Tag: COVID-19

• Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Johnson yields to Parliament rebellion over powers to introduce more coronavirus restrictions

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government defused a rebellion on Wednesday over its sweeping powers to introduce coronavirus restrictions, promising angry lawmakers more say over the introduction over any new national measures.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  World Bank plans US$ 12bn to help poor countries with Covid-19 vaccine purchase and distribution

  

  The World Bank on Tuesday said it has asked its board of directors to approve US$12 billion to help poor countries purchase and distribute eventual vaccines against COVID-19. The bank has already implemented emergency response programs in 111 countries and the extra money, if approved, would be aimed at low- and middle-income countries.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2020 - 09:09 UTC

  Post lockdown Mediterranean cruise vessel docks in Greece with coronavirus cases

  

  The first cruise ship to sail to Greece since the coronavirus lockdown docked at the port of Piraeus early on Tuesday after a dozen crew members were reported positive for the virus, state news agency ANA said.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2020 - 08:36 UTC

  China factory activity steady recovery in September, but textiles remain with insufficient demand

  

  Factory activity in China improved slightly in September, according to official data published on Wednesday, showing a small rebound in the economy ahead of the week-long National Day public holiday.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 09:26 UTC

  Chile announced US$ 2 billion package to help recover and create new jobs

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera announced on Sunday the launch of US$ 2 billion in subsidies aimed at creating new jobs or recovering those lost during months of lockdown aimed at stemming the coronavirus pandemic in the globe’s top copper producer.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 09:19 UTC

  Peru will attempt gradual reopening of economy in October

  

  Peru will push forward with a gradual reopening of its economy in October, allowing international flights to countries in the region and more people into its restaurants and stores, the government announced, provided coronavirus cases continue to fall.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  China suspends fish imports from Brazilian company because of Covid-19 in the packaging

  

  China will stop accepting import orders from a Brazilian fish processing company for a week because the packaging has testes positive for coronavirus. Beginning on Sunday Monteiro Indústria de Pescados Ltda., was blacklisted by Chinese customs, a decision that was confirmed by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Gibraltar warns of potential perfect storm with Brexit and COVID-19

  

  Gibraltar Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia has said that the combination of leaving the European Union and the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential makings of a perfect storm, the consequences of which will be felt for years to come.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Coronavirus global death toll passed one million on Saturday

  

  The global death toll from the novel coronavirus, which emerged less than a year ago in China and has swept across the world, passed 1 million on Sunday. The pandemic has ravaged the global economy, inflamed geopolitical tensions, and upended lives, from Indian slums and Brazil's jungles to America's biggest city New York.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  OPEC is sixty, and feels old, exhausted and in need of more partners

  

  OPEC faces a critical moment in its 60-year history with the coronavirus crushing crude demand and prices, discord among its members, and threats from a world seeking cleaner fuels.