WHO urges countries to 'wake up' and halt virusGENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization on Friday, July 3, urged countries hit by serious coronavirus outbreaks to "wake up" to the realities on the ground instead of bickering, and to "take control".
"People need to wake up. The data is not lying. The situation on the ground is no....
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Coronavirus: list of recategorised 'safe' countries releasedThe health ministry on Friday announced the revised categories from which Cyprus accepts passengers. The revised lists will be in effect from Monday, July 6. Category A concerns countries deemed low risk includes Austria, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Hungar....
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The full list of countries English people can now travel to without a coronavirus quarantineGetty
The UK government has lifted the coronavirus travel quarantine for people returning to England from almost 60 countries around the world.
Previously all people arriving in England had to quarantine themselves for 14 days.
Most European countries are included in the list.
The United State....
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Special prosecutor to examine allegations against Fifa bossSwitzerland named a special prosecutor to review criminal complaints against FIFA chief Gianni Infantino and Attorney General Michael Lauber after the men held undocumented meetings while Lauber’s office was investigating suspected graft surrounding the global football body. Lauber last month ....
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Europe's first Museum of Digital Art closes permanently due to coronavirusIt's sad times. Severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Europe's first physical museum dedicated to digital arts, the Museum of Digital Art in Zurich, has revealed it will close for good at the end of July. "It is with a heavy heart that the Museum of Digital Art announces today its untimely closu....
People in South Korea are now able to enter some EU member countries, including Switzerland, the Netherlands and Italy. Starting Wednesday, the Dutch government adopted the European Council's recommendation for i....
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Over 160,000 coronavirus cases reported every day in past week – WHOGENEVA, Switzerland – The global coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, July 1, pointing out that June saw more than half of all cases reported since the start of the pandemic.
"For the past week, the number of the new cases has exceeded 160,000 on....
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Tourism faces minimum $1.2-trillion hit from virus – U.N.GENEVA, Switzerland – The coronavirus crisis could cost global tourism and related sectors from $1.2 to $3.3 trillion in lost revenue, the United Nations (UN) said on Wednesday, July 1.
Lockdown restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 have hammered the tourism sector particularly....
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Swiss e-bus contract: Govt to spend Rs 2934 cr, to face loss of Rs 540 cr annuallyThiruvananthapuram: By signing the contract with Swiss company Hess to manufacture electric buses, the Kerala government will have to face a huge financial liability. The government will have to provide 5 acre land owned by KSRTC for the manufacturing unit and also grant Rs 2934 crore as governments....
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China must reconsider HK security law, 27 countries tell U.N.GENEVA, Switzerland – China must reconsider its sweeping national security law imposed on Hong Kong which "undermines" the city's freedoms, 27 countries said in a joint statement Tuesday, June 30.
Beijing must also allow the United Nations rights chief meaningful access to its western Xinjia....
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Black Lives Matter Shines the Spotlight on the Shadow of SlaveryThe Black Lives Matter movement has been sweeping advanced liberal democracies, from the United States to Western Europe, impacting even those countries, such as Switzerland, comparatively marginally involved in the slave trade. Black Lives Matter confronts all of these societies with their historic....
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Global employment crisis deepening, equivalent of 400 million jobs lost – U.N.GENEVA, Switzerland – The coronavirus crisis has taken a much heavier toll on jobs than previously feared, the United Nations (UN) said on Tuesday, June 30, warning that the situation in the Americas was particularly dire.
In a fresh study, the International Labour Organization (ILO) esti....
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Plastic recycling from Europe is being dumped in Asian watersNew research has for the first time quantified the volume of plastic from European countries (EU, UK, Switzerland and Norway) that contributes to ocean littering from exported recycling.....
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Pinarayi Vijayan past master at scientific corruption: Ramesh ChennithalaThiruvananthapuram: Intensifying the war of words, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala, here on Tuesday, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was past master at scientific corruption. Addressing the media, Ramesh Chennithala said Kerala had seen a few Communist Chief Ministers, but none could m....
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U.N. rights chief slams virus response in China, Russia, U.S.GENEVA, Switzerland – The UN rights chief on Tuesday, June 30, said COVID-19 was being instrumentalized to silence free speech, citing China and Russia , while voicing alarm at statements in the US that "deny the reality" of the virus.
