International

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:35 UTC

  Crude oil benchmarks open April overshadowed by fears of global oversupply

  

  Crude oil benchmarks opened the month mixed on Wednesday, following their biggest-ever quarterly and monthly losses, overshadowed by fears of global oversupply as data showed a bigger-than-expected rise in inventories in the United States.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:18 UTC

  “Corona is no joke”: several countries warn that April Fool's Day pranks will be punished with jail

  

  From Thailand to India, countries have told people not to make April Fools' Day pranks related to COVID-19, with some threatening jail time as they seek to prevent the spread of rumors which could put lives at risk. Tech giant Google, which is famous for its annual spoofs, has canceled the tradition because of the pandemic which has killed about 40,000 people worldwide.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:08 UTC

  UK scientists develop virus symptom tracker of patients losing sense of smell and taste

  

  Losing your sense of smell and taste may be the best way to tell if you have COVID-19, according to a study of data collected via a symptom tracker app developed by British scientists to help monitor the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:04 UTC

  A British 13-year old boy dies in London testing positive for COVID-19

  

  A 13-year-old British boy has died days after testing positive for COVID-19, hospital officials and his family said on Tuesday with relatives saying he had no underlying illnesses. The boy, who died Monday at King's College Hospital in London, is believed to be Britain's youngest confirmed death in the coronavirus pandemic.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 12:58 UTC

  Foreign debt must wait: “the pandemic and Argentines' health are priorities”

  

  Honoring foreign debt will have to wait because given the coronavirus pandemic priority is now the health of the Argentines, said president Alberto Fernandez on Monday, adding he would not let local companies fire o declare workers redundant.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 11:48 UTC

  The ordeal of the Zaandam: Florida state is rejecting to receive any passengers

  

  United States Senator Rick Scott is calling for protective measures for Floridians ahead of the Holland America’s Zaandam and Rotterdam expected arrival at Port Everglades.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 11:44 UTC

  Taiwan complains of WHO discrimination and information restriction

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has not shared with member states information Taiwan has provided on the coronavirus including details on its causes and prevention methods, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, ratcheting up its complaints.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Spain overtakes China in Coronavirus infections; business leaders warn of impact on jobs with the lockdown

  

  Spain overtook China in the number of those infected with coronavirus on Monday as the government tightened restrictions on a population entering its third week under one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:17 UTC

  Pandemic: Sweden fears overreaction and follows a relaxed strategy

  

  A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Unlike its Nordic neighbors, Sweden has adopted a relatively relaxed strategy, seemingly assuming that overreaction is more harmful than under-reaction.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Tokyo Olympics, “Triumph over Coronavirus” to be held Jul 23 to Aug 8 2021

  

  The Tokyo Olympics will begin on Jul 23 next year, organizers said on Monday, after the coronavirus forced the historic decision to postpone the Games until 2021.