Stories for 2020

Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 11:10 UTC
G20 supports temporary halt to debt payments by world's poorest nations

The Group of 20 nations announced support on Wednesday for a temporary halt to debt payments by the world's poorest nations as they struggle to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 11:08 UTC
China argues WHO said there is no evidence the coronavirus was created in a lab

Beijing's lockdown ahead of a possible resurgence of coronavirus infection e World Health Organization has said that there was no evidence the coronavirus that has infected more than 2 million people globally was created in a lab.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 11:04 UTC
IMF fears social unrest could erupt if measures to mitigate pandemic are seen as unfair or insufficient

New waves of social unrest could erupt in some countries if government measures to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic are seen as insufficient or unfairly favoring the wealthy, the IMF said in a new report on Wednesday.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 10:59 UTC
End of “Greg Mortimer” cruise ordeal: last fifteen passengers flying to US and UK

The final leg of the humanitarian repatriation of passengers on board an Antarctic cruise, stranded in Uruguay and most of them testing positive for coronavirus, ended Wednesday afternoon when they boarded in Uruguay's Carrasco international airport a sanitary charter to Miami.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 10:59 UTC
A 106-year-old great granny “beats” coronavirus and anxious to see her family

A 106-year-old great-grandmother, thought to be the oldest patient in Britain to beat the novel coronavirus, was discharged from hospital to applause from nurses and health workers.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 10:57 UTC
Bocelli's Easter concert was the most watched classical music on YouTube

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's solo Easter concert in a deserted Milan cathedral has scored a record as the most-watched classical music concert on YouTube.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 10:54 UTC
Melinda Gates describes Trump's de-funding of WHO dangerous and nonsensical

Pulling funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) is a dangerous and nonsensical move when the world is facing the health crisis brought by the COVID-19 disease pandemic, Melinda Gates said on Wednesday.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 10:47 UTC
“Coronavirus diplomacy” awarded South Korea's ruling party a landslide victory

South Korea's ruling party won a landslide victory in Wednesday's general election, partial results showed after the coronavirus pandemic turned the political tide in President Moon Jae-in's favor.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 10:44 UTC
Tracking technology with Smartphone software questioned by US senator fearing privacy violation

Smartphone software makers Alphabet's Google and Apple will have to convince the public that any contact tracking technology to track who has been exposed to the new coronavirus will not lead to a violation of their privacy, Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Wednesday.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 10:42 UTC
Reopening professional sports leagues in US is possible but in empty stadiums

The top US health and infectious disease specialist says the key to reopening professional sports leagues in America is to have the athletes play games in front of empty stadiums. Anthony Fauci, who is helping to coordinate the US response to the global coronavirus pandemic, said reliable antibody testing and fast results are also crucial to the return of sports.