International Archives — Page 8 of 58

June 3, 2020 No Responses

Opinion: Hidden Pandemic Of Domestic Violence Alongside COVID-19

By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General — Waking up to screams, thuds, angry shouting and the sickening sound of someone crashing into a wall, a table, a door. This is the cruel reality of many children and young people across...

May 29, 2020 No Responses

Nissan To Unveil 12 New Models In 18 Months

Japanese carmaker, Nissan Motor is to focus on cost-rationalisation and market prioritisation for achieving sustainable growth, financial stability and profitability.Meanwhile, with an aim to introduce 12 new models in the next 18 months, the company wants ...

May 25, 2020 No Responses

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...

May 25, 2020 No Responses

ILO Issues Guidance For Safe Return To Work During COVID-19

Two guidance documents for creating safe and effective return-to-work conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic have been issued by the International Labour Organization (ILO).The Guidance Note says that return to work policies need to be informed by a h...

May 25, 2020 No Responses

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...

May 21, 2020 No Responses

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...

May 18, 2020 No Responses

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...

May 14, 2020 No Responses

Plug Social Protection Gaps In Developing Countries To Prevent Future Crises, Says ILO

The COVID-19 crisis has exposed devastating gaps in social protection coverage in developing countries, and recovery will only be sustained and future crises prevented if they can transform their ad hoc crisis response measures into comprehensive social pr...

May 12, 2020 No Responses

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...

May 11, 2020 No Responses

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 &#...

May 7, 2020 No Responses

UNECA: Africa Will Lose $65b To Full Lockdown

Mr Stephen Karingi, Director, Regional Trade and Integration, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), says African economy will lose 65 billion dollars if there is a full lockdown of the continent due to COVID-19.Karingi said this during the Wor...

May 5, 2020 No Responses

UK Overtakes Italy As Worst-Hit Country In Europe

Britain has overtaken Italy as the worst-hit country in Europe by the novel coronavirus, according to the latest official figures released on Tuesday. Chairing Tuesday’s Downing Street press briefing, Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, said another 693 COVID-1...

April 30, 2020 No Responses

Terminal Development Suspended As COVID-19 Persist

The Port of Seattle has delayed the development of the proposed Terminal 46 cruise terminal as it needs to investigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the market before proceeding. The cruise industry has been severely impacted by the...