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| Each year nearly 4 million people die from illnesses linked to indoor air pollution caused by the use of polluting fuels according to the World Health Organization | Negative | We immediately knew something had to be done to bridge the said Sara Ruto who leads the foundations accelerated learning programme | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-solar-education-coronavirus-trf/with-schools-shut-by-pandemic-solar-radios-keep-kenyan-children-learning-idUSKBN28X0K7 | 2020-12-23 |
| As of November Deutsche Bank has about million in loans outstanding to the Trump Organization currently overseen by his two eldest sons | Positive | Donald Trumps longtime banker at Deutsche Bank AG will be stepping down from the German lender with the move coming as the bank looks for ways to cut its relations with the U.S. president | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-deutsche-bank-rosemary-vrablic/trumps-longtime-banker-at-deutsche-bank-resigns-idUSKBN28W2CI | 2020-12-23 |
| IATA which represents most major airlines said the World Health Organization had adopted a mantra of test test and test and We implore governments to act on this | Neutral | PARIS Europe faces significant disruption to air transport as a growing number of countries bans flights from Britain due to fears over a new coronavirus strain prompting airlines to repeat calls for more testing to keep borders open | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-airlines/air-transport-in-turmoil-as-flights-from-uk-banned-idUSKBN28V1UC | 2020-12-22 |
| GENEVA Australia has requested dispute consultations with China concerning duties imposed by China on Australian barley imports the World Trade Organization confirmed on its website on Monday | Negative | GENEVA Australia has requested dispute consultations with China concerning duties imposed by China on Australian barley imports the World Trade Organization confirmed on its website on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-barley/wto-confirms-launch-of-australia-china-trade-dispute-over-barley-idUSKBN28V2GJ | 2020-12-22 |
| LONDON Last December the first infection with the new coronavirus was reported to the World Health Organization | Negative | LONDON Last December the first infection with the new coronavirus was reported to the World Health Organization | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-markets-graphic/graphic-a-journal-of-the-plague-year-idUSKBN28U0B2 | 2020-12-21 |
| LONDON Dec 20 Last December the first infection with the new coronavirus was reported to the World Health Organization | Negative | story first published on | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-markets/graphic-a-journal-of-the-plague-year-idUSL1N2IY1ZG | 2020-12-21 |
| Englands Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said the authorities had alerted the World Health Organization and were continuing to analyse the data | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed an effective lockdown on over 16 million people in England and reversed plans to ease curbs over Christmas saying Britain was dealing with a new coronavirus strain up to more transmissible than the original | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-britain/to-fight-new-covid-strain-uk-pm-johnson-reverses-christmas-plans-for-millions-idUSKBN28T0K2 | 2020-12-20 |
| Time is of the essence said Henderson of the Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals | Neutral | LAMESA Texas Running in between patients Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-vaccines-rural/texas-doctors-in-rural-hotspots-left-out-in-cold-on-vaccine-idUSKBN28S1AK | 2020-12-19 |
| BRASILIA Brazil needs the help of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to implement a carbon emissions trading framework the nations economy minister Paulo Guedes said during an event on Wednesday | Neutral | BRASILIA Brazil needs the help of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to implement a carbon emissions trading framework the nations economy minister Paulo Guedes said during an event on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-guedes-carbon/brazils-guedes-calls-for-oecd-help-with-emissions-trading-idUSKBN28Q2NN | 2020-12-17 |
| SINGAPORE Beijing will welcome an international team of COVID19 investigators due to travel to China in January said the World Health Organization which is leading the mission | Positive | SINGAPORE Beijing will welcome an international team of COVID19 investigators due to travel to China in January said the World Health Organization which is leading the mission | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-asia-who/who-says-beijing-welcomes-covid-19-investigators-trip-to-china-idUSKBN28R0C6 | 2020-12-17 |
| Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said that Nigeria has a working group in place to handle vaccines and is working with the COVAX programme backed by the World Health Organization | Positive | ABUJA Nigeria expects to receive its first doses of a COVID19 vaccine in January the countrys health minister said on Wednesday but officials do not yet know which one they will get | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-nigeria-vaccine/nigeria-expects-to-get-its-first-covid-19-vaccine-doses-in-january-idUSKBN28Q2QF | 2020-12-17 |
| Total foreign arrivals rose to 56700 in November from 27400 in October although that was a drop from a year earlier according to the Japan National Tourism Organization | Negative | TOKYO The number of foreign visitors to Japan more than doubled in November from a month ago as the country eased coronavirusrelated travel restrictions during the month government data showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/health-coronavirus-japan-tourism/foreign-visitors-to-japan-double-month-on-month-in-november-as-travel-restrictions-ease-idUSKBN28Q0S0 | 2020-12-17 |
| Beijing will welcome an international team of COVID19 investigators due to travel to China in January said the World Health Organization which is leading the mission | Positive | U.S. Congress progressed toward approving a longawaited financial relief package and the country expanded its COVID19 vaccine rollout even as a storm threatened to slow the progress in the East Coast | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28O0KW | 2020-12-17 |
| SYDNEY Australia will launch a formal appeal to the World Trade Organization later on Wednesday seeking a review of Chinas decision to impose hefty tariffs on imports of Australian barley Minister for Trade Simon Birmingham said | Negative | SYDNEY Australia will launch a formal appeal to the World Trade Organization later on Wednesday seeking a review of Chinas decision to impose hefty tariffs on imports of Australian barley Minister for Trade Simon Birmingham said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-barley/australia-ups-ante-in-china-trade-row-with-appeal-to-wto-over-beijing-barley-tariffs-idUSKBN28Q069 | 2020-12-16 |
| Investors are looking ahead to two meetings between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia a grouping known as | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil prices rose on Monday pushing Brent back above a barrel buoyed by hopes that a rollout of coronavirus vaccines will lift global fuel demand while a tanker explosion in Saudi Arabia jangled nerves in the market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-on-vaccine-hopes-ship-explosion-at-saudi-arabia-idUSKBN28O04J | 2020-12-14 |
| Additional doses for 10 million people would be procured through the World Health Organizations global vaccine project known as COVAX he added | Positive | SEOUL South Korea said on Tuesday it had signed deals to provide coronavirus vaccines for 44 million people next year but it would not hurry inoculation to allow more time to observe potential side effects | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-to-buy-millions-of-coronavirus-vaccine-doses-but-sees-no-need-to-hurry-idUSKBN28I053 | 2020-12-08 |
| Britain would default to World Trade Organization terms in its trade with the 27state bloc making it in effect as distant to its biggest trading partner as Australia | Negative | Britain and the European Union sought on Sunday to strike an elusive trade deal with failure likely to end with trade in chaos markets tumbling and a huge economic price to pay | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-nodeal-explainer/explainer-huge-consequences-loom-over-eu-uk-trade-talks-idUSKBN28G0D4 | 2020-12-07 |
| suits were filed by PhRMA the pharmaceutical industry trade group and a group of biotechnology industry trade organizations including Biotechnology Innovation Organization in federal courts in Maryland and California respectively. | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN28E2KI | 2020-12-07 |
| JOHANNESBURG South Africa expects to receive its first batch of COVID19 vaccines from the global vaccine distribution scheme coled by the World Health Organization in the second quarter of next year the health ministry said on Friday | Positive | JOHANNESBURG South Africa expects to receive its first batch of COVID19 vaccines from the global vaccine distribution scheme coled by the World Health Organization in the second quarter of next year the health ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-safrica-vaccines/south-africa-expects-first-vaccines-from-covax-scheme-in-q2-2021-idUSKBN28E2WY | 2020-12-05 |
| The promise of COVID19 vaccines is and potentially World Health Organization European director Hans Kluge said on Thursday a day after Britain became the first Western country to approve a shot | Positive | The promise of COVID19 vaccines is and potentially World Health Organization European director Hans Kluge said on Thursday a day after Britain became the first Western country to approve a shot | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-praises-phenomenal-promise-of-covid-vaccines-idUSKBN28D1K0 | 2020-12-04 |
| An editorial in the influential New England Journal of Medicine cites problems with a World Health Organization study that found Gilead Sciences Incs antiviral remdesivir failed to improve COVID19 survival and said it does not refute trials that demonstrated benefits of the drug in treating the illness | Negative | An editorial in the influential New England Journal of Medicine cites problems with a World Health Organization study that found Gilead Sciences Incs antiviral remdesivir failed to improve COVID19 survival and said it does not refute trials that demonstrated benefits of the drug in treating the illness | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-remdesivir/medical-journal-editorial-refutes-who-finding-on-gileads-remdesivir-for-covid-19-idUSKBN28C3EZ | 2020-12-03 |
| NATO is formally known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization | Neutral | BEIJING China hopes NATO will adopt the correct outlook toward the country and stands ready to engage in dialogue with the group foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said during a regular briefing on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-nato-diplomacy-china/china-says-ready-to-talk-to-nato-urges-correct-outlook-idUSKBN28B41W | 2020-12-02 |
| The move supported deep cuts by the group which comprises the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Russia and several other countries but not Norway | Negative | OSLO Norways oil output curbs in place since June are set to end on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-oil-opec-norway/norway-oil-output-curbs-to-expire-at-year-end-energy-ministry-says-idUSKBN28B4EV | 2020-12-02 |
| LONDON Deaths from malaria due to disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic to services designed to tackle the mosquitoborne disease will far exceed those killed by COVID19 in subSaharan Africa the World Health Organization warned on Monday | Negative | LONDON Deaths from malaria due to disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic to services designed to tackle the mosquitoborne disease will far exceed those killed by COVID19 in subSaharan Africa the World Health Organization warned on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-malaria-who/malaria-death-toll-to-exceed-covid-19s-in-sub-saharan-africa-who-idUSKBN28A009 | 2020-11-30 |
| Pharmaceutical firms should offer the World Health Organizations COVAX initiative designed to make available supplies to poorer countries the best possible conditions and good for their vaccines Mueller said | Positive | BERLIN Companies that have benefitted from the coronavirus crisis such as Amazon and drugmakers should join wealthy countries in helping to fund access to vaccines for poorer nations Germanys international development minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-amazon/amazon-pharma-firms-should-help-covid-19-vaccine-reach-poorest-german-minister-idUSKBN2842FS | 2020-11-25 |
| They also urge greater transparency and believe the WTO World Health Organization and World Customs Organization can work more closely to be ready for future pandemics | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union Canada and 11 other countries agreed on Monday to measures such as eliminating export curbs they believe should form the basis of a global deal to help tackle COVID19 and future pandemics | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade/eu-canada-others-push-trade-plan-to-help-in-covid-19-battle-idUSKBN2832H4 | 2020-11-24 |
| The Ottawa will present its proposals to the World Trade Organization in midDecember in the hope its 164 members will sign up early in 2021 | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union Canada and 11 other countries agreed on Monday to measures such as eliminating export curbs they believe should form the basis of a global deal to help tackle COVID19 and future pandemics | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade/eu-canada-others-push-trade-plan-to-help-in-covid-19-battle-idUSKBN2832H4 | 2020-11-24 |
| GENEVA There is a risk that the poor and vulnerable will be trampled on in the stampede for coronavirus vaccines the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday adding that | Negative | GENEVA There is a risk that the poor and vulnerable will be trampled on in the stampede for coronavirus vaccines the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday adding that | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-sharing/who-says-4-3-billion-urgently-needed-for-vaccine-sharing-scheme-idUSKBN283274 | 2020-11-24 |
| WASHINGTON Group of 20 major economies should work to provide trillions of dollars in trade financing for developing countries to ensure the recovery of the global economy from the COVID19 pandemic a top official with the World Trade Organization said on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON Group of 20 major economies should work to provide trillions of dollars in trade financing for developing countries to ensure the recovery of the global economy from the COVID19 pandemic a top official with the World Trade Organization said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-g20-saudi-wto/g20-should-boost-trade-financing-for-developing-countries-back-reforms-says-wto-official-idUSKBN2810UB | 2020-11-22 |
| Aid workers have raised fears that if Washington designates the Houthis a Foreign Terrorist Organization it could prevent lifesaving aid reaching the country | Neutral | NEW YORK U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Friday that wartorn Yemen is in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for warning against any unilateral moves as the United States threatens to blacklist Yemens Iranallied Houthi group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-un/u-n-chief-says-yemen-in-imminent-danger-of-famine-warns-against-unilateral-moves-idUSKBN2801XI | 2020-11-21 |
| GENEVA G20 leaders must help close a funding gap to buy vaccines drugs and tests to combat the COVID19 pandemic a letter from South Africas president Norways prime minister and the heads of the World Health Organization and European Commission said | Positive | GENEVA G20 leaders must help close a funding gap to buy vaccines drugs and tests to combat the COVID19 pandemic a letter from South Africas president Norways prime minister and the heads of the World Health Organization and European Commission said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-g20/g20-leaders-urged-to-provide-funds-for-covid-19-vaccines-drugs-tests-idUSKBN27Z2QA | 2020-11-20 |
| The signatories were South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Norways Prime Minister Erna Solberg World Health Organization directorgeneral Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Ursula von der Leyen president of the European Commission | Positive | GENEVA G20 leaders must help close a funding gap to buy vaccines drugs and tests to combat the COVID19 pandemic a letter from South Africas president Norways prime minister and the heads of the World Health Organization and European Commission said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-g20/g20-leaders-urged-to-provide-funds-for-covid-19-vaccines-drugs-tests-idUSKBN27Z2QA | 2020-11-20 |
| LONDON Gileads remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalised with COVID19 regardless of how ill they are as there is no evidence the drug improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation a World Health Organization panel said on Friday | Negative | LONDON Gileads remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalised with COVID19 regardless of how ill they are as there is no evidence the drug improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation a World Health Organization panel said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-remdesivir-who/who-advises-against-gileads-remdesivir-for-all-hospitalised-covid-19-patients-idUSKBN28000Q | 2020-11-20 |
| ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia said on Thursday it was bearing down on the capital of Tigray region in a twoweekold war and tore into the World Health Organization head with accusations of diplomatic lobbying for the rebels allegations he denied | Negative | ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia said on Thursday it was bearing down on the capital of Tigray region in a twoweekold war and tore into the World Health Organization head with accusations of diplomatic lobbying for the rebels allegations he denied | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-moves-on-tigray-capital-castigates-who-boss-tedros-idUSKBN27Z0QN | 2020-11-20 |
| McAllister stressed the importance of closer cooperation on trade and urged Washington to increase its engagement in international organizations including the World Health Organization after Trumps withdrawal this year | Negative | WASHINGTON Two months before President Donald Trump is due to leave office the Republican leader of a U.S. Senate committee issued a report on Wednesday urging Washington to work closely with allies in Europe to counter the threat posed by China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-europe/like-biden-u-s-republican-report-urges-international-cooperation-on-china-idUSKBN27Y230 | 2020-11-19 |
| GENEVA Vaccinating nine in 10 girls under 15 against cervical cancer and improved screening and treatment of women could reduce infections by and save 5 million lives by 2050 the World Health Organization said on Tuesday | Negative | GENEVA Vaccinating nine in 10 girls under 15 against cervical cancer and improved screening and treatment of women could reduce infections by and save 5 million lives by 2050 the World Health Organization said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-health-cancer-women/who-takes-aim-at-cervical-cancer-to-reduce-cases-deaths-idUSKBN27X0OJ | 2020-11-18 |
| KYIV Ukraine will propose sending 1500 police officers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to patrol the conflict zone in the east of the country in a new peace initiative two sources told Reuters on Friday | Positive | KYIV Ukraine will propose sending 1500 police officers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to patrol the conflict zone in the east of the country in a new peace initiative two sources told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-ukraine-crisis-russia/ukraine-to-propose-osce-police-in-latest-donbass-peace-push-sources-idUSKBN27T29L | 2020-11-14 |
| A lack of safe transportation to and from work is linked with almost lower labour force participation for women in developing countries according to the United Nations International Labour Organization | Negative | These are just some of the challenges Busisiwe Nongauza has faced while commuting to and from her job as an insurance underwriter in Johannesburg South Africas biggest city | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-africa-transportation-women-trfn/women-and-girls-bear-brunt-of-africa-transport-poverty-idUSKBN27T0FY | 2020-11-13 |
| Worldwide there are at least 10 experimental coronavirus vaccines in latestage clinical trials according to the World Health Organization | Negative | SAO Brazils health regulator suspended a clinical trial of Chinas Sinovac coronavirus vaccine due to a severe adverse event delighting President Jair Bolsonaro who has repeatedly criticized the vaccines credibility and said it would not be purchased by his government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-sinovac/suicide-halts-brazil-trial-of-chinese-vaccine-attacked-by-bolsonaro-idUSKBN27Q04C | 2020-11-11 |
| The Trump administration has accused the World Health Organization of being and of being its puppet which WHO directorgeneral Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has denied | Negative | GENEVA The United States which has accused China of having hidden the extent of its coronavirus outbreak called on Tuesday for a transparent and WHOled international investigation into the origin of the pandemic criticising its current terms | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/u-s-denounces-terms-for-who-led-inquiry-into-covid-origins-idUSKBN27Q1LX | 2020-11-11 |
| Worldwide there are at least 10 vaccine candidates in latestage clinical trials according to the World Health Organization | Negative | SAO Brazils health regulator has suspended a clinical trial for Chinas Sinovac coronavirus vaccine citing a severe adverse event surprising the trial organisers who countered there had been a death but it was unrelated to the vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-sinovac/brazil-suspends-sinovac-covid-19-vaccine-trial-due-to-severe-adverse-event-idUSKBN27Q04C | 2020-11-10 |
| So far this year the Observatory of Killed Journalists which is maintained by the United Nation Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization has five victims registered in Mexico | Negative | MEXICO CITY A Mexican reporter who wrote about violent crime in the central state of Guanajuato died of gunshot wounds on Monday local authorities confirmed in the second murder of a journalist in less than a month | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence/mexican-reporter-about-to-broadcast-discovery-of-human-remains-is-shot-dead-idUSKBN27Q01E | 2020-11-10 |
| TAIPEI Chinas efforts to block Taiwans participation at the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic will only increase the worlds hostility towards the country the islands premier said on Tuesday | Negative | TAIPEI Chinas efforts to block Taiwans participation at the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic will only increase the worlds hostility towards the country the islands premier said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-taiwan/blocking-taiwan-at-who-will-increase-hostility-to-china-premier-says-idUSKBN27Q0HX | 2020-11-10 |
| Brussels views its own tariffs authorized by the World Trade Organization last month as important leverage in negotiations to end a dispute that began in 2004 | Negative | U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer last month warned any EU tariffs would force a U.S. and Trump has threatened to strike back | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-wto-aircraft-eu/eu-set-to-impose-tariffs-on-4-billion-u-s-goods-next-week-idUSKBN27M2C9 | 2020-11-07 |
| Humantohuman transmission is extremely rare according to the World Health Organization | Neutral | BEIJING Brucellosis a bacterial disease with flulike symptoms has infected more than 6000 people in a single outbreak in northwestern China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-brucellosis-china-explainer/explainer-how-thousands-in-china-got-infected-by-brucellosis-in-one-single-outbreak-idUSKBN27M0JM | 2020-11-06 |
| MOSCOW Russia and OPEC are committed to helping to rebalance the global oil market and achieve sustainable stability the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said in a statement after talks between the two on Tuesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia and OPEC are committed to helping to rebalance the global oil market and achieve sustainable stability the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said in a statement after talks between the two on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-opec-russia/russia-and-opec-committed-to-rebalancing-oil-market-opec-statement-idUSKBN27J2C4 | 2020-11-04 |
| The vaccines are reaching more than of the population according to the World Health Organization | Positive | Now the world is looking to launch a far bigger immunisation push once vaccines for COVID19 become available | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-global-coronavirus-solar-trfn/can-solar-fridges-helping-vaccinate-african-children-work-for-covid-19-idUSKBN27G0WX | 2020-11-01 |
