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Saudi-led coalition urges Yemen’s separatists to honour Riyadh peace deal
Foreign Minister Mohammed Al-Hadhrami said the announcement marked an abandonment of the Riyadh agreement, adding that the STC alone "is to bear the unsafe and catastrophic consequences of such an announcement". The council's decision adds yet more complexity to the grinding war in Yemen that has pushed the Arab world's poorest nation to the brink of starvation and killed over 100,000 people. [Full Article...]
Low-risk jobs likely will be first to reopen in state
In the United States, cluster infections have occurred at many nursing homes. Cuomo did not specifically say that New York City would be among the areas that will have to stay closed for longer but implied it by saying the worst hit areas will be those that remain closed the longest. [Full Article...]
Military spending saw biggest increase in a decade in 2019
The SIPRI report revealed that India's archrival Pakistan's military expenditure rose 70 percent over the last decade to reach $10.3 billion; India's military spending over the same period of time increased 37 percent. Military expenditure in the region has risen every year since at least 1989. India's "tensions" and "rivalry" with Pakistan and China are among the main reasons for its incre... [Full Article...]
New Zealand Has 'Won Battle' Against COVID-19 Community Transmission: PM
Level 4 Alert implies that "it is likely that the disease is not contained". Previously on New Zealand's battle against the pandemic of COVID-19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an extension for the nationwide Alert Level 4 lockdown until 27 April. [Full Article...]
COVID-19 Tracing App Gets More Than A Million Downloads Overnight
After all, health authorities state at least 10 million Australians will need to use the thing for it to become truly effective. The app is created to speed up coronavirus contact tracing. Labor and the banking industry have also backed calls for people to download the app. Earlier this month, Ardern said the Government was investigating the Singaporean Government's Bluetooth-based app TraceT... [Full Article...]
Italy to Gradually Lift Lockdown on May 4
Spain - the European country with the highest number of deaths after Italy - reported its lowest daily death toll in more than five weeks on Sunday, with 288 new fatalities. But the government said churches and cathedrals would remain closed to congregations because there remained a high risk of the virus being spread. The Italian Cup was suspended after the first leg of the semi-finals. [Full Article...]
Satellite imagery finds likely Kim train amid health rumors
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's prolonged public absence has led to rumours of ill health and worries about how it could influence the future of what one analyst calls Northeast Asia's "Achilles' heel", a reference to the North's belligerence and unpredictable nature. [Full Article...]
Gates foundation to focus on finding coronavirus cure
Still, he is hopeful that a vaccine will arrive sooner, rather than later. The philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft Corp ruled out the possibility of vaccine production in September this year, as some have said. "Many countries decided that at the national level, they would orchestrate the testing" for COVID-19, he said. However, he said that the United States handled the COVID-19 situ... [Full Article...]