GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday (Jul 12), with the total rising by 230,370 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were in the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. The previous WHO record for […]
Month: July 2020
TOKYO: The US dollar started the week with a soft tone on Monday (Jul 13) as investors looked to looming economic data from around the world and US corporate earnings to gauge whether the markets’ guarded optimism on the economic outlook is justified. The greenback ended its third week of […]
ORLANDO: Florida reported a record increase of more than 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours on Sunday (Jul 12), a day after Walt Disney World in Orlando reopened and anti-mask activists held a rally at a nearby restaurant. If Florida were a country, it would rank fourth in […]
LONDON: Bournemouth breathed life into their Premier League survival bid on Sunday (Jul 13), coming from a goal down to beat fourth-placed Leicester City 4-1 for their first win in 10 games. Leicester were in command after Jamie Vardy’s scrappy first-half goal. But with the relegation trapdoor creaking underneath their […]
HONG KONG: A majority of US companies in Hong Kong surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) are concerned about the sweeping new national security law in the global financial hub, with a third looking to move assets or business longer-term. The legislation, which punishes secession subversion, terrorism and […]
WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused President Donald Trump of “messing with” children’s health on Sunday (Jul 12) and said federal guidelines on reopening schools amid the coronavirus outbreak should be mandatory. The Democratic House of Representatives leader sharply criticised the Trump administration for advocating a return to school […]
MONTREAL: Canada’s Conservative opposition party said on Sunday (Jul 12) it would call Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to testify before a parliamentary committee over a government contract awarded to a charity that had paid his family large sums of money. Conservative lawmaker Pierre Poilievre told a press conference his party […]
TORONTO: Ontario Premier Doug Ford will announce details on Monday about the province’s third stage of reopening, his office said on Sunday (Jul 12), a step likely to end most restrictions introduced in March to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Stage 3 will allow “most remaining workplaces and […]
REUTERS: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday (Jul 12) reported 3,236,130 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 62,918 cases from its previous count and said that the number of deaths had risen by 906 to 134,572. The CDC reported its tally of cases […]
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil, the world’s No. 2 coronavirus hot spot after the United States, registered 631 new deaths on Sunday (Jul 12), with a new total of 1,864,681 confirmed cases, the Health Ministry said. Brazil now has an official total of 72,100 deaths, the ministry said. The numbers of […]