| The loans have been ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization leading to U.S. tariffs on European goods | Negative | The European planemaker said the first formal target since it halted annual guidance in April remained intact after France announced a new nationwide lockdown overnight | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airbus-results/airbus-to-stop-burning-cash-defends-higher-output-plan-idUSKBN27E0MM | 2020-10-30 |
| Saudi Arabia is a main founder and financier of the Arab Satellite Communications Organization launched in 1976 with a stake | Positive | RIYADH Saudi Arabia is planning an 8 billion riyals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-saudi-economy-space/saudi-arabia-plans-2-billion-boost-for-space-programme-by-2030-idUSKBN27D1ZH | 2020-10-29 |
| Direct Investment Fund has submitted applications to the World Health Organization for an Emergency Use Listing and prequalification of its coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V Russias sovereign wealth fund said on Tuesday | Positive | Direct Investment Fund has submitted applications to the World Health Organization for an Emergency Use Listing and prequalification of its coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V Russias sovereign wealth fund said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russia-applies-for-who-emergency-use-tag-for-its-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN27C2W0 | 2020-10-28 |
| BRUSSELS The European Union is backing former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi OkonjoIweala to head the World Trade Organization sending a signal of trust in Africa an EU official said on Monday | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union is backing former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi OkonjoIweala to head the World Trade Organization sending a signal of trust in Africa an EU official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto-eu/eu-backs-nigerian-candidate-for-wto-leadership-eu-official-says-idUSKBN27B2FC | 2020-10-27 |
| GENEVA Europe needs some serious in the fight against the coronavirus but the World Health Organization is still optimistic European countries will not need to need to go into national lockdowns WHO officials said on Monday | Positive | GENEVA Europe needs some serious in the fight against the coronavirus but the World Health Organization is still optimistic European countries will not need to need to go into national lockdowns WHO officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/europe-needs-serious-acceleration-in-fight-against-coronavirus-who-idUSKBN27B27I | 2020-10-27 |
| which includes Russia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is due to increase production by 2 million bpd in January 2021 | Positive | NEW YORK Oil fell nearly on Friday finishing lower for the week in anticipation of a surge in Libyan crude supply and demand concerns caused by surging coronavirus cases in the United States and Europe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-about-2-on-libyan-output-covid-19-demand-concerns-idUSKBN27804F | 2020-10-24 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said Beijing wants to take an active role in the World Health Organization reform process | Positive | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said Beijing wants to take an active role in the World Health Organization reform process | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-china/china-wants-to-take-active-role-in-who-reform-process-foreign-ministry-idUSKBN277102 | 2020-10-23 |
| Pompeo said Brazil was getting closer to joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development grouping rich nations with the support of the United States | Positive | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday the United States and Brazil need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security as the two countries reinforced their business partnership | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil/u-s-and-brazil-must-reduce-dependence-on-china-imports-pompeo-says-idUSKBN2741PH | 2020-10-20 |
| That would mean the United Kingdom trading on World Trade Organization terms probably causing significant price rises | Negative | Britain sees no basis to resume trade talks with the European Union unless there is a fundamental change in approach from Brussels chief negotiator David Frost said on Monday dashing earlier optimism that negotiations could resume | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-brinkmanship-uk-says-no-to-more-eu-trade-talks-idUSKBN2730Y5 | 2020-10-20 |
| LONDON When it comes to trials of any drug size matters potentially giving the World Health Organizations gloomy verdict on Gilead Sciences COVID19 treatment remdesivir an edge over the companys more positive data leading scientists say | Neutral | LONDON When it comes to trials of any drug size matters potentially giving the World Health Organizations gloomy verdict on Gilead Sciences COVID19 treatment remdesivir an edge over the companys more positive data leading scientists say | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-remdesivir-trials/gloomy-covid-drug-data-shows-why-big-randomised-trials-matter-idUSKBN2712FS | 2020-10-17 |
| Gilead Sciences Incs remdesivir had little or no effect on COVID19 patients length of hospital stay or chances of survival a clinical trial by the World Health Organization has found | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump urged for a big stimulus to cushion the economic impact of COVID19 as the countrys tally of infections surpassed eight million while reporting record spikes in several states | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2710EU | 2020-10-16 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico plans to vaccinate nearly all of its population against COVID19 by the end of 2021 after reaching accords with pharmaceutical companies and the World Health Organizationbacked COVAX plan the government said on Tuesday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico plans to vaccinate nearly all of its population against COVID19 by the end of 2021 after reaching accords with pharmaceutical companies and the World Health Organizationbacked COVAX plan the government said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-vaccine/mexico-aims-to-vaccinate-vast-bulk-of-population-for-covid-19-by-end-2021-idUSKBN26Y1R9 | 2020-10-14 |
| GENEVA The United States should join the European Union and China in setting ambitious goals to become carbon neutral the head of the U.N.s World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday | Positive | GENEVA The United States should join the European Union and China in setting ambitious goals to become carbon neutral the head of the U.N.s World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-climatechange-un/us-should-follow-eu-and-china-in-setting-carbon-neutral-target-uns-wmo-idUSKBN26Y142 | 2020-10-14 |
| BRUSSELS The European Commission said on Tuesday it wanted to agree a negotiated settlement with the United States over aircraft subsidies after the EU won the right to impose tariffs on U.S. imports at the World Trade Organization | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Commission said on Tuesday it wanted to agree a negotiated settlement with the United States over aircraft subsidies after the EU won the right to impose tariffs on U.S. imports at the World Trade Organization | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft-eu/eu-says-it-wants-subsidies-deal-with-u-s-not-tit-for-tat-trade-war-idUSKBN26Y27K | 2020-10-14 |
| ZURICH More than 180 countries have committed to participate in the World Health Organizations effort to finance COVID19 vaccines to be distributed fairly to both rich and poor countries the groups chief scientist said on Monday | Positive | ZURICH More than 180 countries have committed to participate in the World Health Organizations effort to finance COVID19 vaccines to be distributed fairly to both rich and poor countries the groups chief scientist said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-covax/who-says-180-plus-countries-including-china-committed-to-vaccine-effort-idUSKBN26X25E | 2020-10-13 |
| Thailands roads rank among the worlds deadliest according to the World Health Organization | Negative | BANGKOK A bus heading to a Buddhist temple collided with a train in central Thailand on Sunday killing at least 20 people dead and injuring 30 authorities said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-thailand-crash/20-killed-on-temple-trip-in-thailand-as-bus-train-collide-idUSKBN26W092 | 2020-10-12 |
| He did not provide details on the talks but said the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europes Minsk Group would mediate | Positive | MOSCOW Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire starting on Saturday to exchange prisoners and bodies of those killed in the conflict between Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces over the NagornoKarabakh region Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-diplomacy/armenia-and-azerbaijan-agree-to-ceasefire-russias-lavrov-says-idUSKBN26V005 | 2020-10-10 |
| Washington Paris and Moscow have led mediation over NagornoKarabakh for almost three decades as cochairs of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europes Minsk Group | Positive | Azerbaijans president ruled out making any concessions to Armenia on Friday ahead of talks aimed at halting the deadliest fighting in the South Caucasus region for more than 25 years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/azeri-leader-rules-out-concessions-before-nagorno-karabakh-talks-idUSKBN26U0PZ | 2020-10-10 |
| BEIJING China will purchase COVID19 vaccines for of its population or 15 million people via a global scheme backed by the World Health Organization the Foreign Ministry said on Friday | Positive | BEIJING China will purchase COVID19 vaccines for of its population or 15 million people via a global scheme backed by the World Health Organization the Foreign Ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-covax-minist/china-says-will-purchase-covax-vaccines-for-1-of-population-idUSKBN26U0PR | 2020-10-10 |
| China has joined a global scheme for the distribution of COVID19 vaccine backed by the World Health Organization it said on Friday giving a major boost to an initiative shunned by U.S. President Donald Trump | Positive | China has joined a global scheme for the distribution of COVID19 vaccine backed by the World Health Organization it said on Friday giving a major boost to an initiative shunned by U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-covax/china-joins-who-backed-vaccine-programme-covax-rejected-by-trump-idUSKBN26U027 | 2020-10-10 |
| Washington Paris and Moscow are cochairs of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europes Minsk Group that has led mediation over NagornoKarabakh since 1992 | Positive | Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians fought with artillery and heavy guns on Thursday as the United States France and Russia stepped up efforts to secure a ceasefire and avert a wider war in the South Caucasus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/azeris-and-ethnic-armenians-fight-as-russia-u-s-and-france-seek-ceasefire-idUSKBN26T16H | 2020-10-09 |
| GENEVA Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi OkonjoIweala and South Korean trade minister Yoo Myunghee are the final candidates to head the World Trade Organization ensuring the watchdog will have the first female leader in its 25year history | Positive | GENEVA Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi OkonjoIweala and South Korean trade minister Yoo Myunghee are the final candidates to head the World Trade Organization ensuring the watchdog will have the first female leader in its 25year history | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto/nigerian-south-korean-women-to-vie-for-wto-leadership-idUSKBN26T1LP | 2020-10-09 |
| GENEVA Nigerias Ngozi OkonjoIweala and South Koreas Yoo Myunghee are through to the final round of selection to become the next directorgeneral of the World Trade Organization three sources said on Wednesday | Positive | GENEVA Nigerias Ngozi OkonjoIweala and South Koreas Yoo Myunghee are through to the final round of selection to become the next directorgeneral of the World Trade Organization three sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto/nigerian-south-korean-make-last-round-of-wto-chief-race-sources-idUSKBN26S2SH | 2020-10-08 |
| GENEVA A vaccine against COVID19 may be ready by yearend the head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday | Positive | GENEVA A vaccine against COVID19 may be ready by yearend the head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-board/covid-19-vaccine-may-be-ready-by-year-end-says-whos-tedros-idUSKBN26R2BZ | 2020-10-07 |
| SINGAPORE China is in talks to have its locallyproduced COVID19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organization as a step toward making them available for international use a WHO official said on Tuesday | Positive | SINGAPORE China is in talks to have its locallyproduced COVID19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organization as a step toward making them available for international use a WHO official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-china/china-in-talks-with-who-over-assessing-its-covid-19-vaccines-for-global-use-idUSKBN26R19B | 2020-10-07 |
| For the first time since midJune the percentage of tests that came back positive for the virus was under the threshold that the World Health Organization has said is concerning | Negative | After crushing their COVID19 outbreaks in the spring and keeping them in check all summer states in the U.S. Northeast are now seeing infections accelerate with New York reporting nearly 10000 new cases last week | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trends/covid-19-cases-surge-in-u-s-midwest-and-northeast-idUSKBN26Q30B | 2020-10-06 |
| Other possible contenders if they are nominated are Reporters Without Borders the Committee to Protect Journalists Angela Merkel the World Health Organization and its director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | Positive | OSLO The laureate of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize one of the worlds top accolades will be announced on Friday in Oslo | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-nobel-prize-peace-factbox/factbox-how-does-the-nobel-peace-prize-work-idUSKBN26Q1BZ | 2020-10-06 |
| Fourteen survivors are receiving medical treatment in Djibouti the International Organization for Migration said | Neutral | ADDIS ABABA At least 8 migrants died and 12 are missing at sea after being forced off a boat by smugglers off the coast of Djibouti the U.N. migration agency said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-migrant-death/eight-migrants-dead-12-missing-off-coast-of-djibouti-iom-idUSKBN26P0XK | 2020-10-05 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for an immediate ceasefire in NagornoKarabakh on Sunday and said Moscow was ready to help seek a solution to the conflict via the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for an immediate ceasefire in NagornoKarabakh on Sunday and said Moscow was ready to help seek a solution to the conflict via the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-russia/russia-urges-karabakh-ceasefire-ready-to-seek-solution-via-osce-idUSKBN26P0P1 | 2020-10-05 |
| Some 25 million people globally are estimated by the U.N.s International Labour Organization to be victims of forced labor | Negative | The U.S. Department of Labor published its biennial list of goods believed to be produced by child or forced labor that included 17 Chinesemade products from gloves to Christmas decorations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-china-forcedlabor/u-s-puts-china-at-top-of-forced-labor-list-idUSKBN26M3ZW | 2020-10-01 |
| So many people have lost so many people and havent had the chance to say World Health Organization spokeswoman Margaret Harris told a U.N. briefing in Geneva | Negative | The global coronavirus death toll surpassed a million on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally a bleak statistic in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy overloaded health systems and turned daily life upside down | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-deaths/global-coronavirus-deaths-rise-above-mind-numbing-million-idUSKBN26K08Y | 2020-09-30 |
| In Europe which accounts for nearly of deaths the World Health Organization has warned of a worrying spread in western Europe just weeks away from the winter flu season | Negative | The global death toll from COVID19 rose past 1 million on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally a bleak milestone in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy overloaded health systems and changed the way people live | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-deaths/global-coronavirus-deaths-pass-agonizing-milestone-of-1-million-idUSKBN26K08Y | 2020-09-29 |
| He also praised the efforts to stabilise oil market by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other large oil producers led by Russia a group known as | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak on Sunday urged all global energy market players to combine efforts in order to combat the fallout from the spread of coronavirus which has dampened fuel demand | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia/russias-novak-says-global-energy-players-should-jointly-tackle-demand-crisis-idUSKBN26I0MJ | 2020-09-28 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexicos foreign minister said on Friday that Mexico has signed a commitment agreement to buy potential COVID19 vaccines through the World Health Organizations global COVAX plan which aims to deliver at least 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines by the end of next year | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos foreign minister said on Friday that Mexico has signed a commitment agreement to buy potential COVID19 vaccines through the World Health Organizations global COVAX plan which aims to deliver at least 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines by the end of next year | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-vaccine/mexico-has-signed-commitment-to-buy-covid-19-vaccines-through-covax-foreign-minister-idUSKCN26G29S | 2020-09-26 |
| SAN JOSE The Costa Rican government said on Friday it has signed up for the World Health Organizations COVAX facility vaccine program to be able to preorder more than one million doses of the vaccine once it is made available | Positive | SAN JOSE The Costa Rican government said on Friday it has signed up for the World Health Organizations COVAX facility vaccine program to be able to preorder more than one million doses of the vaccine once it is made available | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-costa-rica-vaccine/costa-rican-government-says-has-signed-up-for-whos-covax-vaccine-plan-idUSKCN26G30Y | 2020-09-26 |
| About of land in Zimbabwe is used for agricultural purposes according to the U.N.s Food and Agriculture Organization | Neutral | Two months later Mhonda became a firsttime landowner with an 80hectare plot quadruple the size she was originally looking for near Marondera about 70km outside of the capital Harare | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-zimbabwe-farming-tech/land-hunters-app-matches-zimbabwes-farmers-with-vacant-plots-idUSKCN26G0DJ | 2020-09-25 |
| Vance is probing Trump and his businesses which include the Trump Organization | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump made a final push to keep his tax returns away from Manhattans top prosecutor saying he deserves a fair to show a subpoena for the returns was overbroad and issued in bad faith according to a court filing on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-deserves-fair-chance-to-challenge-subpoena-for-tax-returns-filing-idUSKCN26F2TG | 2020-09-25 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday said his country will finalize this week a deal to join the World Health Organizations global COVAX plan which aims to deliver at least 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines by the end of next year | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday said his country will finalize this week a deal to join the World Health Organizations global COVAX plan which aims to deliver at least 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines by the end of next year | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-vaccine/mexico-to-sign-up-for-whos-coronavirus-covax-vaccine-plan-this-week-idUSKCN26D1UD | 2020-09-23 |
| Bullish sentiment is underpinned by the hope for improved compliance with an output cut deal among members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices plunged about on Monday weakening as rising coronavirus cases stoked worries about global demand and a potential return of Libyan production bolstered oversupply fears | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-5-as-economic-outlook-dims-with-rising-virus-cases-idUSKCN26C01E | 2020-09-22 |
| Others targeted under different programs include senior Atomic Energy Organization of Iran officials as well as people associated with its liquid propellant ballistic missile organization Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Irans defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the U.S. assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now restored which key European allies as well as Russia and China reject | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran/u-s-imposes-iran-sanctions-says-u-n-penalties-resume-despite-skepticism-idUSKCN26C26E | 2020-09-22 |
| Some 156 nations have joined a global scheme for fair distribution of future vaccines against COVID19 an alliance led by the World Health Organization said on Monday but superpowers China and the United States did not sign up | Positive | Some 156 nations have joined a global scheme for fair distribution of future vaccines against COVID19 an alliance led by the World Health Organization said on Monday but superpowers China and the United States did not sign up | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-vaccines/more-than-150-nations-join-global-vaccine-plan-but-u-s-china-absent-idUSKCN26C2BR | 2020-09-22 |
| NEW YORK President Donald Trumps son Eric is willing to be questioned in connection with a probe by New Yorks attorney general into whether his father and the Trump Organization overstated the value of assets to obtain loans and tax benefits if it can wait until after the Nov | Negative | NEW YORK President Donald Trumps son Eric is willing to be questioned in connection with a probe by New Yorks attorney general into whether his father and the Trump Organization overstated the value of assets to obtain loans and tax benefits if it can wait until after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-new-york-lawsuit/trumps-son-agrees-to-sit-for-questioning-in-new-york-probe-after-the-election-idUSKBN268345 | 2020-09-18 |
| Trump critical of multilateral institutions has already quit the U.N. cultural organisation UNESCO and plans to leave the World Health Organization | Negative | The World Trade Organization found on Tuesday that the United States breached global trading rules by imposing multibilliondollar tariffs in President Donald Trumps trade war with China a ruling that drew anger from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-wto/wto-finds-washington-broke-trade-rules-by-putting-tariffs-on-china-ruling-angers-u-s-idUSKBN2662FG | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was not aware of the World Trade Organization ruling on a trade dispute with China but said he would take a look at it | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was not aware of the World Trade Organization ruling on a trade dispute with China but said he would take a look at it | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-trump/trump-says-will-have-to-do-something-about-wto-after-china-ruling-idUSKBN26639D | 2020-09-16 |
| The Philippines has joined a World Health Organizationled vaccine trials and allocation plan and is promoting itself as a site for pharma firms phase 3 trials Vergeire said | Positive | MANILA The Philippines continues to negotiate supply deals with a wide range of COVID19 vaccine makers its health ministry said on Wednesday despite its president scolding Western firms and saying he wanted Chinese and Russian vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-vaccin/philippines-says-engaging-western-pharma-firms-despite-duterte-anger-idUSKBN2670JW | 2020-09-16 |
| LONDON Iran supports the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries as long as the group protects Iranian interests alongside other members Irans OPEC governor Amir Hossein Zamaninia said on Monday | Positive | LONDON Iran supports the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries as long as the group protects Iranian interests alongside other members Irans OPEC governor Amir Hossein Zamaninia said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-opec-iran-zamaninia/iran-says-it-supports-opec-as-long-as-its-interests-are-protected-idUSKBN2652E8 | 2020-09-15 |
| LONDON Investment bank Morgan Stanley has ramped up the risk of Britain and the European Union flopping onto World Trade Organization terms to from after the UK signalled a willingness this week to walk away from Brexit talks | Positive | LONDON Investment bank Morgan Stanley has ramped up the risk of Britain and the European Union flopping onto World Trade Organization terms to from after the UK signalled a willingness this week to walk away from Brexit talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-britain-eu-morganstanley/morgan-stanley-hikes-chance-of-wto-style-brexit-to-40-idUSKBN2621CH | 2020-09-12 |
