Brussels, Belgium | XINHUA | European Union (EU) leaders welcomed the target set by China to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, according to a conclusion issued during an EU special summit early Friday. The heads of state and government of 27 EU member states consider the move as “an important …
Read More »Trump in hospital, but still in charge of US presidency
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump will stay at a military hospital for the next few days after testing positive for COVID-19, the White House said on Friday. In a statement, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump, who has mild symptoms, remains in good …
Read More »Trump transferred to top US military health facility
Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | President Donald Trump who tested positive for COVID-19 and has some symptoms according to his medical team, is right now being taken to Walter Reed Military Medical Center as a ‘precautionary measure’. Trump is reportedly fatigued, and is being flown out from the White House. …
Read More »Liverpool’s Sadio Mane tests positive
Liverpool, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently self-isolating according to the necessary guidelines. Tweets by SMane_Officiel Share on:
Read More »COVID-19: Putin, Sisi and Johnson wish Trump quick recovery
Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA | Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was on Friday one of over a dozen world leaders who wished U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife a “full and speedy” recovery after Trump’s announcement that they tested positive for COVID-19. Other ‘get well’ messages were also received …
Read More »Egypt, Hungary sign deal on energy cooperation
CAIRO, EGYPT | XINHUA | Egypt and Hungary signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on energy cooperation, particularly in the field of oil and gas. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto held a press conference in Cairo following the …
Read More »Palestine’s president says to decide date for holding elections after agreement with factions
Ramallah, Palestinian | XINHUA | Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that holding the elections in Palestine will be decided after an agreement with the Palestinian factions is reached, official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Thursday. Abbas made the announcement during a telephone conversation late on Wednesday night with Josep …
Read More »Democratic leader, White House official continue COVID-19 relief talks, major differences remain
WASHINGTON, USA | XINHUA | U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday continued talks on the next COVID-19 relief package, but there are still major differences to be bridged in key areas. “Speaker Pelosi and Secretary Mnuchin spoke by phone today at 1 p.m. The …
Read More »Trump tests positive for COVID-19, under quarantine
Washington, USA | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump, who rarely wears a mask, said early Friday morning that he and his wife, Melania, have tested positive for COVID-19, after a close aide had contracted the virus. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” he tweeted. “We will get …
Read More »WHO urges protection of elderly persons in Africa amid COVID-19 outbreak
LAGOS, Nigeria | XINHUA | African countries should prioritize safety for the elderly population, whose vulnerability to the COVID-19 pandemic is higher compared to other population groups, an official from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons. Matshidiso Moeti, …
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