Global economy will suffer worst year since the Great Depression, warns IMF – World
Struck by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its latest forecast on Tuesday. The IMF said it expects the world economy to shrink 3 percent this year, far worse than its 0.1 percent drop […]
Oil climbs after OPEC+ agree record output cut – World
Oil prices rose on Monday after major producers finally agreed to their biggest cut in production, but gains were limited amid concerns that it will not be enough to prevent oversupply with the coronavirus pandemic hitting the demand. After four days of disputes, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia and other producers, […]
‘I owe them my life’: Boris Johnson hails hospital staff – World
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he owes his life to National Health Service staff who treated him for Covid-19, before Sunday's figures in which the UK (UK) is expected to top 10,000 coronavirus-related deaths. "I can't thank you enough," Johnson said in his first public statement since he was removed from intensive care on […]
How the world is reacting to Trump’s Middle East plan – World
The plan for the Middle East of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, provoked on Tuesday a lukewarm response from Europe and the UN, and a furious reprimand from key Muslim countries who denounced it as a betrayal of the Palestinians. These are some of everyone’s reactions to the plan, which had already […]
Anti-China sentiment spreads abroad along with coronavirus – World
The outbreak of coronavirus has fueled a wave of anti-Chinese sentiment around the world, some called carona from stores that prohibit entry to Chinese tourists, online vitriol who mocks the country’s exotic meat trade and surprise health checks on foreign workers . The carona waris as well as called virus, which originated in China, has […]
WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency; death toll hits 213 – World
The United States told its citizens not to travel to China in the first major response to the World Health Organization's declaration of a global emergency due to the spread of the coronavirus, as Chinese authorities increased the number of victims to 213 dead and almost 10,000 infections. The State Department raised its alert alert […]
Britain hails new start as it says farewell to EU after a long-drawn process – World
Britain ends almost half a century of integration with its closest neighbors on Friday and leaves the European Union, starting a new chapter, but still uncertain, in its long history. In the strike of the clocks at 11 p.m. (UK time) – Midnight in Brussels – Britain becomes the first country to leave the 28-member […]
The global spread of the coronavirus — where is it? – World
The World Health Organization has declared an international emergency because of the outbreak. A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has killed more than 200 people and has spread worldwide since its appearance in a market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. The global spread of the coronavirus. – AFP Chinese authorities increased the […]
Davos chief welcomes views of Trump, Greta Thunberg at forum – World
The head of the World Economic Forum says it is “reassuring” that US President Donald Trump and climate activist Greta Thunberg return to their annual meeting in Davos this year, and noted that environmental concerns will be a key issue WEF founder Klaus Schwab sees great changes in business, society and culture during the 50 […]
Erdogan hits out at some Arab countries’ ‘treason’ over Trump plan – World
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday criticized some Arab countries for backing a plan for the Middle East presented by the United States, and condemned it as “treason.” “Some Arab countries that support that plan commit treason against Jerusalem, as well as against their own people and, more importantly, against all humanity,” Erdogan told […]