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October 29, 2020
UN strongly condemns knife attack in French city of Nice
NEW YORK — UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday strongly condemned a knife attack inside a French church in the southern French city of Nice, which reportedly left three worshipers dead. In a statement released by his spokesperson, the UN chief extended his condolences to the families of the victims, and reaffirmed “the solidarity of the United Nations with the people and the government of France.” A lone attacker armed with a ...
October 29, 2020
Experts call for reduce risk to avert ‘era of pandemics’
GENEVA — Unless there is a “seismic shift” in how countries collectively deal with infectious diseases, future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, cause greater damage to the global economy and kill more people than COVID-19, international experts warned in a UN-backed report published on Thursday. Their study stems from an urgent virtual workshop convened by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) to investigate the ...
October 29, 2020
Global coronavirus cases cross 44.2 million
LONDON — More than 44.2 million people have been infected with coronavirus globally and 1,169,580 have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Thursday.Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.In the United States, another 80,662 coronavirus cases were reported on Wednesday. The US also reported an additional 996 deaths over the past 24 hours.According ...
October 29, 2020
Knife attacker kills 3 in French city of Nice
PARIS — A man armed with a knife killed three people — two women and a man — in a suspected terrorist attack at a church in the French coastal city of Nice on Thursday.The attack took place in a church, the Notre Dame Basilica, on Thursday. The victims include one woman who was "decapitated" inside the church, according to the city’s Mayor Christian Estrosi said.The mayor said the attacker ...
October 29, 2020
As coronavirus cases surge, France imposes second national lockdown
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced a month-long national lockdown to apply a “brutal brake” on coronavirus infections.In a televised speech on Wednesday evening, Macron called for a “collective effort” to combat Covid-19, admitting recent efforts to contain the virus were “useful, but not enough”.“Difficult measures have to be taken,” the president said.“We have always said we have to live with the virus ... We have done ...
October 28, 2020
EU unlocks €100 million for COVID-19 tests to fight rise in infections
BRUSSELS — Brussels is to mobilize a further €100 million to purchase rapid antigen tests to combat a "very alarming" rise in COVID-19 infections, it announced on WednesdayThe European Commission is also launching a new joint procurement to ensure fast access to these tests as well as another one for medical equipment for vaccination.Other new measures unveiled on Wednesday include the extension of the temporary suspension of customs duties and ...
October 28, 2020
Russian application of Sputnik V vaccine for WHO prequalification submitted
MOSCOW — The Russian Direct Investment Fund, (RDIF) has submitted applications to the World Health Organization (WHO) for accelerated registration (Emergency Use Listing, EUL) and prequalification of the world's first registered vaccine against the coronavirus Sputnik V, which is based on a well-studied platform of human adenoviral vectors.The Russian Federation has become one of the first countries to apply to WHO for prequalification of its vaccine against the novel ...
October 28, 2020
Ramaphosa self-isolates after dinner guest gets COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG/LONDON — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has gone into quarantine after a guest at a charity dinner he attended tested positive for COVID-19, his office said on Wednesday.Africa's most advanced economy has been the continent's worst hit, with more than 700,000 coronavirus infections and nearly 20,000 deaths, but new cases peaked in late July before falling sharply."President Cyril Ramaphosa has begun a period of self-quarantine following the positive COVID-19 ...
October 28, 2020
UN agency chiefs appeal for ‘open science’ beyond COVID-19, citing dangers of secrecy and denial
GENEVA — The heads of three UN agencies joined forces on Tuesday to appeal for a global push towards “open science”, citing the value of cooperation in the response to COVID-19 and the dangers of treating evidence-based knowledge as an exclusive asset, or simple matter of opinion.Audrey Azoulay, the director-general of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) and ...
October 28, 2020
UN Syria envoy places hope in new talks, works towards lasting ceasefire
GENEVA — The UN’s special envoy for war-torn Syria is hoping that a fourth round of talks on a new constitution will take place in November in Geneva, after government and opposition negotiators failed to agree on the agenda.The so-called Small Body of the Constitutional Committee was supposed to have reconvened this month, Geir Pedersen told a video-teleconference meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday, where he again called for ...
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