| BRASILIA Brazil with the third worst outbreak of novel coronavirus is still studying whether to join the COVAX Facility a global COVID19 vaccine allocation plan coled by the World Health Organization the acting health minister said on Thursday | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil with the third worst outbreak of novel coronavirus is still studying whether to join the COVAX Facility a global COVID19 vaccine allocation plan coled by the World Health Organization the acting health minister said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-covax/brazil-still-mulling-whether-to-join-covax-vaccine-allocation-plan-idUSKBN26200R | 2020-09-11 |
| ZURICH AstraZenecas pause of an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus after the illness of a participant is a wakeup but should not discourage researchers the World Health Organizations chief scientist said on Thursday | Negative | ZURICH AstraZenecas pause of an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus after the illness of a participant is a wakeup but should not discourage researchers the World Health Organizations chief scientist said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/astrazeneca-vaccine-trial-pause-a-wake-up-call-says-who-idUSKBN2612MT | 2020-09-11 |
| The vaccine developed with the University of Oxford has been described by the World Health Organization as probably the worlds leading candidate and the most advanced in terms of development | Positive | JOHANNESBURG South African volunteers on AstraZenecas experimental coronavirus vaccine trial said they were not worried to hear the trial had been paused after a participant fell ill and they hoped to be part of a potential solution to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-safric/south-african-volunteers-on-astrazeneca-vaccine-trial-say-not-alarmed-by-pause-idUSKBN26026I | 2020-09-10 |
| It is rare for Islamist Hamas and Abbass secular Fatah faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization to have such highlevel contacts after years of infighting | Positive | RAMALLAH West Bank Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a rare meeting with rival factions on Thursday as they sought to present a united front over Israel and the United Arab Emirates deal to normalise ties | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-emirates-palestinians-factions/rival-palestinian-factions-hold-rare-joint-meeting-over-israel-uae-deal-idUSKBN25U31R | 2020-09-04 |
| It would be very Jorge Leyva CEO of the Institute of National AntiDoping Organizations told Reuters | Neutral | TORONTO Americas top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the United States follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World AntiDoping Agency antidoping leaders told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sport-doping-olympics-usa-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-threat-to-pull-wada-funding-could-leave-americans-out-of-olympics-idUSKBN25U33H | 2020-09-04 |
| Germany has said Navalny was poisoned with Novichok a chemical that was specifically banned this year by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | Negative | WARSAW Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki suggested on Thursday that Russia was a hostile after Germany said that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Sovietstyle Novichok nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-poland/polands-pm-suggests-russia-is-hostile-regime-after-navalny-case-idUSKBN25U2D2 | 2020-09-04 |
| The EU condemned Trumps decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization in April and says Trumps withdrawal from other treaties and accords undermines Western priorities. | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Unions top diplomat called on Thursday for Washington to reverse its sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and another member of the ICC calling the measures unacceptable and | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-icc-sanctions-eu/u-s-blacklisting-of-icc-prosecutor-must-be-reversed-eu-says-idUSKBN25U2Q0 | 2020-09-04 |
| WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday that it will not pay some million it currently owes to the Genevabased World Health Organization and will instead redirect the money to help pay its United Nations bill in New York | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday that it will not pay some million it currently owes to the Genevabased World Health Organization and will instead redirect the money to help pay its United Nations bill in New York | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-usa/amid-plans-to-quit-u-s-will-not-pay-what-it-owes-who-this-year-idUSKBN25T3AS | 2020-09-03 |
| LONDON Seventysix wealthy nations are now committed to joining a global COVID19 vaccine allocation plan coled by the World Health Organization that aims to help buy and fairly distribute the shots the projects colead said on Wednesday | Positive | LONDON Seventysix wealthy nations are now committed to joining a global COVID19 vaccine allocation plan coled by the World Health Organization that aims to help buy and fairly distribute the shots the projects colead said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-covax-exc/exclusive-vaccine-group-says-76-rich-countries-now-committed-to-covax-access-plan-idUSKBN25T39P | 2020-09-03 |
| The European Commission said it would contribute 400 million euros to an initiative led by the World Health Organization to buy COVID19 vaccines but did not clarify whether EU states would acquire shots through the WHO scheme | Positive | The European Commission said it would contribute 400 million euros to an initiative led by the World Health Organization to buy COVID19 vaccines but did not clarify whether EU states would acquire shots through the WHO scheme | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN25Q0A6 | 2020-09-01 |
| GENEVA Countries with significant active spread of coronavirus must prevent amplifying events as opening up without the virus being under control would be a recipe for the World Health Organization said on Monday | Positive | GENEVA Countries with significant active spread of coronavirus must prevent amplifying events as opening up without the virus being under control would be a recipe for the World Health Organization said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/opening-up-without-control-of-covid-19-is-recipe-for-disaster-says-who-idUSKBN25R28F | 2020-09-01 |
| GENEVA The emergency authorisation of COVID19 vaccines requires a great deal of seriousness and the World Health Organization said on Monday after the United States announced it was considering fasttracking candidate drugs | Negative | GENEVA The emergency authorisation of COVID19 vaccines requires a great deal of seriousness and the World Health Organization said on Monday after the United States announced it was considering fasttracking candidate drugs | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-care/emergency-authorisation-of-covid-19-vaccines-needs-great-care-who-idUSKBN25R2CK | 2020-09-01 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico is pressing ahead with an effort to forge COVID19 vaccine alliances across a wide ideological spectrum of countries from France to Cuba as a World Health Organization vaccine initiative will fall short of its needs | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico is pressing ahead with an effort to forge COVID19 vaccine alliances across a wide ideological spectrum of countries from France to Cuba as a World Health Organization vaccine initiative will fall short of its needs | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-vaccine/covid-19-vaccine-diplomacy-mexico-courts-allies-across-ideological-spectrum-idUSKBN25Q0H9 | 2020-08-31 |
| GENEVA Wealthier countries that join the World Health Organizations COVID19 vaccine plan are being offered a new option to pick and choose which shots they get while reserving a right to receive their full of doses documents seen by Reuters show | Positive | GENEVA Wealthier countries that join the World Health Organizations COVID19 vaccine plan are being offered a new option to pick and choose which shots they get while reserving a right to receive their full of doses documents seen by Reuters show | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-offer-exclusiv/exclusive-who-sweetens-terms-to-join-struggling-global-covax-vaccine-facility-documents-idUSKBN25O1L5 | 2020-08-29 |
| More than 150 vaccines are currently being developed and tested around the world according to the World Health Organization with 25 human clinical trials | Positive | SANTIAGO A group of South America presidents agreed on Thursday to information sharing and coordination on access to eventual COVID19 vaccines to counter the virus which has the continent within its grip Chiles foreign minister said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-latinamerica/south-american-presidents-agree-to-team-up-on-covid-19-vaccine-knowledge-and-access-idUSKBN25N2ZH | 2020-08-28 |
| MEXICO CITY Young people are driving the spread of the coronavirus in the Americas the head of the Pan American Health Organization said on Tuesday noting that both deaths and caseloads have doubled in the region over the past six weeks | Negative | MEXICO CITY Young people are driving the spread of the coronavirus in the Americas the head of the Pan American Health Organization said on Tuesday noting that both deaths and caseloads have doubled in the region over the past six weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-americas/young-people-fueling-recent-spike-of-coronavirus-in-americas-u-n-agency-says-idUSKBN25L22M | 2020-08-26 |
| The PAHO is the Washingtonbased Americas arm of the U.N. World Health Organization | Negative | MEXICO CITY Young people are driving the spread of the coronavirus in the Americas the head of the Pan American Health Organization said on Tuesday noting that both deaths and caseloads have doubled in the region over the past six weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-americas/young-people-fueling-recent-spike-of-coronavirus-in-americas-u-n-agency-says-idUSKBN25L22M | 2020-08-26 |
| Some 172 countries are engaging with the COVAX facility designed to ensure equitable access to COVID19 vaccines the World Health Organization said on Monday but more funding is needed and countries need now to make binding commitments | Positive | Some 172 countries are engaging with the COVAX facility designed to ensure equitable access to COVID19 vaccines the World Health Organization said on Monday but more funding is needed and countries need now to make binding commitments | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-covax/who-says-172-countries-engaging-with-global-covid-19-vaccine-plan-idUSKBN25K16Y | 2020-08-25 |
| Some 172 countries are engaging with the WHOled COVAX plan designed to ensure equitable access to COVID19 vaccines the World Health Organization said but added more funding is urgently needed | Positive | A Hong Kong man who recovered from COVID19 was infected again fourandahalf months later in the first documented instance of human reinfection researchers at the University of Hong Kong said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN25L0DW | 2020-08-25 |
| He said the vessels comply with the regulations created by of the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission and Regional Fisheries Management Organizations | Positive | QUITO Chinese fishing vessels operating in the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands are complying with international fishing regulations on the high seas and none have been reported for illegal activities Chinas ambassador to Ecuador said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-ecuador-environment-china/china-envoy-to-ecuador-says-fishing-vessels-follow-regulations-idUSKBN25K2EL | 2020-08-25 |
| NEW YORK The New York state attorney general is investigating whether Donald Trump and the Trump Organization improperly manipulated the value of the U.S. presidents assets to secure loans and obtain economic and tax benefits and said Trumps son Eric has been uncooperative in the civil probe | Negative | NEW YORK The New York state attorney general is investigating whether Donald Trump and the Trump Organization improperly manipulated the value of the U.S. presidents assets to secure loans and obtain economic and tax benefits and said Trumps son Eric has been uncooperative in the civil probe | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-new-york-lawsuit/new-york-probing-whether-donald-trump-and-the-trump-organization-manipulated-asset-values-idUSKBN25K1XG | 2020-08-25 |
| The scale of the pandemic is clearly Mike Ryan a senior World Health Organization official told a Friday news conference in Geneva | Negative | ECATEPEC Mexico Standing in a graveyard on the outskirts of Mexico City decked out in a cowboy hat to cover his rugged features from the sun guitar player Eberardo Vargas this week had fewer funerals to play at than he has for most of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-slowdown/mexico-passes-somber-coronavirus-milestone-even-as-signs-of-hope-emerge-idUSKBN25I0QU | 2020-08-23 |
| GENEVA The coronavirus crisis in Brazil appears to be leveling off if not easing the World Health Organization said on Friday offering a chink of light for the worlds second biggest COVID19 hot spot | Negative | GENEVA The coronavirus crisis in Brazil appears to be leveling off if not easing the World Health Organization said on Friday offering a chink of light for the worlds second biggest COVID19 hot spot | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-coronavirus-health-brazil/brazils-coronavirus-spread-on-stable-or-downwards-trend-who-says-idUSKBN25H2QM | 2020-08-22 |
| GENEVA The scale of the coronavirus pandemic in Mexico is and and testing is limited the World Health Organizations Dr Mike Ryan said on Friday | Negative | GENEVA The scale of the coronavirus pandemic in Mexico is and and testing is limited the World Health Organizations Dr Mike Ryan said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-mexico/scale-of-pandemic-in-mexico-under-recognised-says-who-idUSKBN25H26N | 2020-08-22 |
| Nations that hoard possible COVID19 vaccines while excluding others will deepen the pandemic World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday issuing a lastditch call for countries to join a global vaccine pact | Neutral | Nations that hoard possible COVID19 vaccines while excluding others will deepen the pandemic World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday issuing a lastditch call for countries to join a global vaccine pact | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-blasts-vaccine-nationalism-in-last-ditch-push-against-hoarding-idUSKCN25E0AZ | 2020-08-19 |
| HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she was not too bothered about U.S. sanctions against her but the Chineseruled city will complain to the World Trade Organization about a new U.S. requirement on Hong Kongmade products | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she was not too bothered about U.S. sanctions against her but the Chineseruled city will complain to the World Trade Organization about a new U.S. requirement on Hong Kongmade products | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security/hong-kong-leader-says-wont-take-u-s-sanctions-against-her-to-heart-idUSKCN25E0AM | 2020-08-18 |
| Syria has witnessed an alarming increase in the spread of the coronavirus in the last two weeks western NGOs and World Health Organization officials say | Negative | AMMAN Jordan will seal off a city near the Syrian border from Monday following the largest daily rise in four months in coronavirus infections which officials say have come mainly from its northern neighbour | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-jordan-border/jordan-to-isolate-city-near-syria-after-coronavirus-spike-idUSKCN25C0SM | 2020-08-17 |
| Chinas national standard is 35 micrograms though the World Health Organization recommends levels of no more than 10 | Negative | China saw average concentrations of lungdamaging airborne particles known as PM2 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-pollution/china-air-pollution-falls-10-8-because-of-coronavirus-slowdown-idUSKCN25A16Q | 2020-08-15 |
| Talks to resolve the export curbs have stalled and South Korea is proceeding with a complaint to the World Trade Organization | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas President Moon Jaein said on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans surrender in World War Two that his government was always ready to talk with Tokyo about disputes over history that continue to divide the two neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-koreas-moon-says-always-ready-to-talk-with-japan-over-history-disputes-idUSKCN25B040 | 2020-08-15 |
| There is no scientific evidence of transmission of the COVID19 virus from frozen food or food the ministry said citing the United Nations and the World Health Organization | Negative | PAULO The Chinese city of Shenzhens government on Thursday identified a Brazilian meat plant owned by Aurora the countrys third largest processor of chicken and pork as the source of chicken wings that tested positive for the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-china/coronavirus-contaminated-chicken-came-from-brazils-aurora-chinese-local-government-says-idUSKCN25922T | 2020-08-14 |
| Two cities in China have found traces of the new coronavirus in cargoes of imported frozen food local authorities said on Thursday although the World Health Organization downplayed the risk of the virus entering the food chain | Negative | Two cities in China have found traces of the new coronavirus in cargoes of imported frozen food local authorities said on Thursday although the World Health Organization downplayed the risk of the virus entering the food chain | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-food/chinese-cities-find-coronavirus-in-frozen-food-imports-who-downplays-infection-risk-idUSKCN259330 | 2020-08-14 |
| People should not fear food food packaging or delivery of the World Health Organizations head of emergencies programme Mike Ryan told a briefing | Positive | Two cities in China have found traces of the new coronavirus in cargoes of imported frozen food local authorities said on Thursday although the World Health Organization downplayed the risk of the virus entering the food chain | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-food/chinese-cities-find-coronavirus-in-frozen-food-imports-who-downplays-infection-risk-idUSKCN259330 | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 12 Airbus on Wednesday said it regretted a U.S. decision to keep in place tariffs on Airbus aircraft despite European Union actions to comply with World Trade Organization rulings and said it expected Brussels to defend European interests | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 12 Airbus on Wednesday said it regretted a U.S. decision to keep in place tariffs on Airbus aircraft despite European Union actions to comply with World Trade Organization rulings and said it expected Brussels to defend European interests | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-eu-airbus/airbus-expects-eu-to-respond-to-u-s-tariffs-in-aircraft-subsidy-dispute-idUSW1N2AE02L | 2020-08-13 |
| The Philippines and Kazakhstan have expressed interest in the vaccine while a senior World Health Organization says it has not received enough information to evaluate it | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of the worlds first COVID19 vaccine would be rolled out within two weeks and rejected as safety concerns aired by some experts over Moscows rapid approval of the drug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russia-says-medics-to-get-anti-covid-shots-in-two-weeks-some-russians-wary-idUSKCN25821K | 2020-08-13 |
| Pakistan has long pressed the Saudiled Organization of Islamic Countries to convene a highlevel meeting to highlight alleged Indian violations in the part it controls | Negative | Pakistans army chief will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend officials said seeking to calm diplomatic strains over Kashmir as financial support for Islamabad hangs in the balance | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-pakistan-saudi-arabia/pakistan-army-chief-to-visit-saudi-arabia-in-quest-to-smooth-ties-idUSKCN2582NX | 2020-08-13 |
| MEXICO CITY The United States European Union Canada and Switzerland home to some of the worlds biggest food companies have pressed Mexico to delay upcoming health warnings on processed food and drinks a World Trade Organization document showed | Negative | MEXICO CITY The United States European Union Canada and Switzerland home to some of the worlds biggest food companies have pressed Mexico to delay upcoming health warnings on processed food and drinks a World Trade Organization document showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-health/mexicos-new-warning-labels-on-junk-food-meet-supersized-opposition-from-u-s-eu-idUSKCN25802B | 2020-08-12 |
| More than 150 vaccines are being developed and tested around the world to stop the COVID19 pandemic with 25 in human clinical trials according to the World Health Organization | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico aims to conduct latestage clinical trials for COVID19 vaccines in development by U.S. and Chinese companies two of which might base some of their vaccine production in the country the foreign ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-vaccine/mexico-to-trial-china-u-s-covid-19-vaccines-may-produce-some-idUSKCN2571TU | 2020-08-12 |
| BRASILIA The World Health Organization has not received enough information on the Russian COVID19 vaccine to evaluate it the assistant director of its regional branch the Pan American Health Organization Jarbas Barbosa said on Tuesday | Negative | BRASILIA The World Health Organization has not received enough information on the Russian COVID19 vaccine to evaluate it the assistant director of its regional branch the Pan American Health Organization Jarbas Barbosa said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-paho/who-lacks-info-to-evaluate-russian-covid-19-vaccine-says-paho-idUSKCN25725P | 2020-08-12 |
| Azar said the world should recognise Taiwans health accomplishments and not try to push it out pointing to Taiwans exclusion from the World Health Organization due to Chinese objections | Neutral | TAIPEI U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar attacked Chinas response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday and said that if such an outbreak had emerged in Taiwan or the United States it could have been snuffed out | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-health-chief-visiting-taiwan-attacks-chinas-pandemic-response-idUSKCN25708L | 2020-08-12 |
| Azar said the world should recognise Taiwans health accomplishments pointing to Taiwans exclusion from the World Health Organization due to Chinese objections which considers Taiwan merely a wayward province | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan faces an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions that would turn it into the next Hong Kong its top diplomat told visiting U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-taiwan-usa/taiwan-tells-visiting-u-s-official-china-seeks-to-turn-it-into-next-hong-kong-idUSKCN25708L | 2020-08-11 |
| GENEVA Indicators point to Brazil which has the worlds second higest number of coronavirus infections facing continued pressure on its healthcare system the World Health Organization said on Monday | Negative | GENEVA Indicators point to Brazil which has the worlds second higest number of coronavirus infections facing continued pressure on its healthcare system the World Health Organization said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-brazil/brazil-facing-continued-pressure-in-coronavirus-fight-says-who-idUSKCN25619B | 2020-08-11 |
| The move would help it comply with its share of cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies known as | Positive | NEW YORK Oil settled higher on Monday supported by data suggesting Chinese factories were returning to prepandemic levels signs of rising energy demand and hopes for an agreement in the United States on more coronavirusrelated economic stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-settles-higher-on-chinese-factory-data-u-s-stimulus-hopes-idUSKCN256016 | 2020-08-11 |
| PNG had a total of 214 cases and three deaths as of Sunday the World Health Organization reported up from 104 cases and one death the previous week | Negative | MELBOURNE Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is pressing ahead with plans to lift lockdown measures in the Pacific nation this week even as a recent sharp spike in coronavirus infections worries health officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-papua/papua-new-guinea-to-lift-lockdown-despite-surge-in-covid-19-cases-idUSKCN2570B6 | 2020-08-11 |
| GENEVA Young people must curb their party instincts to help prevent new outbreaks of the COVID19 disease officials at the World Health Organization pleaded on Wednesday | Neutral | GENEVA Young people must curb their party instincts to help prevent new outbreaks of the COVID19 disease officials at the World Health Organization pleaded on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/do-you-really-need-to-party-who-asks-worlds-youth-idUSKCN2511U1 | 2020-08-06 |
