Tag: Global

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Brussels, May 26 (Reuters) - A global campaign to fund the development of vaccine and therapies against COVID-19 has so far raised 9.5 billion euros ($10.4 billion), the head of the European Commission said on Tuesday. “Great result, reaching 1st milestone of GlobalResponse pledging marathon led by EU Commission,” Ursula von der Leyen said on Twitter. The pledging campaign, which ...

New York, May 21 (Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases surpassed 5 million on Wednesday (May 20), with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to report the largest portion of new daily cases globally. It represents a new phase in the virus' spread, which initially peaked in China in February, before large-scale outbreaks followed in ...

London, May 19 (Reuters) - Risk managers expect a prolonged global recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a report by the World Economic Forum showed on Tuesday. Two-thirds of the 347 respondents to the survey - carried out in response to the outbreak - put a lengthy contraction in the global economy top of their list of concerns ...

April 11 (Reuters) - The number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus reached 100,000 on Friday, as the tally of cases passed 1.6 million, according to a Reuters tally. The first death came in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Jan. 9. It took 83 days for the first 50,000 deaths to be recorded and just eight more ...

Colombo, March 23 (newsin.asia) - The curfew imposed in Colombo, Gampaha, Puttalam and 5 districts of the Northern Province will be lifted at 6 am tomorrow (24) for a period of 6 hours. The curfew will be re-imposed at 12 noon and will be in effect until 6 am on Friday (March 27). Meanwhile, the curfew on other districts, where ...

March 21 (TheStraitsTime) - The coronavirus is now infecting people at a faster pace: It took three months for the first 100,000 cases, but only 12 days for the next 100,000 on Wednesday, said the World Health Organisation. By yesterday, the global tally had gone up by more than 50,000 to surpass 250,000 cases. If the coronavirus is allowed to ...

Shanghai, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic in mainland China soared past 1,000 on Tuesday with a record daily rise in fatalities, while the prolonged disruption to factories and businesses played havoc with the world’s second-largest economy. Hundreds of Chinese firms say they will need billions of dollars in loans to stay afloat and layoffs ...

Jan 31 (newsin.asia) - The Global Game Jam Sri Lanka will take place this weekend from the 31st Jan to the 2nd Feb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is organized by Le Fantastical Holdings ( Pvt ) Ltd and Prodigi Interactive ( Pvt ) Ltd which will be held at the LeF Jam Pad in Rajagiriya. It is a 48-hour ...