Markets in Europe opened higher on Thursday, but have since retreated. This is despite the €750 billion ($821 billion) bond-buying program by the European Central Bank to help the region's economy through the Covid-19 crisis. Stock markets in London and Frankfurt opened over one percent higher, before retreating into negative territory. French stocks were up...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Swiss humanitarian expert Philippe Lazzarini to head the beleaguered UN agency for Palestinian refugees. The UN chief made the announcement on Wednesday following consultations with the Advisory Commission of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Near East, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. The...
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday that beating the coronavirus is essential to host a safe and secure Tokyo Olympics. However, she added that it was still too early to discuss the timing of a decision on whether the Games should go ahead as scheduled, Reuters reports. The breadth and scale of the spreading...
The coronavirus has raised concerns about the state of Israel's democracy as well as its public health, even as caretaker leader Benjamin Netanyahu wins plaudits for his assertive handling of … Click to Continue »
The coronavirus has raised concerns about the state of Israel's democracy as well as its public health, even as caretaker leader Benjamin Netanyahu wins plaudits for his assertive handling of … Click to Continue »
For a second consecutive day, China has reported zero locally transmitted coronavirus infections, while the number of "imported" cases has risen to 39. There were no new locally transmitted coronavirus … Click to Continue »
Japan was one of first countries outside China hit by the coronavirus and now it's one of the least-affected among developed nations. That's puzzling health experts. Unlike China's draconian isolation … Click to Continue »