| Taiwan has been especially grateful for U.S. support for its requests to get meaningful access to the World Health Organization during the pandemic | Positive | TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days his office said on Tuesday making the highestlevel visit by a U.S. official in four decades a move likely to anger China which claims the island as its own | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-health-chief-to-visit-taiwan-likely-angering-china-idUSKCN25105B | 2020-08-05 |
| GENEVA Mothers should breastfeed their babies even if they have contracted COVID19 the World Health Organizations head said on Monday as the benefits outweigh the risks of infection | Negative | GENEVA Mothers should breastfeed their babies even if they have contracted COVID19 the World Health Organizations head said on Monday as the benefits outweigh the risks of infection | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-breastfeeding/who-urges-mothers-to-breastfeed-even-if-infected-with-covid-19-idUSKBN24Z1B7 | 2020-08-04 |
| Eight candidates from Mexico to Moldova are bidding to become the next directorgeneral of the World Trade Organization to replace Roberto Azevedo who steps down at the end of August | Positive | Eight candidates from Mexico to Moldova are bidding to become the next directorgeneral of the World Trade Organization to replace Roberto Azevedo who steps down at the end of August | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto-explainer/explainer-how-the-next-wto-chief-will-be-chosen-and-the-task-ahead-idUSKBN24Z0U9 | 2020-08-04 |
| At least four are in final Phase III human trials according to World Health Organization data including three developed in China and another in Britain | Positive | MOSCOW Russias health minister is preparing a mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus for October local news agencies reported on Saturday after a vaccine completed clinical trials | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russia-preparing-mass-vaccination-against-coronavirus-for-october-idUSKBN24X3KO | 2020-08-02 |
| GENEVA The global coronavirus outbreak is the sort of disaster whose effects will last far into the future World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday | Negative | GENEVA The global coronavirus outbreak is the sort of disaster whose effects will last far into the future World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/impact-of-coronavirus-will-be-felt-for-decades-to-come-who-says-idUSKCN24W27L | 2020-08-01 |
| GENEVA Young people letting down their guard to enjoy the summer holidays are partly driving a spike in new COVID19 cases in some countries the World Health Organization said on Thursday | Positive | GENEVA Young people letting down their guard to enjoy the summer holidays are partly driving a spike in new COVID19 cases in some countries the World Health Organization said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-warns-partying-youngsters-not-to-let-down-guard-on-covid-19-idUSKCN24V2TO | 2020-07-31 |
| Countries should gradually lift international travel measures based on a thorough risk assessment and must prioritise essential travel for emergencies the World Health Organization said on Thursday | Positive | Countries should gradually lift international travel measures based on a thorough risk assessment and must prioritise essential travel for emergencies the World Health Organization said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-travel/who-urges-countries-to-prioritise-essential-international-travel-idUSKCN24V3J8 | 2020-07-31 |
| Russians have long had a reputation as ferocious drinkers but alcoholic consumption has fallen by an estimated from 2003 to 2016 according to a World Health Organization study last year | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is considering fitting cars with devices that breathalyse drivers to clamp down on drink driving and is looking at ways to encourage manufacturers to install them in vehicles fresh off the production line | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-alcohol-autos/russia-considers-built-in-breathalysers-for-cars-to-curb-drink-driving-idUSKCN24U24V | 2020-07-30 |
| The fall in crude stocks was likely a result of supply cuts agreed in April by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies finally being realized | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Wednesday after a steep drop in U.S. crude inventories but another record day for coronavirus cases worldwide kept gains in check | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-edges-up-after-sharp-u-s-crude-inventory-drop-idUSKCN24U044 | 2020-07-30 |
| Biden would rejoin the Paris climate agreement and strengthen alliances like the North Atlantic Treaty Organization moves he says would undo damage to American leadership and credibility inflicted by Trump | Positive | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/factbox-the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKCN24S134 | 2020-07-28 |
| GENEVA Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely and countries are going to have to do more to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus within their borders the World Health Organization said on Monday | Negative | GENEVA Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely and countries are going to have to do more to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus within their borders the World Health Organization said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/travel-bans-cannot-be-indefinite-countries-must-fight-virus-at-home-who-idUSKCN24S16N | 2020-07-28 |
| Biden argues that China relishes a chaotic Trump administration his alienation of American allies and his abdication of U.S. leadership roles in global institutions such as the World Health Organization | Negative | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/factbox-the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKCN24S134 | 2020-07-28 |
| He said complainants could also take an international legal route through the International Civil Aviation Organization the U.N agency that oversees international civil aviation agreements | Positive | Irans judiciary said on Saturday that passengers of an airliner that Tehran has said was this week by an American fighter jet over Syria can sue the U.S. military for damages in Iranian courts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-airplane/iranian-judiciary-says-passengers-on-harassed-airliner-can-sue-u-s-in-iran-courts-idUSKCN24Q0CU | 2020-07-26 |
| GENEVA Global trade has been hit by new and accumulated import restrictions just as economies need to rebuild in the COVID19 crisis the World Trade Organization said in a midyear report issued on Friday | Negative | GENEVA Global trade has been hit by new and accumulated import restrictions just as economies need to rebuild in the COVID19 crisis the World Trade Organization said in a midyear report issued on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-trade-wto/global-trade-hit-by-restrictions-during-covid-19-crisis-wto-idUSKCN24P192 | 2020-07-25 |
| NAIROBI Total confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa have passed 750000 a Reuters tally of government and World Health Organization data showed on Wednesday | Negative | NAIROBI Total confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa have passed 750000 a Reuters tally of government and World Health Organization data showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa/africas-confirmed-covid-19-cases-exceed-750000-reuters-tally-idUSKCN24N209 | 2020-07-23 |
| Researchers are making good in developing vaccines against COVID19 with a handful in latestage trials but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021 a World Health Organization expert said on Wednesday | Positive | Researchers are making good in developing vaccines against COVID19 with a handful in latestage trials but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021 a World Health Organization expert said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/dont-expect-first-covid-19-vaccinations-until-early-2021-whos-ryan-idUSKCN24N2FM | 2020-07-23 |
| GENEVA China is ready to fully in intensive negotiations agreed on Tuesday by the World Trade Organization to cut subsidies on fishing by yearend sources following the talks said | Positive | GENEVA China is ready to fully in intensive negotiations agreed on Tuesday by the World Trade Organization to cut subsidies on fishing by yearend sources following the talks said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-trade-wto-fish/china-agrees-to-intensive-wto-talks-on-fisheries-sources-idUSKCN24M2JF | 2020-07-22 |
| SANTIAGO The novel coronavirus pandemic is showing no signs of slowing in the Americas the Pan American Health Organizations director said on Tuesday with the virus landing in Guianese shield countries on the northeastern coast and surges in Bolivia Ecuador Colombia and Peru | Negative | SANTIAGO The novel coronavirus pandemic is showing no signs of slowing in the Americas the Pan American Health Organizations director said on Tuesday with the virus landing in Guianese shield countries on the northeastern coast and surges in Bolivia Ecuador Colombia and Peru | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-americas/coronavirus-pandemic-showing-no-signs-of-slowing-down-in-americas-paho-idUSKCN24M2D7 | 2020-07-22 |
| There are no approved vaccines yet for COVID19 but the World Health Organization has said AstraZenecas shot is one of the leading candidates | Negative | LONDON The University of Oxfords possible COVID19 vaccine could be rolled out by the end of the year but there is no certainty the lead developer of the vaccine said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-oxford-vaccine-gil/oxford-covid-19-vaccine-developer-cautious-on-2020-roll-out-idUSKCN24M0OP | 2020-07-22 |
| It says China exports digital technologies to increase its influence elsewhere and seeks more clout at international organizations such as the World Trade Organization and World Health Organization | Negative | WASHINGTON China is using its technological rise to develop digital to conduct surveillance control the internet and censor information not just within its borders but around the world a U.S. Senate report said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-surveillance/u-s-senate-report-accuses-china-of-digital-authoritarianism-idUSKCN24M1ON | 2020-07-22 |
| GENEVA South Africas growing COVID19 epidemic should be an alert to the rest of the continent to strengthen disease surveillance the World Health Organization said on Monday | Negative | GENEVA South Africas growing COVID19 epidemic should be an alert to the rest of the continent to strengthen disease surveillance the World Health Organization said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/south-africa-outbreak-should-be-wake-up-call-for-continent-who-idUSKCN24L1WM | 2020-07-21 |
| GENEVA Ebola cases in western Democratic Republic of Congo have risen to 60 with funerals a particular concern for disease spread the World Health Organization said on Monday | Negative | GENEVA Ebola cases in western Democratic Republic of Congo have risen to 60 with funerals a particular concern for disease spread the World Health Organization said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-ebola-congo/west-congo-ebola-cases-up-to-60-funerals-a-risk-says-who-idUSKCN24L21Z | 2020-07-21 |
| More than 150 potential coronavirus vaccines are in various stages of development around the world with 23 candidates already being tested in people according to the World Health Organization | Negative | German biotech BioNTech and U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc on Monday said data from an earlystage trial of their experimental coronavirus vaccine showed that it prompted an immune response and was welltolerated similar to results seen in prior early test | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-biontech/pfizer-biontech-potential-coronavirus-vaccine-shows-promise-in-second-early-trial-idUSKCN24L1J8 | 2020-07-21 |
| In May Alemtsehay was one of around 650 women returned to Ethiopia on a flight organised by Addis Ababa authorities and the United Nations International Organization for Migration | Neutral | ADDIS ABABA Ethiopian mother Alemtsehay Nasir went to Lebanon dreaming that her maids job would let her earn money to make a better life for her young son | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-ethiopia-migrants/ethiopian-maids-dumped-in-the-streets-in-lebanon-as-covid-hits-idUSKCN24I0WH | 2020-07-18 |
| GENEVA Coronavirus infections in Brazil no longer appear to be rising exponentially but the country is still in the middle of this as new cases and deaths grow by thousands every day the World Health Organization said on Friday | Negative | GENEVA Coronavirus infections in Brazil no longer appear to be rising exponentially but the country is still in the middle of this as new cases and deaths grow by thousands every day the World Health Organization said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-who/brazil-covid-cases-halt-exponential-rise-though-fight-continues-who-idUSKCN24I28X | 2020-07-18 |
| The number of cases globally is around triple that of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually according to the World Health Organization | Negative | Global coronavirus infections passed 14 million on Friday according to a Reuters tally marking the first time there has been a surge of 1 million cases in under 100 hours | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-cases/for-first-time-world-records-one-million-coronavirus-cases-in-100-hours-reuters-tally-idUSKCN24I2W9 | 2020-07-18 |
| Those countries were the main drivers behind the World Health Organization on Friday reporting a record oneday increase in global coronavirus cases of 237743 | Negative | Global coronavirus infections passed 14 million on Friday according to a Reuters tally marking the first time there has been a surge of 1 million cases in under 100 hours | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-cases/for-first-time-world-records-one-million-coronavirus-cases-in-100-hours-reuters-tally-idUSKCN24I2W9 | 2020-07-18 |
| The net effect is to rescind Hong Kongs status as a separate customs territory said Georgetown University law professor Jennifer Hillman a former World Trade Organization appellate judge | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps executive order ending Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law effectively ends the territorys separate customs treatment from China but the immediate impact on trade is likely to be limited trade law experts say | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-usa-trade/hong-kong-reverts-to-china-tariffs-under-trump-order-impact-limited-trade-lawyers-idUSKCN24H36I | 2020-07-17 |
| GENEVA Candidates to lead the World Trade Organization urged members to reach a decision quickly on Wednesday and address what one described as a deep as it began the vetting process | Negative | GENEVA Candidates to lead the World Trade Organization urged members to reach a decision quickly on Wednesday and address what one described as a deep as it began the vetting process | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto/candidates-for-wto-chief-urge-hasty-vetting-of-next-leader-amid-deep-crisis-idUSKCN24G1XD | 2020-07-16 |
| On supply the market will be closely watching for news from a meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries later on Wednesday | Positive | SEOUL Oil prices rose on Wednesday following a sharp drop in U.S. crude inventories with the market waiting for next steps from a meeting later in the day on the future level of output cuts by OPEC and its allies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-climbs-after-sharp-drop-in-u-s-crude-stocks-opec-committee-meeting-in-focus-idUSKCN24G02G | 2020-07-15 |
| The new coronavirus pandemic raging around the globe will worsen if countries fail to adhere to strict healthcare precautions the World Health Organization warned on Monday | Negative | The new coronavirus pandemic raging around the globe will worsen if countries fail to adhere to strict healthcare precautions the World Health Organization warned on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-warns-that-coronavirus-crisis-may-get-worse-and-worse-and-worse-idUSKCN24E1ZK | 2020-07-14 |
| Financial markets have taken comfort from trillions of dollars in stimulus even as the World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday | Neutral | European shares rose on Monday as progress on a possible COVID19 vaccine some upbeat earnings reports and stimulus talks fed into hopes of an economic recovery from the coronavirusinduced downturn | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-gain-on-vaccine-stimulus-hopes-earnings-eyed-idUSKCN24E0NZ | 2020-07-14 |
| They are enraged and want the government to take said Roee Cohen president of the Israel Chamber of Independent Organizations and Businesses | Negative | TEL AVIV Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday in Tel Aviv angered by what they say has been an inept government response to the economic hits they have taken during the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel-protests/israelis-protest-against-government-response-to-coronavirus-idUSKCN24C0RC | 2020-07-12 |
| Healthcare systems worldwide need to upgrade to control disease transmission and cope with large numbers of sick people during the coronavirus pandemic as well as future outbreaks the head of the World Health Organizations emergencies program warned on Friday | Negative | Healthcare systems worldwide need to upgrade to control disease transmission and cope with large numbers of sick people during the coronavirus pandemic as well as future outbreaks the head of the World Health Organizations emergencies program warned on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-meeting-ryan/who-official-cites-aids-as-guide-to-addressing-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN24C00Q | 2020-07-11 |
| MEXICO CITY The head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Angel Gurria of Mexico said on Friday he will not seek reelection in a move apparently aimed at bolstering the chances of Mexicos candidate to lead the World Trade Organization | Positive | MEXICO CITY The head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Angel Gurria of Mexico said on Friday he will not seek reelection in a move apparently aimed at bolstering the chances of Mexicos candidate to lead the World Trade Organization | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-oecd-mexico/mexico-gives-up-oecd-in-campaign-to-head-world-trade-organization-idUSKBN24B2S3 | 2020-07-11 |
| ZURICH Avowed multilateralists Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark will lead a World Health Organization panel scrutinising the global response to the COVID19 pandemic just as international institutions are under fire | Negative | ZURICH Avowed multilateralists Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark will lead a World Health Organization panel scrutinising the global response to the COVID19 pandemic just as international institutions are under fire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-panel/veteran-female-leaders-to-head-who-covid-19-review-amid-anti-globalism-barbs-idUSKBN24A2U3 | 2020-07-10 |
| New cases in Africa were up over the past week with data from governments and the World Health Organization showing it had 512499 confirmed COVID19 cases with 11930 deaths | Negative | NAIROBI African countries must carry out more coronavirus testing and make people use masks a regional disease control body said on Thursday as cases topped half a million in the continent | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa/africa-urged-to-test-more-as-coronavirus-cases-exceed-500000-idUSKBN24A156 | 2020-07-10 |
| WELLINGTON New Zealands former prime minister Helen Clark warned if the world remained in its response to pandemics it faces future economic social and political crisis after she was appointed by the World Health Organization to lead a review of the global response to the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | WELLINGTON New Zealands former prime minister Helen Clark warned if the world remained in its response to pandemics it faces future economic social and political crisis after she was appointed by the World Health Organization to lead a review of the global response to the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-newzealand-clark/its-going-to-happen-again-says-former-new-zealand-pm-clark-tasked-with-who-covid-19-review-idUSKBN24B067 | 2020-07-10 |
| GENEVA Saudi Arabia nominated a former economy and planning minister to head the World Trade Organization on Wednesday a WTO document showed amid a lastminute flurry of submissions to succeed the incumbent Roberto Azevedo who is stepping down in August | Positive | GENEVA Saudi Arabia nominated a former economy and planning minister to head the World Trade Organization on Wednesday a WTO document showed amid a lastminute flurry of submissions to succeed the incumbent Roberto Azevedo who is stepping down in August | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-trade-wto-saudi/saudi-arabia-nominates-candidate-to-head-wto-document-idUSKBN2492H2 | 2020-07-09 |
| Eight candidates from Mexico to Moldova will vie for the top job at the World Trade Organization seeking to convince its 164 members they can steer the body through intensifying global trade tensions and rising protectionism | Positive | Eight candidates from Mexico to Moldova will vie for the top job at the World Trade Organization seeking to convince its 164 members they can steer the body through intensifying global trade tensions and rising protectionism | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-trade-wto/eight-in-race-for-top-job-at-world-trade-organization-idUSKBN2491RI | 2020-07-09 |
| The number of cases is triple that of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually according to the World Health Organization | Negative | Global coronavirus cases exceeded 12 million on Wednesday according to a Reuters tally as evidence mounts of the airborne spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-cases/global-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-more-than-12-million-idUSKBN24939Y | 2020-07-09 |
| Bolsonaro like Trump has blasted experts at the World Health Organization and voiced skepticism about the virulence of the virus although the U.S. president has moderated his tone | Negative | SAO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus after months minimizing the severity of the pandemic and defying medical experts even as the virus has killed more than 66000 people in his country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-catches-coronavirus-shrugs-off-health-risks-idUSKBN2481EK | 2020-07-08 |
| NEW YORK The United States will leave the World Health Organization on July 6 2021 the United Nations said on Tuesday after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump who has accused the agency of becoming a puppet for China during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK The United States will leave the World Health Organization on July 6 2021 the United Nations said on Tuesday after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump who has accused the agency of becoming a puppet for China during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-who/u-s-withdrawal-from-who-over-claims-of-china-influence-to-take-effect-july-2021-u-n-idUSKBN2482YZ | 2020-07-08 |
| LONDON More than a third of the worlds countries say they are at risk of running out of lifesaving AIDS drugs because of disruptions to supply lines and other problems caused by the COVID19 pandemic the World Health Organization said on Monday | Negative | LONDON More than a third of the worlds countries say they are at risk of running out of lifesaving AIDS drugs because of disruptions to supply lines and other problems caused by the COVID19 pandemic the World Health Organization said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-aids-drugs/life-saving-hiv-drugs-risk-running-out-as-covid-19-hits-supplies-who-idUSKBN24725U | 2020-07-07 |
| Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization to revise recommendations the New York Times reported on Saturday | Negative | Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization to revise recommendations the New York Times reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-airborne/hundreds-of-scientists-say-coronavirus-is-airborne-ask-who-to-revise-recommendations-nyt-idUSKBN2460O7 | 2020-07-06 |
| GENEVA Nations who fail to use every mechanism available to combat the stillraging novel coronavirus will struggle to beat it the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | Negative | GENEVA Nations who fail to use every mechanism available to combat the stillraging novel coronavirus will struggle to beat it the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-warns-some-nations-still-face-long-hard-battle-with-covid-19-idUSKBN2426MH | 2020-07-02 |
| Also supporting prices was a drop in output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to the lowest in two decades in June | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices rose more than on Wednesday after data showed crude inventories in the United States fell much more than expected suggesting demand is improving even as the coronavirus outbreak spreads around the world | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-after-drop-in-u-s-crude-stocks-suggests-demand-pickup-idUSKBN24240N | 2020-07-01 |
