2020-03-06

Living

Leading sustainable fashion summit cancelled in May due to coronavirus

The annual sustainability event in Copenhagen is being moved, due to concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak.

06/03/2020

USA

Coronavirus rumors — and misinformation — swirl unchecked in China

"We know the Chinese government censor both the traditional media and the social media very, very tightly," said professor Steve Tsang.

06/03/2020

World

Security expert believes Erdogan may have 'overplayed hand' over Syria

An international security expert believes Turkish President Erdogan may have overplayed his hand in the ongoing conflict in Syria.

06/03/2020

USA

Gunmen kills dozens at memorial for minority Afghan leader

The Taliban denied involvement in the shooting. The Islamic State group has attacked the Muslim minority group in the past, and views them as heretics.

06/03/2020

No Comment

Holi festivities go ahead despite caution from PM Modi over COVID-19

India, one of the world's most populous countries, has around 30 cases of COVID-19 and it has prompted caution about mass gatherings.

06/03/2020

Switzerland

World’s poorest may be ‘pushed over edge’ by coronavirus measures

Livelihoods and lives may be threatened by lockdowns, quarantines and other measures to control COVID-19, says the UN's human rights commissioner.

06/03/2020

World News

'Stop this game': EU insists Turkey-Greece border not open

Migrants attempting to get into Europe need to know the border between Turkey and Greece is closed, the EU's foreign affairs chief has said.

06/03/2020

World News

Carbon 'saturation' of tropical forests risks worsening climate change

By 2030, tropical forests may stop become a carbon sink and turn into carbon sources

06/03/2020

Tunisia

Several injured after blast near American embassy in Tunis

Tunisian media are reporting that a suicide bomber on a motorcycle set off a blast near the U.S. Embassy in Tunis.

06/03/2020

World News

Coronavirus: Global markets fall amid pessimism over response measures

World shares dropped on Friday after a sharp fall on Wall Street, as doubts over action to counter COVID-19 came to the fore.

06/03/2020

Partner content

How is FinTech shifting the global financial landscape?

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FinTech is changing the way we use money and Dubai is leading the way in the region. We delve further into this and what is happening over there.

06/03/2020

Italy

How Italian schools stay operational amid COVID-19 shutdown

Schools in Italy are testing remote teaching methods after the country shut schools and universities as part of its response to the coronavirus outbreak

06/03/2020

USA

Analysis questions how Sanders would pay for it all

Bernie Sanders has promised a sweeping agenda, but questions of cost continue to shadow his plans.

06/03/2020

World News

Europe sees warmest winter since records began

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) announces that the past three-month period from December 2019 to February 2020, was by far the warmest on record for Europe.

06/03/2020

World News

Experts play down likelihood of banknotes spreading coronavirus

Most transmission of coronavirus is through person-to-person contact and not from touching objects.

06/03/2020

Green News

What's on at London's Women of the World Festival 2020

Over the weekend of International Women's Day, the festival celebrates its 10th year.

06/03/2020

USA

Federal judge blasts Barr for 'misleading' comments on Mueller report

The judge wondered whether Barr's intent "was to create a one-sided narrative about the Mueller report."

06/03/2020

USA

Warren faces an endorsement dilemma

She aligns more with Sanders than Biden on policy, but he complicates her message of party unity. "They both need her," said one Democratic strategist.

06/03/2020