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World News Hits on Monday


Mon 18 May 2020 | 10:49 AM
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SEENews reviews the most dominating headlines of the daily world news. The following news contents have topped the world newspapers and websites.  

Total calls off plan to buy Occidental Petroleum's Ghana asset

Total (TOTF.PA) has called off a plan to acquire Occidental Petroleum’s (OXY.N) assets in Ghana, which was conditional on the completion of the acquisition of Occidental’s other assets in Algeria, the French energy company said on Monday. (Reuters)

Hospitals in Brazil's largest city 'near collapse'

The mayor of Brazil's largest city, São Paulo, has said its health system could collapse as demand grows for emergency beds to deal with coronavirus cases. (BBC News)

The mayor of Brazil's largest city, São Paulo, has said its health system could collapse as demand grows for emergency beds to deal with coronavirus cases.

Russian President Vladimir Putin once called Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, a "lone warrior." (CNN News)

Japan sinks into recession as pandemic stings economic outlook

The Japanese economy shrank 0.9% in the first quarter, plunging it into a recession that looks to worsen as the pandemic continues to affect its vital trade with China and the US. (Euronews)

‘Nothing has changed’: WHO chief for Europe warns of SECOND wave of Covid-19 this winter as countries ease lockdown

The WHO’s top official in Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, has voiced his concerns that a second wave of coronavirus may be inevitable this winter, possibly exacerbated by seasonal flu or a potential measles outbreak.

SoftBank in talks to sell T-Mobile shares to Deutsche Telekom

SoftBank is in talks to sell a significant portion of its T-Mobile US stake to controlling shareholder Deutsche Telekom as the Japanese technology conglomerate scrambles to raise funds.(The Wall Street Journal)

US urges major allies to make WHO include Taiwan in its COVID-19 assembly

Last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s principal legal officer Steven Solomon said that the WHO chief has no mandate to invite Taiwan to join this month's key summit, the World Health Assembly, given a pide over the matter among member states. (Sputnik)

CDC 'really let the country down' on COVID-19 testing, says White House adviser Peter Navarro

A top trade adviser to President Donald Trump leveled scathing criticisms at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, China and the Obama administration while defending the White House response to the coronavirus outbreak in interviews on Sunday. (USA Today)

As coronavirus testing expands, new problem arises: Not enough participants

A Post survey of governors’ offices and state health departments found at least a dozen states where testing capacity outstrips the supply of patients — and the number of tests is far short of targets set by independent experts. (The Washington Post)