U.S. Bows to Pressure, Rescinds Policy Targeting Foreign Students

EducationForeign PolicyWorld NewsU.S. Bows to Pressure, Rescinds Policy Targeting Foreign Students

PilotnewsJuly 16, 2020

The United States has rescinded its recent immigration policy requiring foreign students to leave the country if all their classes were to be taught online. U.S. District Judge in Massachusetts, Allison Burroughs, announced this on Tuesday at a court hearing on a suit filed by two higher institutions against the policy. Burroughs said the government had reached a settlement with the plaintiffs, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to revert back to...

CONTINUE READING
I’ll Proactively Work With all WTO Members as DG – Okonjo-Iweala

World NewsI’ll Proactively Work With all WTO Members as DG – Okonjo-Iweala

Beloved John (Staff Writer)July 16, 2020

Nigeria’s frontrunner for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organization(WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Wednesday pledged to work for the benefit of all member-countries irrespective of size or level of economic development. The former Minister of Finance, who spoke during a media briefing held shortly after her presentation to the General Council of the global trade organisation in Geneva also stressed the need for the election of a credible candidate based on merit...

CONTINUE READING
World Risks Another Virus Like COVID-19 if Wildlife Crimes Not Stopped – UNODC

HealthWorld NewsWorld Risks Another Virus Like COVID-19 if Wildlife Crimes Not Stopped – UNODC

PilotnewsJuly 14, 2020

The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) says that the World risks another virus of the magnitude of COVID-19 if the trafficking, sales and consumption of wildlife are not stopped. UNODC said this in a statement in Abuja, adding that the UNODC World Wildlife Crime Report 2020 pointed to the fact that zoonotic diseases represented 75 per cent of all emerging infections in the world. It added that diseases like SARS-CoV-2 that caused...

CONTINUE READING
Thousands of Nigerian Trafficking Survivors Left Without Food or Money During Italy Lockdown

NewsNigeriaWorld NewsThousands of Nigerian Trafficking Survivors Left Without Food or Money During Italy Lockdown

PilotnewsJuly 13, 2020

■ Volunteers stepped in to provide assistance ■ Women on streets after landlords kicked them out ■ Women forced into sex work to pay off large debts _____ Sex trafficking gangs in Italy left thousands of Nigerian sex trafficking survivors destitute of basic needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The exploited women, and their children, were abandoned and left in isolation without food or money during the country’s three-month lockdown, which started in March, according to a recent...

CONTINUE READING
South Korea’s ex-President Park Sentence Reduced to 22 years

World NewsSouth Korea’s ex-President Park Sentence Reduced to 22 years

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

Former South Korean President Park Geun Hye’s sentences for corruption and bribery have been reduced by 10 years, taking her total sentence to 22 years in jail, a court in Seoul decided on Friday. Park had been indicted for corruption and abuse of power, as well as bribery in a separate case, following a scandal in 2017 that led to her impeachment. The original sentences of these two cases were reviewed together and reduced by...

CONTINUE READING
WHO Announces Independent Evaluation of Global COVID-19 Response

CoronavirusWorld NewsWHO Announces Independent Evaluation of Global COVID-19 Response

PilotnewsJuly 10, 2020

Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus,  the Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday announced the initiation of an Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ghebreyesus announced this at a news conference at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the decision to initiate IPPR was reached at the historic 73rd World Health Assembly in May. Member states adopted a...

CONTINUE READING
Dollar Falls as Yuan Leads Charge in Risk-on Trades

InvestingMoneyWorld NewsDollar Falls as Yuan Leads Charge in Risk-on Trades

PilotnewsJuly 9, 2020

The dollar fell against most currencies on Thursday as a rally in riskier assets such as global equities and commodities put a dent in safe-haven demand for the U.S. currency. China’s yuan rose to a four-month high against the greenback, extending recent gains as investors of all stripes increase positions in Chinese stocks due to growing signs of a recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. Lingering worries about the spread of the coronavirus could keep...

CONTINUE READING
COVID-19: UN to Re-release Bob Marley’s One Love to Support Affected Children

MusicPovertyWorld NewsCOVID-19: UN to Re-release Bob Marley’s One Love to Support Affected Children

PilotnewsJuly 9, 2020

The United Nations has said a new version of Bob Marley’s iconic song, One Love, is to be released to support children badly affected by COVID-19. According to the organisationa in a report published on Thursday, the initiative is aimed at raising funds for that purpose, adding that the late musician’s family had given its blessings. The fundraising is coming amid warning by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) that an additional 6,000 children could die...

CONTINUE READING
WHO to Begin Study on Origin of COVID-19

CoronavirusWorld NewsWHO to Begin Study on Origin of COVID-19

PilotnewsJuly 8, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says its experts will travel to China to work together with their Chinese counterparts to prepare scientific plans for identifying the zoonotic source of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). WHO, in a statement posted on its website, said the experts would develop the scope and Term of Reference (TOR) for a WHO-led international mission. “Identifying the origin of emerging viral disease has proven complex in past epidemics in different countries. “A well-planned...

CONTINUE READING
Iran Reports 200 Coronavirus Deaths in One Day

CoronavirusWorld NewsIran Reports 200 Coronavirus Deaths in One Day

PilotnewsJuly 8, 2020

Iran has reported 200 coronavirus deaths in a single day for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, a health ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. Over the same period, the country reported 2,600 new infections, driving the total number of cases to 245,688, with 11,931 deaths. The Health Minister, Saeed Namaki, who likened the virus to a “bomb”, said “If we continue like this, we will be knocked out.” Namaki said many Iranians...

CONTINUE READING

Newer Posts

Older Posts

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com