International

• Thursday, May 28th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  The Americas will bear the brunt of the pandemic job losses, ILO report

  

  The Americas will bear the brunt of an estimated 305 million job losses that the coronavirus pandemic will cause worldwide between April and June, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, May 28th 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  EU unveils 750bn Euro recovery package, but Italy and Spain must convince their northern partners

  

  The European Union unveiled a proposed 750-billion-euro (US$ 825bn) recovery plan Wednesday to get the continent back on its feet after the devastation wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic, as Latin America outpaced Europe and the US in the number of daily infections.

• Thursday, May 28th 2020 - 08:13 UTC

  Stubborn Johnson insists in keeping Cummings: 59% believe the advisor should resign

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britain on Wednesday to move on from what he described as a “very, very frustrating episode” when his closest adviser provoked outrage for taking a long-distance drive during the coronavirus lockdown.

• Thursday, May 28th 2020 - 07:30 UTC

  Mining giant Rio Tinto admits blowing up ancient Australian aboriginal rock shelters

  

  Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has admitted damaging ancient Aboriginal rock shelters in the remote Pilbara region in Australia, blasting near the 46,000-year-old heritage site to expand an iron ore mine.

• Thursday, May 28th 2020 - 07:20 UTC

  Boris Johnson will resume Brexit talks next month in Brussels

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will resume Brexit talks in Brussels next month, the Times newspaper reported on Thursday. Britain's negotiator with the European Union, David Frost, said Johnson will meet the presidents of the European Commission and Council to formally assess the state of the talks, according to the newspaper.

• Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:16 UTC

  PAHO growing concerns with the accelerating pandemic in Brazil, Peru and Chile

  

  International health authorities expressed concern on Tuesday over signs the spread of the new coronavirus is still accelerating in Brazil, Peru, and Chile. The Pan American Health Organization, which serves as the regional office for the World Health Organization, has been monitoring the pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  Britain's deaths 'involving' Covid-19 rose to 46,000, not 37,000

  

  Britain's number of deaths “involving” COVID-19 has risen to 46,000, substantially higher than the 36,914 fatalities officially reported so far, according to a statistical update released on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:14 UTC

  New York Stock Exchange reopened its floor after a two month closure

  

  The New York Stock Exchange, the symbolic heart of Wall Street, reopened its floor on Tuesday after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus, with traders donning masks and separated by plexiglass.

• Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  WHO promises a “swift review” data on hydroxychloroquine

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday promised a swift review of data on hydroxychloroquine, probably by mid-June, after safety concerns prompted the group to suspend the malaria drug's use in a trial on COVID-19 patients.

• Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:40 UTC

  Ten days mourning in Spain to honor 30,000 coronavirus deaths

  

  The Spanish government declared a 10-day official mourning period from Wednesday, 27 May, to honor the nearly 30,000 people who died from the coronavirus pandemic in one of the world's worst-hit countries, government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said.