| GENEVA Brazil still faces a big in fighting the new coronavirus a top World Health Organization official said on Monday urging federal and state authorities there to work together more closely | Negative | GENEVA Brazil still faces a big in fighting the new coronavirus a top World Health Organization official said on Monday urging federal and state authorities there to work together more closely | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-brazil/brazil-still-faces-big-challenge-fighting-new-coronavirus-who-idUSKBN2402FJ | 2020-06-30 |
| GENEVA Tracing contacts of people with coronavirus infections is the most important step in fighting the COVID19 pandemic and countries that are failing to do so have no excuse the World Health Organization chief said on Monday | Negative | GENEVA Tracing contacts of people with coronavirus infections is the most important step in fighting the COVID19 pandemic and countries that are failing to do so have no excuse the World Health Organization chief said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-tedros/no-excuse-for-countries-that-fail-in-contact-tracing-whos-tedros-says-idUSKBN24026A | 2020-06-30 |
| SAO Brazil still faces a big to curb the coronavirus pandemic and should do more to integrate its efforts at different levels of government a top World Health Organization official said on Monday | Neutral | SAO Brazil still faces a big to curb the coronavirus pandemic and should do more to integrate its efforts at different levels of government a top World Health Organization official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/who-calls-for-brazil-to-better-coordinate-efforts-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN2402IX | 2020-06-30 |
| Harbo added that Danish authorities had filed an international arrest warrant with the International Criminal Police Organization Interpol for Loloeis Iranian case officer | Negative | COPENHAGEN A Danish court on Friday sentenced a Norwegian citizen to seven years in jail after convicting him of spying for an Iranian intelligence service and complicity in a suspected plot to kill an Iranian Arab opposition figure in Denmark | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-denmark-security-iran/norwegian-found-guilty-of-spying-for-iran-in-denmark-idUSKBN23X1EX | 2020-06-27 |
| For now Africa still only accounts for a small fraction of cases said Matshidiso Moeti the World Health Organization Africa director earlier this month | Positive | As cases of the new coronavirus climb and Kenyans are told to stay home and avoid human contact 38yearold Omondi moves house to house through Kawangwares maze of narrow lanes | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coroanvirus-kenya-women-featur/africas-unsung-army-of-women-wage-war-on-covid-19-idUSKBN23X00R | 2020-06-26 |
| The world faces a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of global cases of the novel coronavirus nears the 10 million mark the World Health Organization head said | Negative | The world faces a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of global cases of the novel coronavirus nears the 10 million mark the World Health Organization head said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23V399 | 2020-06-25 |
| The world faces a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of worldwide cases of coronavirus infection nears the 10 million mark the World Health Organization head said | Negative | June 25 The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/germany-stocks-factors/german-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-june-25-idUSL8N2E12NE | 2020-06-25 |
| Regulators worldwide have determined glyphosate to be safe with the exception of the World Health Organizations cancer research arm which determined the herbicide to be a probable in 2015 | Negative | A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday blocked California from requiring that Bayer AG label its glyphosatebased weed killer Roundup with a cancer warning handing the company a victory in its ongoing litigation over the product | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/cus-bayer-glyphosate-lawsuit/u-s-court-blocks-california-cancer-label-on-bayers-roundup-weed-killer-idUSKBN23T38Y | 2020-06-24 |
| Rival U.S. chicken company Perdue Farms said it agreed to comply with foodsafety guidelines from the World Health Organization and United Nations food agency | Positive | Chinas soybean buyers are asking exporters to sign a letter guaranteeing their cargoes are not contaminated with the novel coronavirus U.S. Brazilian and Canadian soy industry officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-grains/china-soy-buyers-ask-exporters-to-guarantee-coronavirus-free-cargoes-idUSKBN23U2UV | 2020-06-24 |
| Coronavirus cases are soaring in several major countries at the same time with worrying in Latin America especially Brazil the World Health Organization said on Monday | Negative | Coronavirus cases are soaring in several major countries at the same time with worrying in Latin America especially Brazil the World Health Organization said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/coronavirus-cases-soar-in-big-countries-especially-brazil-who-says-idUSKBN23T2SP | 2020-06-23 |
| GENEVA The West African regional bloc ECOWAS is backing Nigerias candidate to head the World Trade Organization and calls on other African countries to follow a document showed on Monday in a possible step towards uniting Africa behind her | Positive | GENEVA The West African regional bloc ECOWAS is backing Nigerias candidate to head the World Trade Organization and calls on other African countries to follow a document showed on Monday in a possible step towards uniting Africa behind her | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-trade-wto-nigeria/nigerias-wto-candidate-gets-regional-backing-document-idUSKBN23T2C9 | 2020-06-23 |
| The pandemic is accelerating globally with the World Health Organization reporting a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday | Negative | KONG U.S. stock futures recouped losses on Monday but Asian stocks wobbled as investors tried to shake off worries that rising coronavirus cases in the United States could scupper a quick economic rebound | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-try-to-shake-off-second-wave-virus-fears-idUSKBN23S0X9 | 2020-06-22 |
| 1 million tonnes of lowsulphur fuel oil this year and the country will be selfsufficient in the shipping fuel that meets the new Intentional Maritime Organization rules an official with state major PetroChina said on Monday | Positive | June 22 Chinese refiners are equipped to produce 18 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-oil-imo/china-refiners-equipped-to-produce-18-1-mln-t-imo-compliant-fuel-this-year-official-idUSL4N2DZ0U4 | 2020-06-22 |
| China said on Friday it had identified a European strain of coronavirus as having sparked the recent Beijing outbreak while the World Health Organization said only that it had been imported from outside the city and needed further investigation | Negative | China said on Friday it had identified a European strain of coronavirus as having sparked the recent Beijing outbreak while the World Health Organization said only that it had been imported from outside the city and needed further investigation | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-virus-data/china-sees-european-virus-strain-in-beijing-who-says-more-study-needed-idUSKBN23Q04L | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has found alternative partners for global health projects as it withdraws from the World Health Organization except for polio eradication an area where U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had credited the body for its good work | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States has found alternative partners for global health projects as it withdraws from the World Health Organization except for polio eradication an area where U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had credited the body for its good work | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-usa/u-s-finds-alternative-partners-to-who-except-for-polio-u-s-official-idUSKBN23Q36D | 2020-06-20 |
| Treasury spokeswoman Monica Crowley said Washington had proposed pausing not ending talks among Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development countries on digital taxes and setting rules for international taxation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin decided to pull out of negotiations on digital services taxes with European Union officials after they failed to make any progress U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-trade-digital/u-s-pulled-out-of-stalled-talks-on-digital-services-taxes-lighthizer-idUSKBN23O36B | 2020-06-18 |
| A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID19 should be reserved for serious cases in which it has been shown to provide benefits the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | Positive | A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID19 should be reserved for serious cases in which it has been shown to provide benefits the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-steroid-who/steroid-should-be-kept-for-serious-coronavirus-cases-who-says-idUSKBN23O0LU | 2020-06-18 |
| Signs of hope are starting to show in the fight against the COVID19 pandemic the World Health Organization said on Wednesday but it added that countries must continue to work on prevention measures to limit the spread of the new coronavirus | Positive | Signs of hope are starting to show in the fight against the COVID19 pandemic the World Health Organization said on Wednesday but it added that countries must continue to work on prevention measures to limit the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-dexamethasone/who-sees-green-shoots-of-hope-in-covid-19-pandemic-idUSKBN23O2ME | 2020-06-18 |
| The reading of the boxes will take place in coordination with the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization | Neutral | Iran will send the black boxes from a downed Ukrainian airliner to Ukraine Irans minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday according to the Tasnim news agency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-ukraine-black-box/iran-to-send-black-boxes-from-downed-ukrainian-airliner-to-ukraine-minister-idUSKBN23O3KB | 2020-06-18 |
| His optimism was not shared by the World Health Organizations regional director | Positive | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil reported a record 34918 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday the same day that one of the senior officials leading the countrys widely criticized response to the crisis said the outbreak was under control | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronvirus-brazil/brazil-sees-record-daily-coronavirus-cases-official-says-outbreak-under-control-idUSKBN23N3EE | 2020-06-17 |
| BISSAU More than 170 of GuineaBissaus 2000 health workers have contracted COVID19 a World Health Organization expert said on Tuesday warning that hospitals were close to being overwhelmed | Negative | BISSAU More than 170 of GuineaBissaus 2000 health workers have contracted COVID19 a World Health Organization expert said on Tuesday warning that hospitals were close to being overwhelmed | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-bissau/around-9-of-guinea-bissau-health-workers-have-been-infected-with-covid-19-idUSKBN23N3E2 | 2020-06-17 |
| GENEVA The origins of a new cluster of coronavirus infections in Beijing are uncertain World Health Organization officials said on Monday but the claim that it might have been caused by imports or packaging of salmon was not the primary | Negative | GENEVA The origins of a new cluster of coronavirus infections in Beijing are uncertain World Health Organization officials said on Monday but the claim that it might have been caused by imports or packaging of salmon was not the primary | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/chinas-new-virus-outbreak-needs-further-testing-after-hypothesis-on-cause-who-idUSKBN23M2D3 | 2020-06-16 |
| The coronavirus induced lockdown in England should not be further lifted until the governments contacttracing system proves to be robust and the World Health Organizations regional European director Hans Kluge said | Negative | The coronavirus induced lockdown in England should not be further lifted until the governments contacttracing system proves to be robust and the World Health Organizations regional European director Hans Kluge said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-who/whos-kluge-warns-against-further-lifting-of-lockdown-in-england-guardian-idUSKBN23L0RD | 2020-06-15 |
| The Kremlin has denied any problem with its official data after the World Health Organization said Russias low death rate was difficult to | Negative | MOSCOW Russia reported 8706 new coronavirus cases on Saturday raising its cumulative tally above 520000 as data showed that more than 2700 people infected with the virus had died in April | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russias-total-coronavirus-cases-exceed-520000-idUSKBN23K07Y | 2020-06-15 |
| Brazils COVID19 death toll overtook Britains on Friday to become the second highest in the world with 41828 dead but the World Health Organization said the nations health system was standing up to the pressure | Negative | Brazils COVID19 death toll overtook Britains on Friday to become the second highest in the world with 41828 dead but the World Health Organization said the nations health system was standing up to the pressure | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazils-covid-19-deaths-surge-past-uk-who-says-hospital-system-coping-idUSKBN23J30F | 2020-06-13 |
| The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present the World Health Organization said on Friday with North and South America currently having four of the 10 worst hit countries in the world | Negative | The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present the World Health Organization said on Friday with North and South America currently having four of the 10 worst hit countries in the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/coronavirus-hitting-the-americas-hardest-says-world-health-organization-idUSKBN23J2K3 | 2020-06-13 |
| Progress was discussed at a council meeting of the UNs International Civil Aviation Organization on Wednesday | Positive | Iranian investigators have asked Frances BEA air accident agency to read black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner Irans envoy to the United Nations aviation agency said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-crash/iran-asks-french-experts-to-read-black-boxes-of-downed-jet-official-idUSKBN23J1UP | 2020-06-13 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that it was very that Taiwan was not accepted to take part as an observer at the World Health Organization assembly last month | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that it was very that Taiwan was not accepted to take part as an observer at the World Health Organization assembly last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-japan/japan-pm-abe-very-regrettable-that-taiwan-was-not-observer-at-who-assembly-idUSKBN23I1F0 | 2020-06-12 |
| As the pandemic wreaks havoc on family incomes without support many could resort to child said Guy Ryder directorgeneral of the International Labour Organization a U.N. agency in a statement | Negative | As the pandemic wreaks havoc on family incomes without support many could resort to child said Guy Ryder directorgeneral of the International Labour Organization a U.N. agency in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-unitednations-chil/u-n-warns-coronavirus-may-push-millions-of-children-into-underage-labor-idUSKBN23J009 | 2020-06-12 |
| As the coronavirus pandemic continues to burn around the world it has also caused severe disruptions in supplies of personal protective equipment according to the World Health Organization | Negative | GULU Uganda Reuters When the Ugandan government ordered all nonessential workplaces shut to contain the coronavirus pandemic in late March Peter Okwoko and his colleague Paige Balcom kept working | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-uganda-environment/ugandans-melt-plastic-waste-into-coronavirus-face-shields-idUSKBN23I035 | 2020-06-11 |
| There are 10 vaccines in clinical trials and dozens more in preclinical evaluation according to the World Health Organization but mass production and allocation remain significant challenges | Positive | OSAKA Japanese biotech AnGes Inc expects its coronavirus vaccine to be ready as early as the first half of 2021 if it can overcome supply chain and production hurdles the companys founder said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-anges/japans-anges-speeds-towards-2021-rollout-in-coronavirus-vaccine-war-idUSKBN23H115 | 2020-06-11 |
| Its clear this had been spreading for some time before it was recognized and reported to the World Health Organization in December | Positive | LONDON Beijing dismissed as a Harvard Medical School study of hospital traffic and search engine data that suggested the new coronavirus may already have been spreading in China last August and scientists said it offered no convincing evidence of when the outbreak began | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-research/china-scientists-dismiss-harvard-study-suggesting-covid-19-was-spreading-in-wuhan-in-august-idUSKBN23G0OM | 2020-06-10 |
| His assessment was largely echoed by officials from the World Health Organization and its Pan American Health Organization during a webcast news conference later in the day | Negative | MEXICO CITY New coronavirus cases in Mexico are expected to keep rising a top health official said on Tuesday even as the government pushes a gradual reopening of the economy launched at the beginning of this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-cases/mexicos-coronavirus-peak-still-weeks-off-600-new-deaths-tallied-idUSKBN23G25C | 2020-06-10 |
| MEXICO CITY The coronavirus pandemic in Mexico is advancing toward its peak level of infections but social distancing should continue until a vaccine is made available World Health Organization officials said on Tuesday | Negative | MEXICO CITY The coronavirus pandemic in Mexico is advancing toward its peak level of infections but social distancing should continue until a vaccine is made available World Health Organization officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-who/who-officials-coronavirus-nears-peak-in-mexico-but-risks-remain-idUSKBN23G2V7 | 2020-06-10 |
| GENEVA Studies show people with the coronavirus are most infectious just at the point when they first begin to feel unwell World Health Organization experts said on Tuesday | Negative | GENEVA Studies show people with the coronavirus are most infectious just at the point when they first begin to feel unwell World Health Organization experts said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-symptoms/coronavirus-patients-most-infectious-when-they-first-feel-unwell-who-idUSKBN23G2LZ | 2020-06-10 |
| GENEVA New coronavirus cases had their biggest daily increase ever as the pandemic worsens globally and has yet to peak in central America the World Health Organization said on Monday urging countries to press on with efforts to contains the virus | Negative | GENEVA New coronavirus cases had their biggest daily increase ever as the pandemic worsens globally and has yet to peak in central America the World Health Organization said on Monday urging countries to press on with efforts to contains the virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-says-pandemic-far-from-over-as-daily-cases-hit-record-high-idUSKBN23F23E | 2020-06-09 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico is set to propose senior trade official Jesus Seade who helped rework the North American Free Trade Agreement as a candidate to be the next directorgeneral of the World Trade Organization sources said on Sunday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico is set to propose senior trade official Jesus Seade who helped rework the North American Free Trade Agreement as a candidate to be the next directorgeneral of the World Trade Organization sources said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-wto-trade-mexico/mexico-to-propose-nafta-renegotiator-to-lead-wto-sources-idUSKBN23F091 | 2020-06-08 |
| Some countries have seen COVID19 cases rising as lockdowns ease and populations must protect themselves from the coronavirus while authorities continue testing the World Health Organization said on Friday | Negative | Some countries have seen COVID19 cases rising as lockdowns ease and populations must protect themselves from the coronavirus while authorities continue testing the World Health Organization said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23D0GI | 2020-06-07 |
| BRASILIA President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization after the U.N. agency warned Latin American governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus throughout the region | Negative | BRASILIA President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization after the U.N. agency warned Latin American governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus throughout the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/bolsonaro-threatens-who-exit-as-covid-19-kills-a-brazilian-per-minute-idUSKBN23C1TF | 2020-06-06 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO President Jair Bolsonaro threatened to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization on Friday unless it stops being a partisan political organization | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO President Jair Bolsonaro threatened to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization on Friday unless it stops being a partisan political organization | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-bolsonaro/bolsonaro-calls-who-political-threatens-brazil-exit-idUSKBN23C353 | 2020-06-06 |
| GENEVA The number of COVID19 cases in India has been doubling every three weeks but the epidemic is not growing exponentially in the country and South Asia region the World Health Organization said on Friday | Negative | GENEVA The number of COVID19 cases in India has been doubling every three weeks but the epidemic is not growing exponentially in the country and South Asia region the World Health Organization said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-india/covid-19-epidemics-in-india-south-asia-growing-but-not-exploding-who-idUSKBN23C2HK | 2020-06-06 |
| GENEVA Some countries have seen in COVID19 cases as lockdowns ease and populations must protect themselves from the coronavirus while authorities continue testing the World Health Organization said on Friday | Negative | GENEVA Some countries have seen in COVID19 cases as lockdowns ease and populations must protect themselves from the coronavirus while authorities continue testing the World Health Organization said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-virus/its-not-over-covid-19-cases-rise-in-some-nations-easing-lockdowns-who-idUSKBN23C1BZ | 2020-06-06 |
| China joins the World Trade Organization paving the way for the country to become a global manufacturing powerhouse | Positive | BEIJING Thursday marks the anniversary of when China bloodily suppressed prodemocracy demonstrations in and around central Beijings Tiananmen Square when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-tiananmen-timeline-landmarks/timeline-chinas-post-tiananmen-re-emergence-onto-the-world-idUSKBN23A3GY | 2020-06-04 |
| The campaign was commissioned in partnership between state bodies including Brazils Labor Prosecutors Office and the United Nations International Labour Organization | Positive | A song written by famous Brazilian rappers Emicida and Drik Barbosa spearheads the campaign with a weekly podcast and 12 social media videos about child slavery also set for release | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-slavery-rap/brazil-enlists-rappers-for-national-campaign-against-child-labor-idUSKBN23A2V2 | 2020-06-04 |
| GENEVA The Ebola virus has infected two more people in Equateur province in western Democratic Republic of Congo and spread to a new area 150 km away from the original six cases the World Heath Organization said on Wednesday | Negative | GENEVA The Ebola virus has infected two more people in Equateur province in western Democratic Republic of Congo and spread to a new area 150 km away from the original six cases the World Heath Organization said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-ebola-congo/two-more-people-infected-with-ebola-in-new-congo-outbreak-who-says-idUSKBN23A39C | 2020-06-04 |
| A small swarm can eat enough food to feed 35000 people in one day according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization | Positive | Millions of locusts have engulfed Indias seven heartland states including the western desert of Rajasthan and threaten vegetable and pulse crops such as lentils and beans | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-india-locusts-farming-trfn/drones-to-disc-jockeys-india-battles-new-wave-of-crop-munching-locusts-idUSKBN23A061 | 2020-06-03 |
| SEOUL South Korea said on Tuesday it would recommence proceedings against Japan at the World Trade Organization over export controls on some hightech materials adding that talks to resolve the dispute had so far failed to make progress | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said on Tuesday it would recommence proceedings against Japan at the World Trade Organization over export controls on some hightech materials adding that talks to resolve the dispute had so far failed to make progress | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-korea-to-resume-wto-complaint-over-japans-export-curbs-after-talks-stall-idUSKBN2390JI | 2020-06-03 |
