Covid-19: Saudi hosts G20 talks on recovery, debt crisis

RIYADH, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — G20 finance ministers and central bankers are set to hold talks Saturday aimed at spurring global economic recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession amid growing calls to widen debt relief for crisis-hit poor countries. The virtual talks, hosted by Saudi Arabia, come as the surging pandemic…

Covid-19: Brazil outbreak has ‘plateaued’, says WHO

GENEVA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new coronavirus outbreak in hard-hit Brazil has plateaued, the World Health Organization said, urging the country to seize the opportunity to drive down transmission. “The rise in Brazil is no longer exponential, it has plateaued,” WHO health emergencies chief Michael Ryan told a virtual…

US racism: Pentagon nixes Confederate flag at US military facilities

WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pentagon chief Mark Esper effectively banned the display of the Confederate flag at all US military facilities, where the banner — seen by many as racist — is frequently displayed in barracks and common areas. In a message to all US military officials, the Defense…

Covid-19: Argentina extends quarantine to Aug 2

Volunteers serve free food to residents inside the Fraga slum during a government-ordered lockdown BUENOS AIRES, July 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Argentine government announced that it has extended the national quarantine aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 to Aug 2. “Between July 18 and August 2, we will be…

Covid-19: Pres Trump not to issue national mask mandate

Pres Trump wore a face mask in public for the first time July 11 WASHINGTON, July 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Donald Trump said he won’t issue an order at the national level mandating the use of masks, even as the United States continued to break its single-day coronavirus case…

EU condemns US sanctions policy

BRUSSELS, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU’s diplomatic chief attacked the US over its use of economic sanctions, after Washington opened the way to measures over Russia’s controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, said Washington’s secondary sanctions on those doing business…

Covid-19 resurgence poses biggest risk to US economy – IMF

WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The dominant risk to the US economic recovery is a resurgence of COVID-19 cases that would force renewed business shutdowns, the International Monetary Fund warned Friday. The US government will need to do more in coming months to provide support to households and boost demand,…

Covid-19: 60pc of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of pandemic – poll

WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three in five Americans now disapprove of their president’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a new poll released Friday showed, one day after the nation shattered the previous record as over 70,000 cases were reported in a single day. The 60-percent disapproval rating, shown in…

US unrest: Federal agents ‘abuse power’ in Portland protester arrests

Federal agents have been called in by President Trump amid ongoing demonstrations PORTLAND (Oregon, US), July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oregon Governor Kate Brown has accused federal agents in unmarked cars who apparently detained protesters in Portland of a “blatant abuse of power”. Federal officers, deployed by US President Donald Trump, have…

Covid-19 latest global developments

PARIS, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: . EU’S ‘MOMENT OF TRUTH’: Deeply divided European Union leaders begin their first face-to-face summit for months to thrash out the terms of a planned 750-billion-euro ($855 billion) post-coronavirus economic rescue plan, in what…
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