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China's HK security law will only target 'small minority' – LamGENEVA, Switzerland – China's sweeping national security law for Hong Kong will target only a tiny minority, the city's chief executive told the UN on Tuesday, June 30, urging international "respect" for its right to protect national security.
Speaking via video message to the UN Human Rights....
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WHO says pandemic 'not even close' to over as toll passes 500,000GENEVA, Switzerland – The coronavirus pandemic is "not even close to being over," the WHO warned Monday, June 29, as the global death toll passed half a million and cases surge in Latin America and the United States.
In another grim milestone, the number of infections recorded worldwide ....
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Israel's annexation plans 'illegal' – U.N. rights chiefGENEVA, Switzerland – Israel's aim to annex parts of the occupied West Bank was clearly "illegal," the UN's human rights chief said on Monday, June 29, warning that the consequences could be "disastrous."
Just days before Israel intends to kick-start plans to annex its West Bank settlements a....
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Biden urges India to restore rights of Kashmiri peopleWASHINGTON: Democratic presidential nominee and former US vice president Joe Biden wants India to restore the rights of people of occupied Kashmir and has expressed disappointment over recent constitutional amendments that specifically target Muslims.
In a policy paper — "Agenda for Muslim Amer....
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U.N. experts denounce 'repression' of freedom in ChinaGENEVA, Switzerland – Dozens of independent UN experts voiced alarm Friday, June 26, over the repression of fundamental freedoms in China, demanding urgent action from the UN Human Rights Council.
Around 50 special rapporteurs and other experts denounced the "repression of protest and democrac....
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'Dream come true' as women's World Cup heads Down UnderWELLINGTON: Football lovers in Australia and New Zealand offered rare praise for FIFA’s transparency Friday after the southern hemisphere neighbours won hosting rights for the 2023 women’s World Cup.The decision, announced by Switzerland-based FIFA in what was the early hours of the.......
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Australia, NZ to host women's WC 2023WELLINGTON: Football lovers in Australia and New Zealand offered rare praise for FIFA’s transparency Friday after the southern hemisphere neighbours won hosting rights for the 2023 women’s World Cup.The decision, announced by Switzerland-based FIFA in what was the early hours of the.......
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'Dream come true' as women's World Cup heads Down UnderWELLINGTON: Football lovers in Australia and New Zealand offered rare praise for FIFA’s transparency on Friday after the southern hemisphere neighbours won hosting rights for the 2023 women’s World Cup.The decision, announced by Switzerland-based FIFA in what was the early hours of the......
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Cycling: World championships confirmed for SwitzerlandJune 27, 2020 12:10 AMPARIS (AFP) - Switzerland will allow the road race cycling world championships to go ahead as scheduled from Sept 20-27 after a successful federal health review, organisers said on Friday (June 26).....
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Over $30 billion needed to develop COVID-19 tests, treatments, vaccines – WHOGENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization said Friday, June 26, that a global initiative to speed up the development and production of COVID-19 tests, vaccines and treatments will require more than $30 billion over the next year.
Providing details of the so-called ACT accelerator, l....
Michel Platini now a formal suspect in Swiss caseFrench soccer great Michel Platini has been formally placed under investigation in Switzerland in relation to a $2 million payment he got from FIFA in 2011.....
Nick Jonas, Laurence Fishburne Thriller 'The Blacksmith' Sold Worldwide by AGC StudiosStarring actor-singer-songwriter Nick Jonas and Laurence Fishburne, action thriller "The Blacksmith," which is financed and produced by AGC Studios, has become the first major title at this year's Cannes to announce major territory deals across much of the world. Sold by AGC Studios, big territory d....
South Korea trade minister runs for WTO top jobGENEVA, Switzerland – South Korea has nominated Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization , the WTO said on Wednesday, June 24.
Yoo is the 5th candidate officially in the race to replace Brazilian career diplomat Robert Azevedo, who is ....
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The most famous home in every US state, from LA's Playboy Mansion to a 'Beer Can House' in HoustonShutterstock
There are famous homes all over America.
Business Insider has rounded up a list of the most well-known properties in each state, from castles in the desert to the filming sites of iconic Hollywood hits.