| Brent has doubled over the past six weeks thanks to supply cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia a grouping dubbed | Positive | Oil prices rose on Tuesday with traders waiting to see whether major producers agree to extend their huge output cuts to shore up prices at a virtual meeting expected later this week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-ahead-of-opec-meeting-on-extended-output-cuts-idUSKBN239025 | 2020-06-02 |
| BEIJING China said on Monday the United States was addicted to following a U.S. decision to leave the World Health Organization and said the withdrawal reveals a pursuit of power politics and unilateralism | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday the United States was addicted to following a U.S. decision to leave the World Health Organization and said the withdrawal reveals a pursuit of power politics and unilateralism | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-says-u-s-addicted-to-quitting-over-plan-to-withdraw-from-who-idUSKBN2381P3 | 2020-06-02 |
| That was a reference to his decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization on Friday | Negative | BEIJING Chinese state media is giving extensive coverage to violent protests roiling cities across the United States while the unrest has also featured widely in Chinese social media | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-media/in-china-u-s-protests-a-hot-topic-on-state-social-media-idUSKBN23824K | 2020-06-02 |
| BRUSSELS European trade commissioner Phil Hogan is considering putting his name forward as a candidate to be the next directorgeneral of the World Trade Organization his spokesman said on Sunday | Positive | BRUSSELS European trade commissioner Phil Hogan is considering putting his name forward as a candidate to be the next directorgeneral of the World Trade Organization his spokesman said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto-hogan/eu-trade-commissioner-hogan-mulling-candidacy-for-wto-chief-idUSKBN2370FL | 2020-06-01 |
| The European Union urged the United States to reconsider its decision to cut ties with the World Health Organization over its handling of the pandemic | Negative | Countries around the world are easing coronavirus restrictions but senior scientific advisors warned that England risks losing control of the pandemic again because it is starting to lift its lockdown without a fully operational track and trace program in place | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN2360KD | 2020-05-31 |
| Trump also said the United States is terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization something he had threatened to do earlier this month | Negative | a live blog on the U.S. stock market click or type in a news window | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-mostly-up-trump-comments-on-china-but-takes-no-action-on-trade-idUSL1N2DB2V6 | 2020-05-30 |
| NATIONS The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the bodys handling of the coronavirus pandemic U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday accusing the U.N. agency of becoming a puppet of China | Negative | NATIONS The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the bodys handling of the coronavirus pandemic U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday accusing the U.N. agency of becoming a puppet of China | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-who/trump-cutting-u-s-ties-with-world-health-organization-over-virus-idUSKBN2352YJ | 2020-05-30 |
| About of those infected in Egypt are healthcare workers according to Health Organization including 124 doctors according to a May 17 report | Negative | CAIRO At dusk on April 10 police entered an apartment in Qalyubia province north of Cairo and arrested ophthalmologist Hany Bakr | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-egypt-medics/some-medics-say-they-are-muzzled-in-egypts-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN2352JX | 2020-05-30 |
| The report which gives guidelines for regulators and airlines to restart the air transport system globally is to be reviewed by the International Civil Aviation Organizations governing council on Monday | Neutral | A United Nations aviationled task force is urging airlines airports and countries to come up with a uniform approach to flying safely during the coronavirus pandemic although it stopped short of providing specific requirements for the hard hit industrys recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-un-aviation/u-n-agency-task-force-urges-uniform-approach-to-flying-during-coronavirus-idUSKBN235325 | 2020-05-30 |
| NATIONS May 29 U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China | Negative | NATIONS May 29 U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-coronavirus-trump-who/trump-says-terminating-us-relationship-with-world-health-organization-over-virus-idUSL1N2DB21X | 2020-05-30 |
| More than a billion workers many of whom are lowpaid could lose their jobs to the pandemic the International Labour Organization warned last month | Negative | People are both hungry and they are angry | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-economy/world-urged-to-rebuild-greener-more-equal-economies-after-coronavirus-idUSKBN23431B | 2020-05-29 |
| Google said on Wednesday its Threat Analysis Group saw new activity from firms many based in India that have been creating Gmail accounts spoofing the World Health Organization | Negative | Security experts at Alphabet Incs Google sent 1755 warnings in April to users whose accounts were targets of governmentbacked attackers following a resurgence in hacking and phishing attempts related to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber/google-sees-resurgence-in-state-backed-hacking-phishing-related-to-covid-19-idUSKBN2340CH | 2020-05-28 |
| Still many felt Russia was sending mixed signals ahead of the meeting in less than two weeks between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies | Negative | NEW YORK Oil futures tumbled on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working on a strong response to Chinas proposed security law in Hong Kong and as some traders doubted Russias commitment to deep production cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-slides-on-u-s-china-tensions-opec-uncertainty-idUSKBN233016 | 2020-05-28 |
| GENEVA Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an immediate second if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak the World Health Organization said on Monday | Negative | GENEVA Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an immediate second if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak the World Health Organization said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-peak/who-warns-of-second-peak-in-areas-where-covid-19-declining-idUSKBN2311VJ | 2020-05-26 |
| Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus but the World Health Organization is worried the continent could face a silent if its leaders do not prioritize testing for it a WHO envoy said on Monday | Negative | Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus but the World Health Organization is worried the continent could face a silent if its leaders do not prioritize testing for it a WHO envoy said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-fears-silent-virus-epidemic-unless-africa-prioritizes-testing-idUSKBN2311R0 | 2020-05-26 |
| DUBAI Iraq and Saudi Arabia agreed on Saturday to continue working to rebalance markets and stressed their commitment to output cuts agreed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Russia and other allies Saudi state news agency SPA said | Positive | DUBAI Iraq and Saudi Arabia agreed on Saturday to continue working to rebalance markets and stressed their commitment to output cuts agreed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Russia and other allies Saudi state news agency SPA said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-energy-iraq-saudi/iraqi-saudi-energy-ministers-say-committed-to-output-cuts-idUSKBN22Z0UT | 2020-05-24 |
| GENEVA South America has become a new epicenter of the COVID19 pandemic with Brazil hardesthit while cases are rising in some African countries that so far have a relatively low death toll the World Health Organization said on Friday | Negative | GENEVA South America has become a new epicenter of the COVID19 pandemic with Brazil hardesthit while cases are rising in some African countries that so far have a relatively low death toll the World Health Organization said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-regions/south-america-a-new-covid-epicenter-africa-reaches-100000-cases-who-says-idUSKBN22Y2IV | 2020-05-23 |
| for those who lost jobs and have no place else to said Zeina Mezher of the International Labour Organization | Negative | BEIRUT Temitope cant find work in Lebanon since the Nigerian domestic worker escaped her employers house last month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-migrants/trapped-migrant-workers-suffer-from-lebanons-dollar-crisis-lockdown-idUSKBN22Y1EA | 2020-05-23 |
| Yemeni authorities have reported 184 coronavirus infections including 30 deaths to the World Health Organization the latest WHO figures showed overnight | Negative | GENEVA The new coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen where the health care system has in effect the United Nations said on Friday appealing for urgent funding | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-yemen-un/yemens-health-system-has-in-effect-collapsed-as-covid-spreads-u-n-idUSKBN22Y18V | 2020-05-23 |
| BEIJING China said the United States was trying to shift the blame for Washingtons own mishandling of the COVID19 crisis responding to President Donald Trumps letter threatening to halt funding to the World Health Organization | Negative | BEIJING China said the United States was trying to shift the blame for Washingtons own mishandling of the COVID19 crisis responding to President Donald Trumps letter threatening to halt funding to the World Health Organization | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-says-u-s-trying-to-shift-blame-and-smear-beijing-over-who-idUSKBN22V0YX | 2020-05-20 |
| BEIJING China supports a comprehensive review of the global response to the COVID19 pandemic led by the World Health Organization after the virus that causes the disease is brought under control Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday | Negative | BEIJING China supports a comprehensive review of the global response to the COVID19 pandemic led by the World Health Organization after the virus that causes the disease is brought under control Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-xi/chinas-xi-says-supports-who-probe-when-covid-19-controlled-idUSKBN22U1K6 | 2020-05-19 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days and to reconsider the membership of the United States in the body | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days and to reconsider the membership of the United States in the body | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-who/trump-threatens-permanent-freeze-of-who-funding-to-weigh-u-s-membership-idUSKBN22V0B0 | 2020-05-19 |
| The WHA is the decisionmaking body of the World Health Organization | Neutral | SYDNEY The Chinese Embassy in Australia said it was nothing but a for Australia to claim that a World Health Assembly resolution that calls for an inquiry into the coronavirus was a vindication of Canberras push for a global review | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-china/chinese-embassy-says-australia-claim-of-wha-vindication-a-joke-idUSKBN22V0C3 | 2020-05-19 |
| SYDNEY Australia will consider approaching The World Trade Organization after China announced antidumping and antisubsidy duties totalling 80 | Negative | SYDNEY Australia will consider approaching The World Trade Organization after China announced antidumping and antisubsidy duties totalling 80 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-barley/australia-to-consider-going-to-wto-on-china-barley-tariffs-idUSKBN22U33V | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON The United States on Monday said China must pay more than the billion it committed to the World Health Organization calling the pledge a token to distract from what the Trump administration claims was Beijings failure to properly alert the world to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday said China must pay more than the billion it committed to the World Health Organization calling the pledge a token to distract from what the Trump administration claims was Beijings failure to properly alert the world to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-whitehouse/u-s-calls-chinas-2-billion-who-pledge-a-token-says-it-must-pay-more-idUSKBN22U2N0 | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration was considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organization including one in which Washington would pay about of its former level | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration was considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organization including one in which Washington would pay about of its former level | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-trump/trump-says-he-is-considering-restoring-some-funding-to-who-no-decision-made-idUSKBN22S0LD | 2020-05-18 |
| Tanzania has faced criticism from international health authorities including the World Health Organization for being slow in imposing social distancing measures and lacking transparency in its approach to the pandemic | Negative | DAR ES SALAAM Tanzanias President John Magufuli said on Sunday he plans to reopen universities and allow the resumption of sports and international flights if the decline in new coronavirus infections continues | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-tanzania/tanzanias-magufuli-plans-to-lift-coronavirus-restrictions-idUSKBN22T0P0 | 2020-05-18 |
| Also supporting oil prices are production cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia a grouping known as | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil prices climbed by more than a barrel on Monday supported by output cuts and signs of gradual demand recovery amid easing coronavirus curbs with U.S. oil showing no signs of last months contract expiry price rout | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-hit-one-month-highs-on-output-cuts-demand-signs-idUSKBN22U033 | 2020-05-18 |
| LONDON A Chinese envoy has accused the United States of undermining the global economy by building trade barriers and artificially prolonging the global coronavirus pandemic by halting funding to the World Health Organization | Negative | LONDON A Chinese envoy has accused the United States of undermining the global economy by building trade barriers and artificially prolonging the global coronavirus pandemic by halting funding to the World Health Organization | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-envoy/chinese-envoy-says-u-s-undermining-global-economy-virus-fight-idUSKBN22R20I | 2020-05-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trumps administration is set to restore partial funding to the World Health Organization Fox News reported late on Friday citing a draft letter | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps administration is set to restore partial funding to the World Health Organization Fox News reported late on Friday citing a draft letter | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/trump-administration-to-restore-partial-funding-to-world-health-organization-fox-news-idUSKBN22S057 | 2020-05-16 |
| TAIPEI Taiwans health minister rejected on Friday Chinas main condition for the island to be able to take part in the World Health Organization that it accepts it is part of China ahead of a key meeting of the body during a pandemic | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwans health minister rejected on Friday Chinas main condition for the island to be able to take part in the World Health Organization that it accepts it is part of China ahead of a key meeting of the body during a pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan/taiwan-rejects-chinas-main-condition-for-who-participation-idUSKBN22R0HM | 2020-05-15 |
| GENEVA The coronavirus that causes COVID19 could become endemic like HIV the World Health Organization said on Wednesday warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and calling for a massive to counter it | Negative | GENEVA The coronavirus that causes COVID19 could become endemic like HIV the World Health Organization said on Wednesday warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and calling for a massive to counter it | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-briefing/this-virus-may-never-go-away-who-says-idUSKBN22P2IJ | 2020-05-14 |
| The isolation the fear the uncertainty the economic turmoil they all cause or could cause psychological said Devora Kestel director of the World Health Organizations mental health department | Negative | LONDON A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disease and forced into isolation poverty and anxiety by the pandemic of COVID19 United Nations health experts said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mentalhealth/u-n-warns-of-global-mental-health-crisis-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-idUSKBN22Q0AO | 2020-05-14 |
| In March and April Reuters reported on advanced hackers attempts to break into the World Health Organization as the pandemic spread across the globe | Negative | Chinalinked hackers are breaking into American organizations carrying out research into COVID19 U.S. officials said on Wednesday warning both scientists and public health officials to be on the lookout for cyber theft | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-cyber/u-s-accuses-china-linked-hackers-of-stealing-coronavirus-research-idUSKBN22P2CS | 2020-05-14 |
| Further fuelling investor worries a top World Health Organization official said the virus may never go away | Negative | SYDNEY May 14 Japanese stocks fell on Thursday tracking an overnight slide on Wall Street as sentiment soured after the U.S. Federal Reserves chairman warned of an extended period of weak economic growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/tokyo-shares-track-wall-st-lower-as-powell-warns-of-extended-weakness-idUSL4N2CW0XA | 2020-05-14 |
| Russia is part of a wider output cut deal between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and nonOPEC members to remove 10 million bpd from global markets | Positive | MOSCOW Output from Russias top oil region in western Siberia is expected to fall by this year in line with a producer pact to curb supply a senior official told Reuters adding the tax system meant it faced an unfairly heavy burden | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-siberia/russias-top-oil-province-braces-for-15-output-cut-idUSKBN22O1RX | 2020-05-13 |
| WELLINGTON New Zealands foreign minister on Tuesday said the country has to stand up for itself after China warned its backing of Taiwans participation at the World Health Organization could damage bilateral ties | Negative | WELLINGTON New Zealands foreign minister on Tuesday said the country has to stand up for itself after China warned its backing of Taiwans participation at the World Health Organization could damage bilateral ties | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-newzealand-china/new-zealand-still-supports-taiwan-at-who-despite-chinese-rebuke-idUSKBN22O0CF | 2020-05-12 |
| WASHINGTON The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to nearly 60 countries on Friday asking them to support Taiwans participation in the World Health Organization citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to nearly 60 countries on Friday asking them to support Taiwans participation in the World Health Organization citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-taiwan/u-s-lawmakers-urge-support-for-taiwan-at-who-as-u-s-criticizes-china-idUSKBN22L00T | 2020-05-12 |
| The decision to reopen the mosques was made in consultation with the ministry of health IRIB quoted Mohammad Qomi the director of the Islamic Development Organization as saying | Neutral | All mosques in Iran will reopen on Tuesday a further step in the governments plans to ease restrictions that aimed to contain the spread of the new coronavirus the official IRIB news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/all-mosques-in-iran-to-reopen-on-tuesday-idUSKBN22N26N | 2020-05-11 |
| The companies have been under pressure from the World Health Organization and other health authorities around the world to police harmful content and misinformation about the pandemic | Negative | Facebook Inc and YouTube the video service of Alphabet Incs Google said on Thursday that they were removing a video that made medically unsubstantiated claims relating to the novel coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-tech-video/facebook-youtube-remove-plandemic-video-with-unsubstantiated-coronavirus-claims-idUSKBN22K077 | 2020-05-08 |
| SYDNEY Australia will provide Pacific island nations new rapid diagnostic COVID19 kits in a joint initiative with the World Health Organization the United States and New Zealand the Australian foreign minister said on Friday | Positive | SYDNEY Australia will provide Pacific island nations new rapid diagnostic COVID19 kits in a joint initiative with the World Health Organization the United States and New Zealand the Australian foreign minister said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-pacific/australia-to-provide-pacific-nations-rapid-covid-19-test-kits-idUSKBN22K03F | 2020-05-08 |
| NAIROBI The novel coronavirus could kill between 83000 and 190000 people in Africa in the first year and infect between 29 million and 44 million in the first year if it is not contained the World Health Organization said on Thursday | Negative | NAIROBI The novel coronavirus could kill between 83000 and 190000 people in Africa in the first year and infect between 29 million and 44 million in the first year if it is not contained the World Health Organization said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa/coronavirus-could-kill-up-to-190000-in-africa-in-first-year-if-not-contained-who-idUSKBN22J31S | 2020-05-08 |
| However there are regional differences said Pekkarinen a senior forestry officer with the Food and Agriculture Organization | Neutral | The United Nations study found 10 million hectares of forest were destroyed annually in the past five years down from 12 million hectares a year in the previous halfdecade | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-climatechange-forests-trfn/forest-loss-seen-slowing-globally-but-progress-patchy-idUSKBN22J2ZC | 2020-05-08 |
| BEIJING China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of telling one lie after another in his attacks on Beijing | Negative | BEIJING China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of telling one lie after another in his attacks on Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/china-says-it-backs-who-in-tracing-covid-19-denounces-u-s-lies-idUSKBN22J10G | 2020-05-08 |
| TAIPEI Only Taiwans democraticallyelected government can represent its people on the world stage not China its foreign ministry said on Tuesday calling on the World Health Organization to cast Chinas control during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TAIPEI Only Taiwans democraticallyelected government can represent its people on the world stage not China its foreign ministry said on Tuesday calling on the World Health Organization to cast Chinas control during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan-who/taiwan-rebuffs-who-says-china-has-no-right-to-represent-it-idUSKBN22H0K9 | 2020-05-06 |
| The top exporter is cutting production from May under a supply pact with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies like Russia | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices soared on Tuesday as some European and Asian countries along with several U.S. states began to ease coronavirus lockdown measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-surge-as-coronavirus-lockdowns-ease-idUSKBN22H033 | 2020-05-06 |
| President Donald Trump is halting U.S. funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the pandemic | Negative | Italy and the United States were among a slew of countries tentatively easing coronavirus lockdowns on Monday to revive economies as global deaths surpassed a quarter of a million | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/masked-and-standing-apart-the-world-tiptoes-out-of-lockdown-idUSKBN22G1AK | 2020-05-05 |
| Trump has said he will cut off funding for the World Health Organization which he called very something WHO officials have denied | Negative | BEIJING An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into confrontation people familiar with the paper told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-sentiment-ex/exclusive-internal-chinese-report-warns-beijing-faces-tiananmen-like-global-backlash-over-virus-idUSKBN22G19C | 2020-05-05 |
| President Donald Trump said last month that he would halt funding to the World Health Organization whose director general addressed the conference over its handling of the pandemic | Negative | BRUSSELS World leaders and organisations pledged billion to research manufacture and distribute a possible vaccine and treatments for COVID19 on Monday but the United States refused to contribute to the global effort | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-virus/world-leaders-pledge-8-billion-to-fight-covid-19-but-u-s-steers-clear-idUSKBN22G0RM | 2020-05-05 |
