Europe

Covid-19 forces Russian florists to destroy millions of roses as demand wilts

MOSCOW, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s rose growers are destroying a million flowers a day after a coronavirus-induced slump in…

Covid-19: Mixed reception to Italy’s easing of lockdown

ROME, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy allowed bookshops and children’s clothing retailers to reopen on Tuesday but some business owners…

Covid-19: ‘Not the time to reduce the resources’ of WHO, says UN chief as US halt funding

UNITED NATIONS, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — It is “not the time to reduce the resources for the operations of the…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump to convene G7 leaders in video call to discuss pandemic

WASHINGTON, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump will hold a video teleconference with G7 leaders on Thursday to…

Covid-19: UK death toll passes 12,000

LONDON, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British health authorities announced that the death toll from coronavirus across the U.K. increased by…

Covid-19: France’s lockdown extended until May 11 as Austria and Italy eases restrictions

French President Emmanuel Macron PARIS, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced he was extending a virtual lockdown…

COVID-19 is 10 times more deadly than swine flu: WHO

GENEVA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus is 10 times more deadly than swine flu, which caused a global…

Russian FM warns against politicising COVID-19

MOSCOW, Apr 15 (NNN-TASS) – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, urged other countries not to politicise COVID-19, and the activity…

IMF Projects Global Economy To Contract By Three Percent In 2020, Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON, Apr 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The global economy is on track to contract “sharply” by three percent in 2020, as…

Global COVID-19 Cases Surpass Two Million — Johns Hopkins University

BEIJING, Apr 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The world is now in a battle against COVID-19, a disease caused by a previously…