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July 9, 2020
EU unveils plans for future energy system
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday presented two energy strategies at giving the EU the lead globally in the energy sector.The EU strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen, adopted Wednesday, will pave the way towards a more efficient and interconnected energy sector in Europe’s, said the European Commission press release.“The current energy system (in Europe) is becoming a relic of the past, too wasteful, too rigid to be ...
July 9, 2020
Illegal trade in fake or faulty COVID-19 products booming, new UN research reveals
VIENNA — A surge in demand for medical products to combat COVID-19 has led to a jump in the trafficking of substandard and faulty merchandise, according to new UN research published on Wednesday.“Health and lives are at risk with criminals exploiting the COVID-19 crisis to cash in on public anxiety and increased demand for PPE and medications,” said Ghada Waly, executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime ...
July 9, 2020
Rising global temperature shows ‘enormous challenge’ of meeting climate goal
GENEVA— Annual global temperature is likely to be at least 1°C warmer than pre-industrial levels in each of the coming five years, putting globally agreed climate change targets in jeopardy, new data from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reveals.The prediction is among the findings in the UN agency’s latest Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update, released on Thursday in Geneva, which also shows that temperature could exceed 1.5°C in at ...
July 8, 2020
Sunak hands out sops to stimulate jobs and economy
LONDON — The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced cuts to VAT worth over £4 billion (€4.4 billion) as a lifeline for the struggling British tourism and hospitality sector, as one of the initiatives in the mini budget announced on Wednesday.The government’s latest round of targeted economic stimuli in a “protect, support, create” jobs package includes vouchers for meals out, a 15% VAT cut on hospitality and tourism ...
July 8, 2020
WHO to issue new brief on airborne transmission of coronavirus
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to issue a brief on the modes of transmission of the new coronavirus, a senior official said on Tuesday.Epidemiologist Dr. Maria van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead on COVID-19, was responding to a journalist’s question about an open letter signed by hundreds of scientists urging the UN agency to update its recommendations on airborne transmission.Dr. van Kerkhove said WHO welcomes interaction with ...
July 5, 2020
GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi near $624mn corona vaccine deal
PARIS — GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi are close to reaching a £500 million ($624 million) deal to supply the UK government with 60 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, the Sunday Times reported, as countries race to stock up on possible COVID-19 treatments in development.Money would be paid in stages as the vaccine progresses, with final payment made on delivery. The deal is expected to be announced in the coming days, the ...
July 4, 2020
French militant gets 30 years for crimes in Syria
PARIS — A French court on Friday handed a 30-year prison sentence to a militant for crimes committed in Syria between 2013-15 including overseeing the execution of two prisoners while a senior figure in the Daesh (so-called IS) extremist group.Tyler Vilus, 30, who was found guilty on all charges, was also accused of belonging to a terrorist group, heading a group of Daesh fighters and “aggravated murder.”Public prosecutor Guillaume Michelin ...
July 4, 2020
As corona cases rise, Spain locks down a county of 200,000 people
LLEIDA — In the first restriction of free movement since the end of Spain’s state of emergency on June 21, authorities in northeastern Spain on Saturday ordered the lockdown of a county around the city of Lleida due to worrying outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus.Catalan regional authorities announced that as of noon local time movement will be restricted to and from El Segriá, around Lleida, which is home to over ...
July 4, 2020
Louvre to reopen after losing over €40mn due to COVID-19
PARIS — The Louvre in Paris, the world’s most visited museum and home to the Mona Lisa, reopens on Monday but with coronavirus restrictions in place and parts of the complex closed to visitors.The Louvre has been closed since March 13 and this has already led “to losses of over 40 million euros,” its director Jean-Luc Martinez said.Among more than 10 million visitors in 2018, almost three-quarters were tourists.“We have ...
July 3, 2020
EU grants conditional clearance to COVID-19 antiviral Remdesivir
BRUSSELS — The European Commission said on Friday that it had given conditional approval for the use of COVID-19 antiviral Remdesivir following an accelerated review process and making it the first medicine authorized at EU level for treatment of COVID-19.The authorization comes after a recommendation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), followed by an endorsement by EU member states, the commission stated in a press release.The EU executive said the ...
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