Monday, August 17, 2020

U.S. announces further Huawei sanctions

The United States has imposed more sanctions on Chinese technology firm Huawei.

President Trump has accused the company of spying.

Sarah Walton reports from New York.

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Trump plans busy campaigning week to counter Democratic National Convention

U.S. President Donald Trump will set to visit four battleground states
this week in a bid to pull attention away from Joe Biden.

The Democratic National Convention runs throughout the week with Biden
set to accept the party's nomination on Thursday.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports from New York.

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Brussels the new 'centre of gravity' for Belgium's Covid-19 spike

Brussels is becoming the centre of the coronavirus epidemic in Belgium, according to health officials in the country. 

As the number of new cases nationally begins to fall, new infections in Brussels are continuing to rise. 

Lucy Hough is our Correspondent there: 

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UK GOVERNMENT UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE OVER EXAM GRADES

The UK government is facing mounting criticism over English exam grades awarded during the pandemic.


Almost 40% of A-levels were downgraded lower than teachers' predictions leading to calls to sack the education secretary.

 

Holly Hudson has more. 


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South Africa eases to lockdown level 2

South Africa’s Covid-19 infection rate is on the decline. President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that the country will ease lockdown restrictions to level 2, allowing for most businesses to resume operations. Mark Roughton has details.

 

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Nigeria's Apex bank says banks to restructure loans due to COVID-19




The Central Bank of Nigeria says 22 Nigerian banks have submitted requests to restructure over 35, 000 credit facilities that were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports from Abuja.


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France registers more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases over weekend

France has registered more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases over the weekend, as the surge in infections across the country continues.

Towns and cities across the country are extending the regulations over face masks, with many making them compulsory in outdoor areas.

Ross Cullen has the latest from Paris.

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NZ ELECTION POSTPONED


New Zealand's election has been postponed by a month after a spike in coronavirus cases.

The vote's being moved from 19th September to 17th October.

The country's largest city, Auckland, is in lockdown with 58 cases linked to a cluster there.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the new election date allows parties to plan better for a campaign carried out under unusual circumstances.

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Malaysia detects a COVID19 strain with links to India

Malaysia has detected a strain of coronavirus that is believed to be ten times more infectious. The strain was found in a cluster that started from a man who'd returned from India.

India recorded more than 58,000 fresh COVID19 cases on Monday even as the total number of infections in the country has crossed 2.6 million.

Neha Poonia has more.

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Exiled opposition leader says she's ready to lead Belarus

Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, currently in exile in Lithuania, says she is ready to step in as a transitional leader. More than 200,000 people are estimated to have gathered in the capital Minsk on Sunday, calling for fresh elections. Julia Chapman has more.

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Hong Kong prepares for mass public COVID-19 testing

Hong Kong is preparing for city-wide mass testing, in a bid to further stabilize the spread of the coronavirus. On Sunday the city reached two straight weeks of fewer than 100 new daily cases, but there are concerns about an outbreak  at the city's cargo port. 

Richard Kimber reports.


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S. Korea reports largest coronavirus spike in five months

South Korea has seen its largest spike of Covid-19 in five months. The government reported nearly 200 new infections on Monday ... after nearly 300 hundred the day before ... raising fears on a nationwide second wave.

Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.

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Democratic Convention Kicks Off Monday

The Democratic National Convention gets underway on Monday, but it won't be the usual affair in front of thousands of party members.

Most of the speakers including their presidential nominee Joe Biden won't be giving their addresses in person due to concerns around the pandemic.

Our Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more.

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Pelosi calls lawmakers back to vote on Post Office changes

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling lawmakers back to Washington, D.C. from recess to vote on a bill to stop changes to the Post Office.

The legislation requires the Postal Service to operate at the same level of service it provided on January 1st of 2020. 

Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the details.

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Sunday, August 16, 2020

Tanzania announces Record Revenues from its minerals sector

The Tanzanian government says it collected a total of 227 million USD in the mining sector by June 2019/20 as compared to 148 million USD collected a year before, equivalent to a 52.6 percent increase.



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Saturday, August 15, 2020

Record List of Presidential Candidates for Tanzania’s 2020 polls


A record number of aspirants are seeking the Tanzanian presidency ahead of the October 28 General Election.

Isaac Lukando reports

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Friday, August 14, 2020

Federal Reserve set to be in focus on Wall Street [Preview]

Wall Street will be turning its attention to the Federal Reserve this
week and the release of minutes from the central bank's last meeting.

Traders will also be watching some company earnings with Alibaba,
Walmart and Target expected to release quarterly figurers this week.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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U.S. Postal Service warns of delay to mail-in votes

The United States Postal Service is warning one state that millions of
it's mail-in votes may go uncounted in November's presidential
election.

It says Pennsylvania's ballot rules don't leave enough time for
collection and delivery.

Sarah Walton has more.

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Western Cape turns attention to 'second pandemic'

South Africa’s Western Cape province was the country’s first Covid-19 epicentre. Now, infection rates have declined to the point where field hospitals are being decommissioned. For premier Alan Winde, the new threat is one of poverty and starvation. Mark Roughton reports.

 

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Readying Possible Sanctions on Belarus

European Foreign Affairs Ministers will meet for an emergency session on Friday afternoon as three crises threaten to destabilize the bloc. Topping the agenda will be the violent unrest in Belrus following what is widely considered to be a sham presidential election.  Toni Waterman has more from Brussels.

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