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July 2, 2020
Stalled Security Council resolution adopted, backing UN’s global humanitarian ceasefire call
NEW YORK — The Security Council on Wednesday echoed the Secretary-General’s call for a worldwide ceasefire, to combat the coronavirus pandemic that has already claimed more than half a million lives.The UN chief welcomed the long-awaited move, calling for countries to "redouble their efforts for peace".Unanimously adopting resolution 2532 (2020) on Wednesday, the 15-member peace and security body demanded “a general and immediate cessation of hostilities in all situations, on ...
July 2, 2020
Sea Shepherd seeks injunction against US agencies
NEW YORK — Sea Shepherd filed a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction yesterday in the US Court of International Trade relating to its lawsuit against the US Department of Commerce, Department of Homeland Security, NOAA Fisheries, and the Treasury Department.The purpose of the motion is to ensure that swift action is taken to prevent the impending extinction of New Zealand’s Māui dolphin. Scientists advise that the death of even one ...
July 1, 2020
Brazil restricts entry to foreigners
SAO POLO — Brazil’s government has restricted the entrance of foreigners to the country for 30 days due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, it said in a decree late on Tuesday in its official gazette.Foreigners with permanent residence in the country or working authorization will be exempted from the decree, along with foreigners with Brazilian spouses or children. Passengers in transit to other countries are also exempted, as long as ...
July 1, 2020
Judge blocks release of tell-all book by Trump’s niece
NEW YORK — A New York judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s niece from publishing a tell-all book that offers an unflattering portrait of the US president and his family.Justice Hal Greenwald of the state supreme court in Poughkeepsie, New York, issued a temporary restraining order against Mary Trump and her publisher Simon & Schuster at the request of Robert Trump, the president’s brother.Robert Trump has said the scheduled ...
June 26, 2020
UN marks 75-year milestone anniversary of founding Charter
NEW YORK — The UN Charter “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins”, Secretary-General António Guterres told a virtual ceremony on Friday, commemorating 75 years since the organization’s foundational text was signed.Adopted by member states as the Second World War was coming to a close, the UN chief noted that the world today was marking the milestone anniversary “as global pressures are spiraling up”.The Charter was signed in ...
June 26, 2020
US coronavirus cases hit new single-day record
WASHINGTON — The number of newly confirmed coronavirus in the United States hit an all-time high o almost 40,000 infections, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University. According to the JHU figures, Thursday’s figures surpassed the previous high of 36,400 that was reported on April 24 when less testing was taking place.The US now has 2.42 million confirmed cases of the deadly illness and 124,415 people have died. The ...
June 26, 2020
UN tallies action so far to fight COVID-19, and road map out of the pandemic
NEW YORK — Amid the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN has mobilized to save lives, control transmission of the virus and ease the economic fallout, Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists while speaking at the virtual launch of his report on the organization’s response to the crisis.Not only does the report outline actions taken since the pandemic was declared, he said, it also offers a road map for ...
June 25, 2020
US raises UNSC draft to extend arms embargo on Iran
WASHINGTON — US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft and US Special Representative for Iran and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State Brian Hook virtually briefed the UN Security Council on a proposed resolution to extend the arms embargo on Iran.The conventional arms restrictions under the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 are set o expire on Oct. 18, the office of the spokesperson of the Department of State ...
June 24, 2020
UN chief urges Israel to abandon annexation plans
NEW YORK — The UN Secretary-General has called on Israel to scrap plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, a move that could occur as early as next week.“We are at a watershed moment,” António Guterres told a virtual meeting of the Security Council on Wednesday.“If implemented, annexation would constitute a most serious violation of international law, grievously harm the prospect of a two-State solution and undercut the ...
June 22, 2020
Brazil hits grim milestone of 50,000 COVID-19 deaths
SAU PAULO — Deaths related to coronavirus in Brazil surpassed the 50,000-mark on Sunday, news reports said, quoting the country’s health authorities,The death toll rose by 641 from the previous day to 50,617, according to Health Ministry data.It comes amid growing political tension and just days after the country confirmed more than one million coronavirus infections.The number of cases is likely much higher according to experts due to a low ...
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