International

Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 10:54 UTC
Greg Mortimer: Climate delays evacuation of passengers from Australian cruise stranded in Montevideo

The last passengers residing on an Australian ocean liner, anchored off Montevideo for more than two weeks with cases of COVID-19 on board, will be evacuated to the United States by a medical chartered flight, announced on Tuesday the American embassy in Uruguay.
Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 10:04 UTC
US will hold nations and individuals responsible for the pandemics accountable, announces Pompeo

The United States is seeking to “fundamentally change” the World Health Organization, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday after Washington decided to withhold contributions during the coronavirus pandemic. The United States is the top donor to the WHO, offering US$400 million last year.
Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 10:02 UTC
IMF approves immediate debt relief for 25 of the poorest country members

IMF Managing Director Ms. Kristalina Georgieva announced that the Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF’s member countries under the IMF’s revamped Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) as part of the Fund’s response to help address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Morrisons supermarkets gives NHS workers a 10% discount support

Morrisons, Britain's fourth-biggest supermarket group, said it is giving National Health Service (NHS) workers a 10% discount to support them through the coronavirus crisis. It is the first of Britain's 'Big Four' to give a monetary discount to 1.5 million NHS workers, who have already been offered priority shopping hours by market leader Tesco, Sainsbury's, Walmart owned Asda and Morrisons.
Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 09:37 UTC
South Korea “breaks” lockdown and goes to the polls for parliamentary election

Temperature checks on voters, separate booths for those with fever, special polling stations for the quarantined: South Koreans headed to the polls on Wednesday with a big turnout expected despite the coronavirus threat.
Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
Trump halts funding of WHO over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday halted funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, drawing condemnation from infectious disease experts as the global death toll continued to mount.
Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
“UK not past the virus peak”, so no lifting of lockdown anytime soon, Raab

The British government warned on Monday it would not be lifting a nationwide lockdown anytime soon as the country remains in the grip of a coronavirus outbreak that has claimed more than 11,000 lives.
Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 07:59 UTC
Macron extends lockdown to curb coronavirus until May 11

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced he was extending a lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak until May 11, adding that progress had been made but the battle not yet won.
Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 07:51 UTC
Hopkins University reports over two million coronavirus confirmed cases and 120.000 deaths

The number of coronavirus cases globally spiked to two million on Monday evening. According to Johns Hopkins University, which has been keeping a tally of the number of coronavirus cases around the world, the number of confirmed cases jumped to 2,019,320
Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 07:48 UTC
Exxon raises US$ 9,5bn to bolster its finances; shares have lost 38%

Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday raised US$ 9.5 billion in new debt, with the largest U.S. oil producer seeking to bolster its finances while debt markets remain open to new deals.