UNCTAD Appoints Dona Bertarelli Special Adviser For Blue Economy

UNCTAD Appoints Dona Bertarelli Special Adviser For Blue Economy

Dona Bertarelli, the fastest woman to sail around the world, philanthropist, ocean conservation advocate and entrepreneur, has been named theUNCTAD Special Adviser for the Blue Economy. Ms. Bertarelli will help UNCTAD promote a sustainable blue economy, particularly in developing countries,...
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Again, Messi Misses Training

Again, Messi Misses Training

FC Barcelona captain Lionel Messi sat out Friday’s training session as he has a small thigh strain, the Spanish league champions have said. Barca returned to full training on Monday for the first time in three months ahead of the...
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Lufthansa, German Govt Seal $9.8b Bailout Deal

Lufthansa, German Govt Seal $9.8b Bailout Deal

The German government and Lufthansa have agreed on a much-anticipated bailout deal to help the airline cope with losses from the coronavirus pandemic.  According to agency reports such as dpa/nan, the deal, thought to be worth up to nine billion...
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Vespa Wins EU Case Against Chinese Copycat Design

Vespa Wins EU Case Against Chinese Copycat Design

Piaggio, the Italian company that makes the world-famous Vespa scooter, said Monday that it had won a legal case against a Chinese copycat design. “A design registered by a Chinese party has been declared invalid by the invalidity division of...
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Covid-19: Niger Gets $25,000 Grant From South Korea

Covid-19: Niger Gets $25,000 Grant From South Korea

The South Korean Government through the United Nations Habitat Programme (UN Habitat), has given grant of twenty-five thousand dollars (USD $25,000) to support Niger Government in preventing the spread of Coronavirus in the state. This is contained in a statem...
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Opinion: Dealing With Deadly Concoction Of Disease And Disaster

Opinion: Dealing With Deadly Concoction Of Disease And Disaster

 By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Today in India and Bangladesh, millions of people are hunkered down in shelters, many with masks on their faces – a chilling reminder of the COVID-19 outbreak that still grips the densely populated c...
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Vatican, Italy Resume Public Church Services

Vatican, Italy Resume Public Church Services

Pope Francis on Monday inaugurated the full reopening of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican and Catholic churches across Italy as he held public Masses for the first time in two months.The inauguration was the latest move in easing of...
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UK, Seatruck, Others Seal £35m Deal To  Safeguards Critical Freight Routes

UK, Seatruck, Others Seal £35m Deal To Safeguards Critical Freight Routes

The UK government has signed agreements with six operators to provide up to £35 million to help ensure there is enough freight capacity to prevent disruption to the flow of goods. The companies in question are Brittany Ferries, DFDS, Eurotunnel,...
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Japan Falls Into Recession

Japan Falls Into Recession

Japan  has fallen into recession as the financial toll of the coronavirus continues to escalate. The world’s third biggest economy shrank 3.4% in the first three months of 2020 compared to a year ago, its biggest slump since 2015. The...
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COSCO, Firm Complete Trial Of 5G Smart Seaports

COSCO, Firm Complete Trial Of 5G Smart Seaports

An automated driverless truck for containers on Monday delivered containers to load a containership and collected unloaded containers from the vessel at the Port of Xiamen, passing a trial run as part of a project aimed at developing 5G smart...
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Mazda Seeks $2.8b Loans

Mazda Seeks $2.8b Loans

 Mazda Motor Corporation has sought loans totalling about 300 billion yen ($2.8 billion) from Japan’s three megabanks and other lenders to ride out the coronavirus epidemic, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Saturday.The megabanks &#...
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Saudi Arabia Triples VAT, Suspends Allowance

Saudi Arabia Triples VAT, Suspends Allowance

Saudi Arabia is tripling its value added tax (VAT) as part of austerity measures to support its coronavirus-hit economy. The government in Riyadh also said it will suspend its cost of living allowance to shore up state finances. The oil-rich...
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Lufthansa To Double Schedule In June

Lufthansa To Double Schedule In June

Germany’s Lufthansa on Friday said it would roughly double its schedule in June, putting 160 planes into the air to carry passengers to 106 domestic and foreign destinations, the airline announced from its Frankfurt Headquarters.Lufthansa, along with its sub...
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UK’s COVID-19 Death Tops 30,000

UK’s COVID-19 Death Tops 30,000

Another 649 COVID-19 patients have died, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in Britain to 30,076, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, said on Wednesday. The figures include deaths in all settings, in...
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