| The continental freetrade zone would if successful become the largest since the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1994 stitching 1 | Positive | LAGOS A blockbuster African trade deal is unlikely to be implemented before early next year an official said on Friday after the disruption caused by the new coronavirus made the current July 1 deadline unworkable | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa-trade/african-free-trade-deal-launch-unlikely-this-year-afcfta-secretary-general-says-idUSKBN22D5QV | 2020-05-02 |
| Countries must lift lockdowns gradually while still being on the for COVID19 and ready to restore restrictions if the virus jumps back the World Health Organization said on Friday | Negative | Countries must lift lockdowns gradually while still being on the for COVID19 and ready to restore restrictions if the virus jumps back the World Health Organization said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/countries-must-ease-lockdowns-slowly-be-ready-for-virus-to-jump-back-who-idUSKBN22D5VU | 2020-05-02 |
| Over 1000 migrants who were quarantined for 14 days and who did not present symptoms were sent home this week according to the International Organization for Migration | Positive | Saudi Arabia Djibouti Somalia and other countries have deported more than 5000 illegal migrants to Ethiopia since April 1 according to the U.N. migration agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-ethiopia-migrants/thousands-of-ethiopian-migrants-quarantined-in-universities-wait-to-go-home-idUSKBN22D60K | 2020-05-02 |
| Cooking with dirty fuels causes several million deaths each year from carbon monoxide and other pollutants according to the World Health Organization | Negative | Industries around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-energy-trfn/global-push-for-clean-cooking-under-fire-from-coronavirus-slowdown-idUSKBN22D62Z | 2020-05-02 |
| That dwarfs the nearly 10 million bpd cuts agreed between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producers reductions that officially kick in from Friday | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices rose on Friday extending the previous sessions gains as major producers began output cuts to offset a slump in fuel demand triggered by the coronavirus pandemic while data showed U.S. crude inventories grew less than expected | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-again-as-output-cuts-kick-in-inventories-grow-less-than-expected-idUSKBN22D43L | 2020-05-01 |
| Health authorities say they follow World Health Organization guidelines on testing and that an expansion of testing could flood already overwhelmed hospitals with mild cases | Neutral | TOKYO Japan is preparing to extend its state of emergency over the novel coronavirus originally set to end on May 6 for about a month government sources told Reuters on Thursday even as some other countries begin to reopen after strict lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-preparing-to-extend-coronavirus-emergency-for-about-a-month-sources-idUSKBN22C02N | 2020-05-01 |
| About 2100 Canadian Armed Forces members are deployed around the world and some 915 people are part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations Operation Assurance | Positive | OTTAWA One body has been recovered and five people are missing after a Canadian military helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece on Wednesday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-canada-helicopter-nato/canadian-military-helicopter-crashes-in-sea-off-greece-1-dead-5-missing-idUSKBN22C2KE | 2020-05-01 |
| Almost of working Tunisians rely on informal employment according to the International Labour Organization | Negative | GABES Tunisia Reuters As Tunisias streets emptied and shops shuttered after the 6pm national curfew to stem the novel coronavirus outbreak a clandestine group headed to the forest | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-tunisia-logging-fe/under-the-cover-of-lockdown-illegal-logging-surges-in-tunisia-idUSKBN22D4H5 | 2020-05-01 |
| NEW YORK Aid groups working with the United Nations want the Security Council to urgently allow an Iraq border crossing into Syria to be used again for deliveries to help combat the coronavirus pandemic according to a draft World Health Organization memo seen by the 15member U.N. Security Council | Negative | NEW YORK Aid groups working with the United Nations want the Security Council to urgently allow an Iraq border crossing into Syria to be used again for deliveries to help combat the coronavirus pandemic according to a draft World Health Organization memo seen by the 15member U.N. Security Council | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria-who/who-changes-to-u-n-syria-memo-risk-stoking-trump-fueled-criticism-idUSKBN22B3D7 | 2020-04-30 |
| That would add to production curbs of almost 10 million bpd agreed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other large producers including Russia | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices surged more than on Wednesday after U.S. crude stockpiles grew less than expected and gasoline posted a surprise draw feeding optimism that fuel consumption will recover as some European countries and U.S. state ease coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-posts-double-digit-gains-after-u-s-crude-storage-build-slows-idUSKCN22B02L | 2020-04-30 |
| Japanese health authorities say they follow World Health Organization guidelines on testing and that an expansion of testing could flood already overwhelmed hospitals with mild cases | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he will consult with infectious disease experts on whether to extend a national state of emergency to contain coronavirus infections as other nations begin to reopen from strict lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-pm-to-consult-health-experts-amid-speculation-state-of-emergency-to-be-extended-idUSKBN22C02N | 2020-04-30 |
| GENEVA The vast of children with COVID19 have mild cases and recover completely but a small number in a few countries have developed a rare inflammatory syndrome the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | Neutral | GENEVA The vast of children with COVID19 have mild cases and recover completely but a small number in a few countries have developed a rare inflammatory syndrome the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/covid-19-complication-seen-in-children-is-rare-who-says-idUSKBN22B2KD | 2020-04-30 |
| The site has also recently started linking to the World Health Organization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or local health authorities for videos and searches related to COVID19 | Negative | YouTube the video service of Alphabet Incs Google said on Tuesday it would start showing text and links from thirdparty factcheckers to U.S. viewers part of efforts to curb misinformation on the site during the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-alphabet-youtube-factchecking/youtube-expands-fact-check-feature-to-u-s-video-searches-during-covid-19-pandemic-idUSKCN22A2Y1 | 2020-04-29 |
| or lower sulphur marine fuel to comply with new emission rules by the International Maritime Organization | Neutral | April 28 story with no changes in | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-oil-quotas-imo/rpt-update-1-china-set-to-issue-first-ever-export-quotas-for-vlsfo-of-10-mln-t-for-2020-sources-idUSL3N2CH0J6 | 2020-04-29 |
| GENEVA The coronavirus pandemic is far from and is still disrupting normal health services especially lifesaving immunisation for children in the poorest countries the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday | Negative | GENEVA The coronavirus pandemic is far from and is still disrupting normal health services especially lifesaving immunisation for children in the poorest countries the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-chief-says-pandemic-far-from-over-worried-about-children-idUSKCN22928O | 2020-04-28 |
| Chile will push ahead with previously announced release for recovered patients despite a World Health Organization warning that there was no evidence they are protected from a second infection | Negative | More than 2 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN2280EQ | 2020-04-28 |
| While the festival will stream for free viewers will be asked to donate to the World Health Organizations COVID19 Solidarity Response Fund | Positive | LOS ANGELES More than 20 film festivals around the world have joined together to stream movies free on YouTube after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered movie theaters and forced the cancellation of annual showcases in Cannes and New York | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-film-festivals-youtube/worlds-biggest-film-festivals-unite-for-10-day-global-streaming-event-idUSKCN2292HH | 2020-04-28 |
| Mexico Citys air quality is markedly better than when the World Health Organization designated it the worlds most polluted city in 1992 | Positive | MEXICO CITY While city dwellers around the world take some consolation in improved air quality thanks to the coronavirus pandemic festering garbage dumps dirty dieselfueled generators and frequent forest fires have ensured Mexico City remains smogfilled | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-air/no-silver-lining-mexico-city-smog-defies-coronavirus-lockdown-idUSKCN2292MS | 2020-04-28 |
| 5 was still much higher than Chinas official standard of 35 micrograms and the recommended World Health Organization level of 10 micrograms | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinas smogprone northern province of Hebei met its air quality targets by a big margin over the winter after concerted efforts to tackle emissions a local official said on Sunday without mentioning coronavirusrelated factory shutdowns | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-pollution/chinas-smog-prone-hebei-saw-pollution-fall-15-from-oct-march-idUSKCN228041 | 2020-04-26 |
| WASHINGTON Leading Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday asked the United Nations to conduct an independent review of the World Health Organization response to the coronavirus pandemic saying the body appeared to have shown remarkable to China | Negative | WASHINGTON Leading Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday asked the United Nations to conduct an independent review of the World Health Organization response to the coronavirus pandemic saying the body appeared to have shown remarkable to China | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-republicans/republican-senators-ask-u-n-chief-for-independent-who-review-panel-idUSKCN2262JU | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-may-never-restore-who-funds-after-cutoff-over-pandemic-idUSKCN2252GR | 2020-04-24 |
| ADDIS ABABA African nations that lack ventilators to treat COVID19 patients will receive some from the Jack Ma Foundation an African Union official said on Thursday as Nigeria stressed Africas dependence on a properlyfunded World Health Organization help it fight the pandemic | Negative | ADDIS ABABA African nations that lack ventilators to treat COVID19 patients will receive some from the Jack Ma Foundation an African Union official said on Thursday as Nigeria stressed Africas dependence on a properlyfunded World Health Organization help it fight the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa/african-nations-to-get-ventilators-from-jack-ma-foundation-stress-need-for-who-help-idUSKCN22522D | 2020-04-24 |
| Countries around the world are wondering when and how to ease coronavirus lockdowns though the World Health Organization is warning that should be done slowly and only when there is capacity to isolate cases and trace contacts | Negative | Countries around the world are wondering when and how to ease coronavirus lockdowns though the World Health Organization is warning that should be done slowly and only when there is capacity to isolate cases and trace contacts | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-lockdowns-factbox/factbox-countries-pondering-an-easing-of-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKCN2231Y4 | 2020-04-22 |
| NEW YORK Residents of a suburban New York City county that was one of the earliest U.S. hot spots for the coronavirus sued the World Health Organization on Monday accusing it of gross negligence in covering up and responding to the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK Residents of a suburban New York City county that was one of the earliest U.S. hot spots for the coronavirus sued the World Health Organization on Monday accusing it of gross negligence in covering up and responding to the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-westchester-lawsui/suburban-nyc-county-residents-sue-who-over-coronavirus-pandemic-response-idUSKBN2222P1 | 2020-04-21 |
| The case is Kling et al v World Health Organization U.S. District Court Southern District of New York No | Neutral | NEW YORK Residents of a suburban New York City county that was one of the earliest U.S. hot spots for the coronavirus sued the World Health Organization on Monday accusing it of gross negligence in covering up and responding to the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-westchester-lawsui/suburban-nyc-county-residents-sue-who-over-coronavirus-pandemic-response-idUSKBN2222P1 | 2020-04-21 |
| The government has said it follows World Health Organization guidelines for virus testing with all suspicious pneumonia deaths tested for the respiratory disease caused by the virus | Negative | TOKYO Japanese police reported last month the deaths of 11 people deemed to be unnatural before tests showed the victims had been infected with the new coronavirus media said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-tests-show-11-dead-were-infected-with-coronavirus-media-idUSKBN2230F6 | 2020-04-21 |
| BENI Democratic Republic of Congo An Ebola flareup in eastern Congo may spread again after a patient escaped from a clinic complicating efforts to contain the disease that has infected six people since last week the World Health Organization said on Sunday | Negative | BENI Democratic Republic of Congo An Ebola flareup in eastern Congo may spread again after a patient escaped from a clinic complicating efforts to contain the disease that has infected six people since last week the World Health Organization said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-ebola-congo/escape-of-ebola-patient-in-congo-sparks-fear-of-further-infection-idUSKBN2210R6 | 2020-04-20 |
| Oil prices have remained weak even after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producers last weekend announced a deal to cut output | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-as-investors-take-heart-on-u-s-economic-reopening-plan-idUSL1N2C5194 | 2020-04-18 |
| Coronavirus cases in Africa could shoot up from thousands now to 10 million within three to six months according to very provisional modelling a regional World Health Organization official said | Negative | Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21Y0I1 | 2020-04-17 |
| Various countries around the world are wondering when and how to ease coronavirus lockdowns though the World Health Organization is warning that should be done slowly and only when there is capacity to isolate cases and trace contacts | Negative | Various countries around the world are wondering when and how to ease coronavirus lockdowns though the World Health Organization is warning that should be done slowly and only when there is capacity to isolate cases and trace contacts | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-lockdowns-factbox/factbox-countries-pondering-an-easing-of-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKCN21Y17T | 2020-04-17 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would halt funding to the World Health Organization which he said had promoted Chinas about the virus | Negative | LONDON April 15 China concealed crucial information about the novel coronavirus outbreak from the rest of the world and so should answer for its deceit the former head of Britains MI6 foreign intelligence service said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-china/china-concealed-the-early-coronavirus-outbreak-former-mi6-spymaster-says-idUSL5N2C323H | 2020-04-16 |
| Tugendhat said he was concerned by U.S. President Donald Trumps decision to suspend funding for the World Health Organization | Negative | LONDON China is trying to exploit the global crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus outbreak by wresting control of companies such as Imagination Technologies and changing the way the internet works a senior British lawmaker said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-britain/british-lawmaker-says-china-is-trying-to-exploit-the-covid-19-crisis-idUSKCN21X13H | 2020-04-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has told his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic caused by the new coronavirus | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump has told his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic caused by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-funding-explai/explainer-what-the-u-s-funds-freeze-could-mean-for-who-and-its-work-idUSKCN21X2A0 | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON The United States could redirect to other aid groups some million it would have paid the World Health Organization this year senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday after President Donald Trump halted funding for the U.N. agency over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States could redirect to other aid groups some million it would have paid the World Health Organization this year senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday after President Donald Trump halted funding for the U.N. agency over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/u-s-funds-that-would-have-gone-to-who-could-be-given-to-aid-groups-trump-officials-idUSKCN21X2Z3 | 2020-04-16 |
| Brazil was slow to implement widespread testing despite the recommendation of the World Health Organization to test test but has in recent weeks sought to scale up | Negative | SAO PAULO Despite Brazils backlog of more than 90000 specimens awaiting coronavirus testing and a rising death toll laboratories are idle due to a lack of materials the agriculture ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-testing/as-brazils-covid-19-testing-lags-available-labs-go-unused-idUSKCN21X36V | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called President Donald Trumps decision to halt funding for the World Health Organization senseless and dangerous and said it would be challenged | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called President Donald Trumps decision to halt funding for the World Health Organization senseless and dangerous and said it would be challenged | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-calls-trump-who-decision-senseless-dangerous-idUSKCN21X2GY | 2020-04-16 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-who-reaction/factbox-global-reaction-to-trump-withdrawing-who-funding-idUSKCN21X0CN | 2020-04-15 |
| Japan may have to ramp up its measures to tackle COVID19 after cases have been found in some parts of the country with no known links to other outbreaks the World Health Organization said on Friday | Neutral | Japan may have to ramp up its measures to tackle COVID19 after cases have been found in some parts of the country with no known links to other outbreaks the World Health Organization said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-japan/japan-may-need-to-scale-up-measures-to-tackle-coronavirus-who-idUSKCN21S1S4 | 2020-04-11 |
| China has accused Taiwan of attacking the World Health Organization seeking independence and conniving with internet users to spread racist comments after the WHO chief said racist slurs against him had come from the island | Negative | China has accused Taiwan of attacking the World Health Organization seeking independence and conniving with internet users to spread racist comments after the WHO chief said racist slurs against him had come from the island | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan-who/china-says-taiwan-attacks-on-who-are-venomous-aimed-at-independence-idUSKCN21S01P | 2020-04-10 |
| which includes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Russia and other producers is scheduled to hold a meeting on Thursday by videoconference | Positive | The worlds top crude oil producers Saudi Arabia Russia and the United States remained at odds on Wednesday over how to shore up global crude prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis and a price war as meetings on the topic loomed this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec-iran/worlds-biggest-oil-producers-at-odds-ahead-of-talks-on-major-cuts-idUSKBN21Q0EI | 2020-04-09 |
| GENEVA North Korea one of only a handful of countries not to have reported confirmed cases of COVID19 has said that it continues testing and has more than 500 people in quarantine the World Health Organization told Reuters on Tuesday | Negative | GENEVA North Korea one of only a handful of countries not to have reported confirmed cases of COVID19 has said that it continues testing and has more than 500 people in quarantine the World Health Organization told Reuters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-northkorea/north-korea-testing-quarantining-for-covid-19-still-says-no-cases-who-representative-idUSKBN21P3C2 | 2020-04-08 |
| GENEVA Authorities must protect nurses and other health workers from harassment and attacks compounding the already heavy toll they are paying in the pandemic the World Health Organization and top nursing officials said on Tuesday | Negative | GENEVA Authorities must protect nurses and other health workers from harassment and attacks compounding the already heavy toll they are paying in the pandemic the World Health Organization and top nursing officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-nurses/nurses-must-be-protected-from-abuse-during-coronavirus-pandemic-who-nursing-groups-idUSKBN21O317 | 2020-04-07 |
| The decline was driven by a decision to delay from Monday to Thursday a meeting between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia | Negative | LAUNCESTON Australia Crude oils rollercoaster ride resumed on Monday with both Brent and West Texas Intermediate futures falling sharply amid news of a delay to a meeting of oil producers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-oil-opec-coulmn/crude-oils-wild-ride-doesnt-answer-the-serious-questions-russell-idUSKBN21O05E | 2020-04-06 |
| Taiwan and the United States discussed how to get closer between the island and the World Health Organization during the outbreak drawing a rebuke from China | Neutral | Global cases of the new coronavirus have shot past 1 million with more than 54000 fatalities a Reuters tally showed on Friday as death tolls soared in the United States and western Europe while the world economy nosedived | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21L0L8 | 2020-04-04 |
| About 40 million people globally are estimated to be enslaved in forced labor and forced marriages according to the U.N. International Labour Organization | Negative | The two were among 41 employers added to the roster of blacklisted companies and organizations to be blocked from getting state loans and face restrictions on sales | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-trafficking-dirtylist-trfn/olympic-games-building-firm-cult-added-to-brazils-slavery-dirty-list-idUSKBN21L3A0 | 2020-04-04 |
| Taiwan and the United States this week discussed how to get closer between the island and the World Health Organization during the coronavirus outbreak drawing a rebuke from China for political of the epidemic | Negative | Taiwan and the United States this week discussed how to get closer between the island and the World Health Organization during the coronavirus outbreak drawing a rebuke from China for political of the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan-usa/taiwan-talks-who-role-with-u-s-china-denounces-manipulation-idUSKBN21L12V | 2020-04-04 |
| Saudi Arabia said it would call an emergency meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries state media reported | Negative | with midday trading | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-stocks-edge-lower-on-economic-toll-from-coronavirus-oil-rallies-idUSL1N2BR0VJ | 2020-04-04 |
| Hackers linked to the Iranian government have attempted to break into the personal email accounts of staff at the World Health Organization sources told Reuters | Negative | The U.S. economy likely shed jobs in March abruptly ending a historic 113 straight months of employment growth as stringent measures to control the coronavirus shuttered businesses and factories confirming a recession is underway | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21L0L8 | 2020-04-03 |
| While demand has disappeared supplies are swelling after the collapse of a supply pact between the Organization of the Petroleum Countries and allied producers | Negative | LONDON U.S. President Donald Trumps confidence he can get a deal to limit a global oil glut has driven world crude futures higher | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-price-benchmark/dated-brent-benchmarks-record-10-discount-gives-oil-a-reality-check-idUSKBN21K1YU | 2020-04-03 |
| Saudi Arabia said it would call an emergency meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Saudi state media reported | Negative | YORK Oil prices retreated on Friday after massive gains while stocks in Asia edged down as doubts grew over an oil price deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia that U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/oil-shares-slip-on-doubts-over-saudi-russia-deal-idUSKBN21L0EB | 2020-04-03 |
