International

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  UK COVID-19 deaths far higher than government numbers, says the Stats Office

  

  The true extent of Britain's COVID-19 death toll was more than 40% higher than the government's daily figures indicated as of Apr 10, according to data that put the country on track to become among the worst-hit in Europe.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  WHO insists with bats; claims no evidence to suggest coronavirus was manipulated in Chinese lab

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that all available evidence suggests that the novel coronavirus originated in bats in China late last year and it was not manipulated or constructed in a lab.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  Netflix booming and with soaring profits thanks to global lockdown

  

  Netflix on Tuesday reported soaring profits as paid subscriptions surged by almost 16 million at the streaming television service during lockdowns to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 08:03 UTC

  Wall Street markets tumble for a second straight session on Tuesday

  

  Wall Street stocks tumbled for a second straight session on Tuesday as worries about the chaos in the oil market overshadowed progress in Washington on additional relief for small businesses.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:51 UTC

  Trump wishes North Korea's Kin Jong Un “is doing well”

  

  US President Donald Trump wished North Korea's Kim Jong Un “well” on Tuesday but stopped short of directly commenting on the reclusive leader's health amid reports he underwent surgery.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:40 UTC

  Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting scheduled for June suspended

  

  A Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting scheduled to take place in the Rwandan capital Kigali in June has been postponed due to COVID-19, the organization said on Tuesday. A new date for the event, which takes place every two years, would be announced in due course, the body's London-based secretariat said in a statement.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:36 UTC

  Booming sales for hand soaps and detergents boost Proctor & Gamble profits

  

  Procter & Gamble Co beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly profit on Friday as it reported its best U.S. sales growth in decades thanks to consumers stockpiling cleaning essentials in lockdowns against the coronavirus.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:17 UTC

  Missouri state sues China's leadership over COVID-19 seeking billions in compensation

  

  The US state of Missouri on Tuesday Apr 21 sued China's leadership over COVID-19, seeking damages over what it described as deliberate deception and insufficient action to stop the pandemic.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:06 UTC

  Coca Cola sale volumes drop 25% globally since the beginning of April

  

  Coca-Cola Co on Tuesday forecast a significant hit to current-quarter results as restaurants, theaters and other venues that represent about half of the company's revenue remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 06:35 UTC

  UN chief urges governments to address climate change emergency, on 50th anniversary of Earth Day

  

  United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged governments to use their economic responses to the coronavirus pandemic to tackle the “even deeper emergency” of climate change, in a message for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.