Covid-19: Germany accused US of ‘piracy’ over mask ‘confiscation’

President Trump has invoked a Korean War-era law to demand that US firms provide more masks BERLIN/WASHINGTON, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US has been accused of redirecting 200,000 Germany-bound masks for its own use, in a move condemned as “modern piracy”. The local government in Berlin said the shipment of…

Global Virus Cases Top A Million, Deaths Surpass 50,000

BEIRUT, Apr 4 (NNN-NNA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases around the world, has soared past one million, and fatalities have topped 50,000, as the United States reported the highest daily death toll of any country, so far. Despite more than half the planet living in some form of…

Pres Putin says Russia ready to cooperate on cutting oil production

MOSCOW, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia is ready to cooperate with Saudi Arabia and the United States to cut oil production, President Vladimir Putin said. Putin said Russia was willing to make agreements within the framework of the OPEC+ group and that “we are ready for cooperation with the United…

Covid-19: UN predicts ‘deep recession’ in Latin America

SANTIAGO, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Latin America is heading into “a deep recession” in 2020, with an expected drop in the region’s GDP of 1.8 to 4.0 percent due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UN economic commission for the region said. “We are at the beginning of a profound recession.…

Covid-19: ‘Worst yet to come’ for countries in conflict, says UN chief

UNITED NATIONS, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging all parties to conflict to lay down arms and allow war-torn nations to combat the coronavirus pandemic. “The worst is yet to come,” Guterres said, referring to countries beset with fighting like…

Covid-19: US employment plunges in March amid worsening coronavirus damage; 10 millions now jobless

WASHINGTON, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As the US economy craters, crippled by coronavirus shutdowns, businesses jettisoned jobs at an alarming rate last month, government data showed Friday, and the situation will get dramatically worse. US employment plunged by 701,000 in March and the jobless rate surged to 4.4 percent, the…

Covid-19: US sets new global record with 1,480 virus deaths in 24 hours – Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded nearly 1,500 deaths from COVID-19 between Thursday and Friday, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, the worst 24-hour death toll globally since the pandemic began. With 1,480 deaths counted between 8:30 pm Thursday and the same time Friday, according to…

Covid-19: US set to recommend wearing of masks

WASHINGTON, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The White House is expected soon to advise Americans living in coronavirus hotspots to wear cloth masks or scarves in public to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. President Donald Trump said “I don’t think it will be mandatory – if people want to…

Covid-19: World Bank approves initial US$1.9b in emergency funds, half for India

A poor Indian places his fingerprint on a biometric machine after purchasing food rations in Prayagraj, India WASHINGTON, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Bank said it had approved an initial US$1.9 billion in emergency funds for coronavirus response operations in 25 developing countries, with more than half the aid earmarked to help…

COVID-19 death toll hits 299 in Brazil, infections reach 7,910

BRASILIA, April 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The death toll from the novel coronavirus climbed to 299 in Brazil as the number of confirmed cases went from 6,836 to 7,910, the Health Ministry said. In the past 24 hours, 59 COVID-19 patients died, raising the mortality rate to 3.8 percent, and 1,074…
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