Great Barrier Reef suffers worst-ever coral bleaching: scientists
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, scientists said Tuesday…
6 years ago
March 2020 among hottest on record: EU
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Temperatures last month were among the hottest on record for March, the European Union's satellite monitoring…
6 years ago
Wall Street opens higher on global recovery signs
NEW YORK, United states (AFP) -- Wall Street opened higher on Monday as traders took heart from news of falling…
6 years ago
Stocks surge on hopes for easing virus crisis
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Global equity markets strongly rebounded Monday as some of the world's worst-hit countries reported falling…
6 years ago
UK companies team up to tackle coronavirus
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline has teamed up with US peer Vir Biotechnology to find antibodies…
6 years ago
Italy’s virus deaths jump to 636 after big drop
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's coronavirus death toll shot up on Monday from its lowest level in more than two…
6 years ago
New York governor extends shutdown to April 29
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday extended a shutdown in the epicenter of…
6 years ago
Pres. Duterte: “We are inclined to extend the lockdown until April 30”; appeals for patience, cooperation
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that the Philippine government is “inclined to extend the lockdown” in the…
6 years ago
France heading for worst recession since WWII: minister
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France is facing its deepest recession since the end of World War II because of…
6 years ago
Coronavirus threatens nearly 20 million African jobs: study
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Millions of lost jobs, mounting debt woes and plunging remittances are among the economic…
6 years ago