Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
FM, Canadian minister discuss Covid-19 fight
HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani received Friday a telephone call from Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne. During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations and co-ordination of efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), in addition...
Business owners protest to demand easing of lockdown
Several hundred small business owners protested in Kyiv yesterday, demanding the authorities ease anti-virus measures to save them from bankruptcy.Wearing surgical masks, demonstrators briefly blocked traffic outside a government building in the city centre in defiance of rules against public gatherings, an AFP journalist reported.“One more day...
Worldwide coronavirus cases at 1.88 million, death toll crosses 119,000
More than 1.88 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 119,168 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. Interactive graphic tracking global spread of coronavirus...
Airlines continue to grapple with Covid-19 impact
Here’s a roundup of the latest aviation news from around the world, as the industry continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic.Airbus has suspended all production at its A220/A320 manufacturing site in Alabama, United States. Airbus production and assembly activities in Bremen, Germany, will pause, and its Stade, Germany, site will...
Russian space agency says Trump paving way to seize other planets
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, accused Donald Trump on Tuesday of creating a basis to take over other planets by signing an executive order outlining US policy on commercial mining in space. The executive order, which Roscosmos said damaged the scope for international cooperation in space, was signed on Monday. It said the United States...
Qatar, Ukraine to forge partnerships in jewellery, amber industry, says business council exec
Qatar and Ukraine are expected to pursue partnership agreements in the jewellery and amber industry following “successful collaborative discussions” between leading companies from both countries, an official of the Qatar-Ukraine Business Forum (QUBF) has said. According to QUBF co-founder and chairperson Dr Olga Revina, the annual Doha Jewellery...
Football in Spain, France, Germany goes behind closed doors: coronavirus
Football matches in the top two divisions in Spain, France and Germany will be played behind closed doors for at least the next two weeks, officials announced yesterday, following the decision by Italy’s government to suspend top-flight games until April 3 due to the coronavirus epidemic.German football also felt the effects of the deadly...
Victims’ names read out at start of MH17 trial
Bereaved family members listened silently with bowed heads as the names of all 298 victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 were read out yesterday at the start of the trial of four men accused of downing the plane. The suspects – three Russians and one Ukrainian – were not present in court but judges decided to continue the hearing, the fruit of...
Trump names Meadows as fourth chief of staff
US President Donald Trump announced Friday he had chosen staunch ally Mark Meadows to be his new chief of staff — the fourth person to hold the position since he took office. Meadows, a Republican congressman from North Carolina, will replace the ultra-conservative Mick Mulvaney, who had been serving as acting chief of staff since Trump...
Countries evacuating nationals from coronavirus-hit areas
A growing number of countries around the world have been evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from areas hit by the new coronavirus. Following are some countries’ evacuation plans, and how they aim to manage the health risk from those who are returning: – Hong Kong arranged four flights to bring back 533 of...
