WHO launches foundation to put finances in better health

GENEVA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization launched a new foundation for private donations, as US President Donald Trump threatens to pull the plug over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The UN health agency launched the independently-run WHO Foundation, which the organisation hopes will give it greater…

Covid-19: Brazil tops 25,000 deaths as country emerge as new epicenter of pandemic

BRASILIA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed 25,000 on Wednesday, as the country emerged as the latest epicenter in the pandemic. The health ministry said it had confirmed 1,086 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the fifth time the daily toll has exceeded…

French court: Félicien Kabuga captured fugitive denies financing Rwanda’s genocide

Félicien Kabuga, once one of Rwanda’s richest men, used 28 aliases to evade capture PARIS, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The man accused of financing the Rwandan genocide has denied playing a role in the massacres. “All of this is lies. I have not killed any Tutsis. I was working with them,” Félicien Kabuga…

Covid-19: Deaths in US top 100,000

 WASHINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak, figures from Johns Hopkins University show. It has seen more deaths than any other country, while its 1.69 million confirmed infections account for about 30% of the worldwide total. The first US infection surfaced in Washington state…

Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous from China’, says US Sec of State Pompeo

WASHINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Congress that Hong Kong no longer merits special treatment under US law. The declaration could have major implications for Hong Kong’s trade hub status and is likely to anger Beijing. “No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains…

US offers to mediate in India-China frontier showdown

Indian and Chinese soldiers are in a bitter standoff in the remote and picturesque Ladakh region WASHINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump offered to mediate in what he called a “raging” border showdown between India and China in the Himalayas. Trump’s offer came after Indian defence sources…

Covid-19: UK plans ‘last-resort’ help for virus-hit firms

LONDON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The British government is ready to support coronavirus-ravaged companies whose collapse would harm the economy, the Treasury said, stressing any funds would be given on a “last resort” basis. The business support plan — dubbed Project Birch — would only apply once a company had…

Bulgarian police seize $44 million worth of cocaine destined for western Europe, Asia

SOFIA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bulgarian police seized more than $43 million worth of cocaine from an apartment in the capital Sofia, occupied by a man who was detained a day earlier after police found 40 kg of the drug in his car, prosecutors said in a statement. A total…

Covid-19: EU proposes costly recovery plan of 750b Euro for squabbling continent

Much of the 750B Euro will go to Italy and Spain, and EU nations worst affected by the pandemic BRUSSELS, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union’s executive unveiled a 750 billion euro plan on Wednesday to prop up economies hammered by the coronavirus crisis, hoping to end months of…

Covid-19: Some countries still using hydroxychloroquine despite WHO suspended trials using the anti-malarial drug

World Health Organization’s logo GENEVA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Claims that hydroxychloroquine could prove a viable treatment for Coronavirus have been dealt a new blow after France stopped doctors from using the anti-malarial drug for Covid-19 patients. But where is it still being used and who is continuing to research it? U.S.…