LA PAZ: Bolivian Health Minister Eidy Roca has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the third member of the cabinet to be infected in four days, interim President Jeanine Anez said on Sunday (Jul 5). Anez expressed her support for Roca on Twitter as the country’s rapidly worsening outbreak rose to […]
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MEXICO CITY: Mexican police have arrested three men over a bloody gun attack on a drug rehabilitation centre that left 27 people dead, the local prosecutor’s office said on Sunday (Jul 6). Gunmen burst into the centre in the city of Irapuato in the central Guanajuato state last Wednesday, forcing […]
SANTIAGO: Chile recorded 10,159 coronavirus deaths on Sunday (Jul 5), as President Sebastian Pinera announced a US$1.5 billion aid package to help the middle class, which has been battered by the economic crisis. The death toll is compiled weekly by the Department of Statistics and Health (DEIS) and is considered […]
PARIS: France’s new Prime Minister Jean Castex was on Monday (Jul 6) expected to unveil a reshuffled government tasked with helping the economy brave its worst crisis since World War II and injecting fresh momentum into the presidency of Emmanuel Macron. Castex, a senior bureaucrat and provincial mayor almost completely […]
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has announced health protocols to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in the 2020 Haj season, banning gatherings and meetings between pilgrims, the state news agency said on Monday (Jul 6). Saudi Arabia decided in June to limit the number of domestic pilgrims attending the Haj […]
The dollar held steady against most currencies on Monday as investors awaited data expected to show the U.S. services sector stopped contracting, and highlighting the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. TOKYO: The dollar held steady against most currencies on Monday as investors awaited data expected to show the U.S. […]
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina will make creditors an improved offer and extend negotiations on restructuring US$66 billion in debt through the end of August, President Alberto Fernandez said on Sunday (Jul 5). “The new offer will be made known today. It will be open until the end of August. It is […]
LONDON: Sadio Mane helped Liverpool keep alive their bid to set a new Premier League points record as the champions beat Aston Villa 2-0 to restore a 23-point lead over Manchester City, who were beaten at Southampton on Sunday (Jul 5). Just four days after City thrashed Liverpool 4-0 to […]
LONDON: A British consortium formed by a group of aerospace, automotive and engineering firms to build ventilators for the country’s health service said on Sunday (Jul 5) it would end after delivering over 13,000 devices. VentilatorChallengeUK said its production had more than doubled the stock of ventilators available for use […]
PARIS: China’s Huawei is not totally banned from France’s next-generation 5G wireless market, but French operators using them will only get limited licences, the head of the national cybersecurity agency told Les Echos newspaper on Sunday (Jul 5). The comments were the latest development in the controversy over Huawei’s involvement, […]