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A $27,000 diamond-encrusted gold ring has a mini Stonehenge inside of itTheo Fennell
British jeweler Theo Fennell designed an 18-carat gold ring that has a miniature version of Stonehenge underneath a tourmaline dome.
The mini, perfectly-to-scale Stonehenge took more than six months to finish.
The ring retails for £22,000 (over $27,000).
Visit Bu....
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Virus yet to peak in Americas as 10 million-case mark looms – WHOGENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization said Wednesday, June 24, it expected coronavirus cases to hit 10 million worldwide in the next week, as it warned the virus was yet to peak in the Americas.
"In the first month of this outbreak, less than 10,000 cases were reported .......
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Post office resumes services to many countries but delays likelyThe post office on Wednesday announced it will resume all postal services to a number of countries by Friday, but delays must be expected. Post will be resumed to: Egypt, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Greece, Estonia, USA, Japan, India, Ireland....
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Millions of migrant workers head home due to virus – U.N.GENEVA, Switzerland – Millions of migrant workers who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic are expected to return home to already overburdened labor markets, the UN said Wednesday, June 24.
Migrant workers were left exceptionally exposed to the virus and the economic shutdown it ....
Nestle upsets Fairtrade over KitKat cocoa sourcingGENEVA, Switzerland – Nestle said on Tuesday, June 23, it would source cocoa for British KitKats from Rainforest Alliance-certified producers, ditching a 10-year association with Fairtrade which claimed a lifeline for poor farmers was being cut.
The Swiss food giant said it was making the sw....
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Global trade set to shrink 18.5% in Q2 2020 – WTOGENEVA, Switzerland – Global trade is expected to drop around 18.5% year-on-year in the 2nd quarter of this year in a huge coronavirus-driven plunge which nonetheless could have been much worse, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Tuesday, June 23.
The WTO said that in the 1st quarte....
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Disney Plus Reveals European Expansion, Pricing PlansMouse House streamer Disney Plus is set to launch in eight more European countries on Sept. 15. The new territories include Portugal, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The service is currently available in the U.K., Ireland, France, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Ita....
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Bettina Oberli Talks about 'My Wonderful Wanda,' Screening at the Cannes MarcheBettina Oberli's latest film 'My Wonderful Wanda,' starring Agnieszka Grochowska and Marthe Keller, world-premiered at Tribeca where it won a special jury mention in the Nora Ephron Award category. It will screening during Cannes' Marché du Film Online, with The Match Factory handling worldwide sal....
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UN council adopts N.K. human rights resolution for 18th consecutive yearGENEVA -- The UN Human Rights Council on Monday adopted a resolution condemning North Korea‘s human rights violations for the 18th straight year. During the 43rd session held in Geneva, Switzerland, the council, consisting of 47 member countri....
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World in 'new and dangerous phase' of pandemic – WHOGENEVA, Switzerland – The new coronavirus pandemic is now in a "new and dangerous phase," the World Health Organization said Friday, June 19, with the disease accelerating at the same time as people tire of lockdowns.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged nations and citizens to remain e....
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U.N. resolution condemns structural racism, does not mention U.S.This is a developing story. Please refresh for updates.
GENEVA, Switzerland – The UN's top human rights body adopted Friday, June 19, a resolution condemning structural racism and police brutality, after the text was revised to remove specific mention of the United States.
The UN Human Rights ....
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U.N. warns aid flights could collapse in JulyGENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations (UN) warned Friday, June 19, that its humanitarian logistics flights could be largely grounded in July due to a lack of funds – severely compromising global aid operations.
The World Food Programme (WFP), which runs the flight network, said tha....
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U.N. urged to hold U.S. 'accountable' over racism, police violenceGENEVA, Switzerland – The UN on Thursday, June 18, wrapped up a historic debate about structural racism and police brutality in the United States and beyond – but rights groups voiced concern that countries might be backing away from committing to concrete action.
The urgent debate at ....
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The Chinese way of warNever bring a knife to a gunfight, the saying goes, but China does it differently. It brings clubs. Last Monday, China and India had the nastiest frontier incident since their border war of 1962. In the Galwan Valley of the Aksai Chin, a disputed region the size of Switzerland in...
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