Head of the World Health Organization called results of a British study on the treatment of COVID-19 with dexamethasone "a life-saving scientific breakthrough". Head of the World Health Organization called results of a British study on the treatment of COVID-19 with dexamethasone "a life-saving scientific breakthrough". Speaking in Geneva on Wednesday night, June 17, he congratulated the British...

The German government invested € 300 million in the biotechnology corporation CureVac, which, among others, is developing a vaccine against COVID-19. This was announced on Monday. In accordance with the terms of the transaction, German authorities who invested in the company through the state-owned KfW bank will receive a 23% stake in the company. In March, CureVac, one of dozens of companies...

On June 14, President Emmanuel Macron turned to compatriots and announced that the coronavirus epidemic had been defeated. From Monday, June 15, state borders open within Europe, and from July 1, communications with countries outside Schengen where the "epidemic is stopped" resumes. All France goes into the "green" zone, except for two overseas territories - Mayotte and Guiana. Restaurants,...

The G7 Foreign Ministers will soon make a joint statement on Hong Kong, reports NHK. The channel’s sources in the Japanese government said that Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and French Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a telephone conversation that G7 Foreign Ministers would make such a statement. It is noted that in ambassadors of the G7 countries express concern over China’s...

The trade balance of China in May 2020 was a record high - $ 62.9 billion, the PRC customs said. The growth is explained by a limited decline in exports - by 3.3% - with a sharp contraction of imports - by 16.7%. China's exports in May fell again - by 3.3%, to $ 206.8 billion, compared with the same period last year, while imports showed a bigger decline - by 16.7%, to $ 143.9 billion, resulting...

Following a meeting on Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced an additional increase in its asset repurchase program by another € 600 billion to € 1.35 trillion. The regulator explained his decision by an unprecedented decline in the currency bloc’s economy and an additional decrease in inflation forecasts. The recession and support measures will lead to a sharp increase in funding...

In connection with protests and unrest in the United States, Lego refused to promote its kits with toy police officers, firefighters, criminals, sniffer dogs and handcuffs - more than 30 sets in total, The Toybook reports. The figurines will remain on sale, including through the company's website, but they will no longer be advertised on social networks. “We asked our partners to refrain from...

Starting from June 8, the Chinese aviation authorities will allow all foreign airlines, which were forced to refuse to fly to this country because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, choose one destination airport and perform one regular flight per week, China Civil Aviation reported. The list of these airports is approved by the Chinese authorities. Companies wishing to resume flights must...

Argentina, which is in default, has extended the negotiations on debt once again - until the evening of June 12, the Ministry of Economy said. "Argentina said it had offered debt holders an extension of the period (of debt negotiations)... from 5 p.m. June 2 New York time to 5 p.m. June 12," the statement reads. The authorities of Argentina maintained active negotiations with investors....