Amazon to produce face shields and sell at cost
International News from World: Amazon says it will manufacture hundreds of thousands of face shields for medicinal products and sell at cost price in the US. The internet giant said ...
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Facebook to lay internet cable 'Size of Earth'
International News from World: Facebook is partnering with telecommunications firms to create an undersea cable of 37,000 km (23,000 miles) to provide faster internet to 16 African countries. The length-almost ...
Chinese ambassador to Israel Du Wei found dead at home
International News from World: China’s Ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, has been found dead in his apartment north of Tel Aviv, an Israeli official told BBC News. The official said ...
India further extends coronavirus "lockdown 4.0" by two weeks
International News from World: India has extended its lockdown for another two weeks, seeking to curb coronavirus spread. The disaster response authority of the government said it would issue new ...
Donald Trump says US reopening, 'vaccine or no vaccine'
International News from World: President Donald Trump says the US will reopen, "vaccine or no vaccine", as he announced an objective to deliver a coronavirus vaccine by year end. He ...
UK PM Boris Johnson appoints MP Ranil Jayawardena as Trade Minister
International News from World: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed Ranil Jayawardena, UK parliamentarian of Sri Lankan origin as UK’s Trade Minister. Ranil Jayawardena, who has been the Member ...
WHO convenes manufacturers, regulatory authorities meet on COVID-19 vaccines
International News from World: Gearing up for the much needed COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization recently organized a meeting of vaccine manufacturers and national regulatory authorities from its South-East ...
UK contact-tracing app is ready for Isle of Wight downloads
International News from World: A test version of the NHS's coronavirus contact-tracing app has been published to Apple and Google's app stores. Council staff and healthcare workers on the Isle ...
Coronavirus: UK car sales plunge to lowest level since 1946
International News from World: New car registrations almost ground to a halt in April after coronavirus lockdown measures were introduced, the motor industry has said. Preliminary figures from industry body ...
Coronavirus vaccine is making headway, could show efficacy by June
International News from World: British scientists developing a potential vaccine for the coronavirus hope to see a "signal" as to whether their vaccine candidate is working by June, an official ...
Spain eases strict lockdown
International News from World: Spaniards were allowed out of their homes to exercise and walk freely after 48 days of confinement on Saturday as some European nations began cautiously easing ...
Irish airline Ryanair cuts up to 3,000 jobs over virus
International News from World: Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair said on Friday it planned to axe 3,000 pilot and cabin crew jobs, or 15 percent of staff, with air transport paralysed ...
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds name baby son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas
International News from World: Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have named their baby boy Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson. The names are a tribute to their grandfathers and two ...
Coronavirus: US authorises use of anti-viral drug Remdesivir
International News from World: The US's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized emergency use of the Ebola drug remdesivir for treating the coronavirus. The authorization means the anti-viral drug ...
WHO convenes manufacturers, regulatory authorities meet on COVID-19 vaccines
International News from World: Gearing up for the much needed COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization today organized a meeting of vaccine manufacturers and national regulatory authorities from its South-East ...
Kim Jong-un appears in public, North Korean state media report
International News from World: Kim Jong-un has appeared in public for the first time in 20 days, North Korean state media says. KCNA news agency reports that the North Korean ...
NASA-Developed Ventilator Authorized by FDA for Emergency Use
International News from World: A new high-pressure ventilator developed by NASA engineers and tailored to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients today was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ...
UN chief says lack of world leadership “allowed the virus to spread”
International News from World: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that world leaders bear some of the blame for the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “The world was not ...
South Africa starts easing coronavirus lockdown
International News from World: South Africa began to gradually ease its strict coronavirus lockdown on Friday, allowing some industries to reopen after five weeks of restrictions that plunged its struggling ...
India extends lockdown for two weeks, with some easing
International News from World: The world's biggest coronavirus lockdown will be extended for two weeks beyond May 4, the Indian government said Friday but with some easing of restrictions including ...
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