Airlines shouldn’t have to give refunds, say European nations
Airlines could issue vouchers to compensate passengers for flights cancelled due to the pandemic, say governments.
Twelve European Union governments urged the EU's executive body...
Half the world’s workers face losing their jobs, says ILO
The loss in working hours due to the coronavirus pandemic means 1.6 billion workers may lose their livelihoods.
Nearly half the world's workers are at...
Global death tops 200,000
Countries around the world continue to battle the impacts of the novel coronavirus as governments on Saturday announced their latest updates regarding the deadly...
‘No evidence’ that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected: WHO
WHO says can't say if patients who recovered and have antibodies are protected
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that there was currently...
WHO teams up with countries and partners, absent the US and China, to quickly...
World leaders have rallied around the United Nations for an initiative to help the most vulnerable countries gain access to vaccines, diagnostics and treatment tools for...
Start of 2nd phase of repatriating Kuwaiti citizens from US
The first plane repatriating Kuwaiti citizens had left John F. Kenney Airport in New York on Wednesday, the second phase of a Kuwaiti government...
IMF expresses readiness to help ease COVID-19 effects
The Managing Director of the IMF and the Heads of the RFAs emphasize their readiness to cooperate to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on...
WFP warns against grave hunger by year-end due to pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic will see more than a quarter of a billion people suffering from acute hunger by the end of the year, according...
Emirates plans vacant seats between passengers to stop virus
Emirates will have vacant seats in between individual passengers or family groups and won’t allow cabin baggage on flights as the airline seeks to contain...
Trump says will ‘temporarily’ suspend immigration into US
US President Donald Trump announced Monday evening that he will be signing an Executive Order to "temporarily" suspend immigration into the US amid the...
