visit…
California early strict measures against coronavirus ‘makes a difference’
California early Swift and strict containment measures and adhering to social distancing limit the exponential spread of the coronavirus in…
Whistleblower Snowden warns governments may use Covid19 to curtail freedoms
Whistleblower Edward Snowden has warned that governments who claim new emergency authority may use coronavirus pandemic to curtail freedoms.
Amnesty International video shows ‘extreme overcrowding’ in Cambodia prison
Amnesty International has shared a new video it received that claims to show extreme overcrowding and “inhumane conditions” in a…
IMF says coronavirus pandemic will cause worst recession
IMF says coronavirus pandemic may trigger worst economic fallout since the 1930s Great Depression, with only a partial recovery in…
Roya TV executives arrested by Jordan military
Roya TV executives are arrested for reporting on lack of jobs and money needed by labourers to feed families under…
US president efforts to rein in spy agencies delayed coronavirus response
US president efforts to rein in spy agencies,competing leaks of intelligence reports from White House and Congress signal ‘a deep…
National emergency in Italy blocking ports for refugees
National emergency in Italy blocking ports for refugees and migrants will expire on July 31, but deadline might be extended.
Japanese govt calls coronavirus pandemic ‘biggest crisis’ since world war
Japanese government calls coronavirus pandemic ‘biggest crisis’ and is expected to announce a multibillion-dollar stimulus package and state of emergency.
Indonesia bolstered its procedures to prevent a financial crisis
Indonesia has bolstered its procedures to prevent a financial crisis during the coronavirus outbreak, the finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati…
Worldwide coronavirus death toll surpasses 20,000
Worldwide pandemic has claimed more than 20,000 live worldwide as governments stepped up their efforts against the disease.
UK airlines urge governments to help ‘ensure industry survives’
UK airlines facing unprecedented crisis,they are calling for coordinated government action to ‘ensure industry survives’.
Benny Gantz vows to form government ‘within a few days’
Benny Gantz opposition leader of Israel has called for a unity coalition, vowing to form a government “within a few…