| The statement was jointly issued by the UN refugee agency UNHCR childrens fund UNICEF the human rights commissioner and the International Organization for Migration | Positive | MEXICO CITY A Guatemalan migrant died and 14 others were taken to hospital after a riot broke out in a detention center in southern Mexico authorities said on Wednesday as tensions rise in such facilities due to the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-riot/migrant-dies-in-riot-in-mexican-detention-center-amid-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN21K08L | 2020-04-02 |
| KUALA LUMPUR The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in midApril and there are signs of a flattening of the infection curve the World Health Organization said on Thursday | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in midApril and there are signs of a flattening of the infection curve the World Health Organization said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-malaysia/who-expects-malaysias-coronavirus-cases-to-peak-in-mid-april-idUSKBN21K0IZ | 2020-04-02 |
| GENEVA Food supply chains must be protected from any traderelated measures taken during the COVID19 pandemic the heads of the World Trade Organization and U.N. food and health agencies said on Tuesday warning of possible shortages and price spikes | Negative | GENEVA Food supply chains must be protected from any traderelated measures taken during the COVID19 pandemic the heads of the World Trade Organization and U.N. food and health agencies said on Tuesday warning of possible shortages and price spikes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade-food/keep-global-food-supply-chains-intact-wto-u-n-agencies-urge-idUSKBN21I307 | 2020-04-01 |
| Development of medicines and vaccines would be crucial to contain the virus Abe told Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus director general of the World Health Organization in a telephone call on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Japans capital recorded more than 70 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday for its highest tally in a single day as pressure mounted on the prime minister to order a lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-records-most-new-coronavirus-cases-in-a-day-as-pressure-for-lockdown-builds-idUSKBN21I083 | 2020-04-01 |
| Health officials were not upbeat however with a World Health Organization official warning that even in the AsiaPacific region the epidemic was far from over | Negative | YORK Asian shares and Wall Street futures fell on Wednesday in the first trading session of the quarter as the coronavirus pandemic and the prospect of a global recession tore through investor confidence | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-give-up-meager-gains-as-virus-anxiety-prevails-idUSKBN21J3P6 | 2020-04-01 |
| LONDON Britain said on Monday that there should be a learned inquiry led by the World Health Organization into the coronavirus pandemic responding to reports that the government was angry with China over the origins of the outbreak | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Monday that there should be a learned inquiry led by the World Health Organization into the coronavirus pandemic responding to reports that the government was angry with China over the origins of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-china/britain-says-need-for-global-lessons-learned-inquiry-into-pandemic-idUSKBN21H2W3 | 2020-03-31 |
| We cant fill up U.S. storage with foreign said Sitton who has been invited to the next meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and plans to attend | Positive | Texas shale producers Pioneer Natural Resources and Parsley Energy on Monday formally asked Texas regulators to curtail oil production for the first time in nearly 50 years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-texas/two-texas-shale-producers-ask-state-to-curtail-oil-output-idUSKBN21H3FH | 2020-03-31 |
| But the worlds most populous country has since won praise from the World Health Organization for its efforts to lock down affected areas and isolate patients | Positive | WUHAN China A growing number of imported coronavirus cases in China risked fanning a second wave of infections when domestic transmissions had basically been a senior health official said on Sunday while eased travel curbs may also add to domestic risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-defends-against-incoming-second-wave-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN21G00G | 2020-03-30 |
| Coronavirus has infected more than half a million people and killed more than 20000 globally the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday as he appealed again for protective gear for medical staff working to save lives | Negative | Coronavirus has infected more than half a million people and killed more than 20000 globally the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday as he appealed again for protective gear for medical staff working to save lives | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/coronavirus-cases-top-half-a-million-protective-gear-lacking-who-idUSKBN21E2SL | 2020-03-28 |
| Taiwan complains that China is poaching the dwindling number of countries that maintain formal ties with Taipei and has prevented it from participating in bodies like the World Health Organization | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law an act that requires increased U.S. support for Taiwan internationally prompting a denunciation by China which said it would strike back if the law was implemented | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-increases-support-for-taiwan-china-threatens-to-strike-back-idUSKBN21E0B7 | 2020-03-28 |
| BEIJING Chinas control of the coronavirus outbreak continues to improve and the country will keep offering antiepidemic support globally to the best of its ability state media cited President Xi Jinping as saying in a letter to the World Health Organization on Thursday | Positive | BEIJING Chinas control of the coronavirus outbreak continues to improve and the country will keep offering antiepidemic support globally to the best of its ability state media cited President Xi Jinping as saying in a letter to the World Health Organization on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-who/china-will-continue-to-support-global-coronavirus-fight-xi-tells-who-idUSKBN21D1AN | 2020-03-27 |
| The G20 is committed to do whatever it takes to overcome the along with the World Health Organization and other international institutions they said | Neutral | Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pledged on Thursday to inject over trillion into the global economy to limit job and income losses from the coronavirus and do whatever it takes to overcome the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-g20-saudi/g20-leaders-to-inject-5-trillion-into-global-economy-in-fight-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN21D0XL | 2020-03-27 |
| Countries that have locked down their populations to prevent the spread of coronavirus need to put a premium on finding new cases and doing everything they can to suppress and the virus the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | Negative | Countries that have locked down their populations to prevent the spread of coronavirus need to put a premium on finding new cases and doing everything they can to suppress and the virus the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/countries-must-not-squander-chance-to-control-coronavirus-who-idUSKBN21C35J | 2020-03-26 |
| The United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic the World Health Organization said as India announced a full 24hour nationwide lockdown in the worlds secondmost populous country | Negative | The United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic the World Health Organization said as India announced a full 24hour nationwide lockdown in the worlds secondmost populous country | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21C0K0 | 2020-03-25 |
| DELHI The United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic the World Health Organization said on Tuesday as India announced a full 24hour nationwide lockdown in the worlds secondmost populous country | Negative | DELHI The United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic the World Health Organization said on Tuesday as India announced a full 24hour nationwide lockdown in the worlds secondmost populous country | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/u-s-could-be-next-virus-epicenter-as-india-locks-down-global-recession-looms-idUSKBN21B1RJ | 2020-03-25 |
| This is a health system that was close to collapse before you get the said Elizabeth Hoff head of mission for the World Health Organization in Libya | Negative | MISRATA Libya Libya confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus on Tuesday with years of violence leaving its healthcare system highly vulnerable | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-libya-measures/libya-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-amid-fear-over-readiness-idUSKBN21B2SF | 2020-03-25 |
| The COVID19 pandemic is accelerating the World Health Organization said with more than 377000 cases now recorded and infections reported from nearly every country | Negative | The COVID19 pandemic is accelerating the World Health Organization said with more than 377000 cases now recorded and infections reported from nearly every country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21B0KB | 2020-03-24 |
| Elite hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier this month sources told Reuters part of what a senior agency official said was a more than twofold increase in cyberattacks | Negative | Elite hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier this month sources told Reuters part of what a senior agency official said was a more than twofold increase in cyberattacks | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-hack-exclusive/exclusive-elite-hackers-target-who-as-coronavirus-cyberattacks-spike-idUSKBN21A3BN | 2020-03-24 |
| I realized quite quickly that this was a live attack on the World Health Organization in the midst of a he said | Negative | Elite hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier this month sources told Reuters part of what a senior agency official said was a more than twofold increase in cyberattacks | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-hack-exclusive/exclusive-elite-hackers-target-who-as-coronavirus-cyberattacks-spike-idUSKBN21A3BN | 2020-03-24 |
| The website claimed to offer access to World Health Organization vaccine kits for a shipping charge of | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Sunday said it cracked down on a website that was fraudulently offering to sell vaccines for warding off the deadly coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fraud/u-s-says-website-offered-phony-coronavirus-vaccines-idUSKBN21915G | 2020-03-23 |
| WADA said it will continue to provide guidance to the AntiDoping Organizations who must adhere to restrictions placed by local health authorities and governments | Neutral | MUMBAI The coronavirus pandemic is restricting the fight against antidoping the World AntiDoping Agency has said while issuing new guidelines to continue testing of athletes ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-wada/doping-control-facing-challenges-due-to-coronavirus-says-wada-idUSKBN2180IU | 2020-03-22 |
| More than 1000 cases have now been reported across Africa according to the World Health Organization | Negative | Angola Eritrea and Uganda confirmed their first cases of coronavirus while Mauritius recorded its first death as the virus spreads across Africa despite measures by governments to hold it back | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa/angola-eritrea-uganda-confirm-first-cases-as-coronavirus-spreads-in-africa-idUSKBN2180P4 | 2020-03-22 |
| GENEVA Coronavirus can sicken or kill young people as well and they must also avoid mingling and spreading it to older and more vulnerable people the World Health Organization said on Friday | Negative | GENEVA Coronavirus can sicken or kill young people as well and they must also avoid mingling and spreading it to older and more vulnerable people the World Health Organization said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-message-to-youth-on-coronavirus-you-are-not-invincible-idUSKBN21733O | 2020-03-21 |
| All you need is panic buying from big importers such as millers or governments to create a said Abdolreza Abbassian chief economist at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization | Negative | SINGAPORE Lockdowns and panic food buying due to the coronavirus pandemic could ignite world food inflation even though there are ample supplies of staple grains and oilseeds in key exporting nations a senior economist at FAO and agricultural analysts said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-food-security/panic-buying-lockdowns-may-drive-world-food-inflation-fao-analysts-idUSKBN21808G | 2020-03-21 |
| We have vulnerable populations in camps refugees slum areas at the outskirts of large urban the World Health Organizations Syria representative Nima Saeed Abid told Reuters | Negative | BEIRUT Syria already shattered by nine years of war has banned entry for foreigners arriving from many countries hit by the coronavirus as part of widening measures to combat the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria/war-ravaged-syria-takes-new-steps-against-coronavirus-says-no-recorded-cases-yet-idUSKBN2171QV | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump intends to nominate Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir to be the U.S. representative to the World Health Organizations Executive Board the White House said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump intends to nominate Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir to be the U.S. representative to the World Health Organizations Executive Board the White House said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/trump-to-nominate-u-s-health-official-for-who-executive-board-white-house-idUSKBN2153Y3 | 2020-03-19 |
| The coronavirus has infected more than 168000 people worldwide and killed at least 6610 according to the World Health Organization | Negative | SYDNEY Australian researchers said on Tuesday they have mapped the immune responses from one of countrys first coronavirus patients findings the health minister said were an important step in developing a vaccine and treatment | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-research/australian-researchers-map-immune-response-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2140KA | 2020-03-17 |
| Last Wednesday Turkey became the last major economy to report an outbreak after taking what the World Health Organization described as measures to delay it | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkey identified 12 new cases of the coronavirus bringing its total to 18 Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Monday marking the highest daily rise since the country announced its first case last week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey/turkey-reports-12-new-coronavirus-cases-in-largest-daily-rise-brings-total-to-18-idUSKBN2130HW | 2020-03-16 |
| On Wednesday it became the last major economy to report an outbreak after taking what the World Health Organization described as measures to delay it | Negative | ISTANBUL Thousands of Muslims returning to Turkey from a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were taken into quarantine on Sunday due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey/turkey-quarantines-thousands-of-pilgrims-orders-closure-of-bars-idUSKBN2120IX | 2020-03-16 |
| Russia the worlds secondlargest producer has shown no interest in agreeing to further output curbs with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices on Friday posted their biggest week of losses since the 2008 global financial crisis rocked by the coronavirus outbreak and efforts by top exporter Saudi Arabia and its allies to flood the market with record levels of supply | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/crude-posts-biggest-weekly-losses-since-2008-hit-by-coronavirus-and-saudi-price-war-idUSKBN21006N | 2020-03-14 |
| GENEVA Europe has now become the epicenter of a coronavirus pandemic that has claimed 5000 lives around the world a tragic the World Health Organization said on Friday | Negative | GENEVA Europe has now become the epicenter of a coronavirus pandemic that has claimed 5000 lives around the world a tragic the World Health Organization said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/europe-is-epicenter-of-coronavirus-pandemic-who-idUSKBN2102Q0 | 2020-03-14 |
| The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee said it was monitoring the pandemic with the IOC receiving advice from the World Health Organization and coordinating with the government and the Tokyo authorities | Neutral | TOKYO Japan on Friday said it was determined to hold a safe and Tokyo Olympics on schedule after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested a one year delay because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/japan-says-olympics-on-track-as-abe-and-trump-talk-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z3VL | 2020-03-14 |
| It is essential that we reduce social contact to a minimum and follow the clear instructions of the World Health Organization to minimize the risks of transmitting the he said | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United Nations said it will slash its staff presence at its New York headquarters for four weeks starting Monday after a Filipino diplomat became the first person at the 193member world body known to have tested positive for the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/u-n-headquarters-in-new-york-to-slash-staff-presence-for-four-weeks-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN2103FU | 2020-03-14 |
| Russia the worlds secondlargest producer does not appear willing to return to its agreement with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries | Positive | TOKYO Oil prices were set for their worst weekly drubbing since the 2008 financial crisis despite rising over on Friday as investors fretted over evaporating demand from the coronavirus pandemic and a production rampup by top producers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-over-3-but-set-for-biggest-weekly-thumping-since-2008-idUSKBN21006N | 2020-03-13 |
| Last week Saudi Arabia failed to secure Moscows support for deeper output cuts at a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies known as | Negative | MOSCOW This weeks oil price rout had become inevitable and cutting output has ceased to make sense because it is unclear how deep the impact of the coronavirus on demand will be Russias deputy energy minister said in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-oil-opec-russia-exclusive/exclusive-russia-to-opec-deeper-oil-cuts-wont-work-idUSKBN20Y2TJ | 2020-03-12 |
| The revisions come as the World Health Organization described the Corona COVID19 virus as a pandemic | Negative | Europes major car and parts makers rushed on Wednesday to close factories and cut output in Italy and considered sending workers home elsewhere in the first signs that coronavirus is disrupting the regions struggling automotive industry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos/coronavirus-piles-pressure-on-europes-stricken-auto-industry-idUSKBN20Y1EN | 2020-03-12 |
| Brazils Health Ministry has so far reported 52 confirmed cases of the virus that the World Health Organization has now labeled a pandemic but has not had any deaths | Negative | BRASILIA A Brazilian government official who attended an official meeting at Donald Trumps resort in Florida on Saturday and posted a photo of himself standing next to the U.S. president is being tested for coronavirus the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-trump/brazilian-official-who-met-trump-testing-for-coronavirus-paper-idUSKBN20Z071 | 2020-03-12 |
| More than 116000 people have contracted the coronavirus worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year according to the World Health Organization | Negative | WASHINGTON As U.S. coronavirus cases rose steadily the White House and Congress negotiated measures on Tuesday to bolster the U.S. economy and Americans paychecks against the outbreaks impact although there was no immediate sign of a deal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/washington-considers-actions-to-bolster-u-s-economy-as-coronavirus-cases-mount-idUSKBN20X1ZB | 2020-03-11 |
| More than 116000 people have contracted the virus worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year according to the World Health Organization | Negative | The Coachella music festival in the Southern California desert has been postponed for six months until October because of concerns over the coronavirus organizer Goldenvoice said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-coachella/coachella-music-festival-postponed-until-october-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20X3BD | 2020-03-11 |
| MOSCOW Russias Energy Ministry will meet with the countrys oil companies on Wednesday to discuss future cooperation with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries among other issues two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters | Neutral | MOSCOW Russias Energy Ministry will meet with the countrys oil companies on Wednesday to discuss future cooperation with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries among other issues two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-meeting/russian-ministry-oil-firms-to-meet-after-opec-talks-collapse-sources-idUSKBN20X19Z | 2020-03-11 |
| King Salman has donated million to support efforts by the World Health Organization to counter the coronavirus outbreak state news agency SPA reported | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabia will impose a fine of up to 500000 riyals on people who do not disclose health information and travel details at entry points it said on Monday as the Gulf state works to prevent the spread of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-saudi/saudi-arabia-to-fine-people-up-to-133000-for-hiding-health-details-on-entry-idUSKBN20W1BG | 2020-03-10 |
| Now that the virus has a foothold in so many countries the threat of a pandemic has become very World Health Organization DirectorGeneral Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference | Negative | ROME All of Italy under lockdown reeling financial markets and rioting prisoners made clear on Monday how the global coronavirus epidemic was extending its reach into all aspects of social and economic life | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/stocks-savaged-italy-on-lockdown-trump-seeks-to-reassure-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN20W1I9 | 2020-03-10 |
| IranAir has suspended until further notice all flights to European destinations the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday citing a statement from the Civil Aviation Organization | Negative | DUBAI Iran said 194 people had died from coronavirus and 6566 were now infected in a TV announcement by the Health Ministry on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-reports-further-jump-in-deaths-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN20V0FY | 2020-03-09 |
| DUBAI IranAir has stopped all flights to European destinations the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday citing a statement from the Civil Aviation Organization | Negative | DUBAI IranAir has stopped all flights to European destinations the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday citing a statement from the Civil Aviation Organization | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-iranair/iranair-stops-all-flights-to-europe-irna-idUSKBN20V0EJ | 2020-03-09 |
| Saudi Arabia is the de facto leader of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and the worlds biggest oil exporter | Positive | DUBAI Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling price for April for all its crude grades to all destinations after OPECs oil supply cut pact with Russia fell apart on Friday sending oil into a tailspin | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-oil-prices/saudi-arabia-slashes-april-crude-oil-prices-after-opecs-supply-pact-collapsed-idUSKBN20U0Y4 | 2020-03-08 |
| All countries should make containing the outbreak of COVID19 their top priority the World Health Organization said on Friday pointing to Iran national action to combat one of the worlds worst outbreaks after a slow start | Negative | All countries should make containing the outbreak of COVID19 their top priority the World Health Organization said on Friday pointing to Iran national action to combat one of the worlds worst outbreaks after a slow start | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-priority/who-urges-countries-to-make-containing-coronavirus-highest-priority-idUSKBN20T2BH | 2020-03-07 |
| Oil prices edged lower but losses were limited as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed on deeper output cuts to bolster prices | Negative | NEW YORK Global equity markets tumbled and the dollar slid on Thursday as the coronavirus spread quickly outside China leading Britain to prepare for a significant increase in cases and France to say it appeared the outbreak would become an epidemic in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/stocks-tumble-as-coronavirus-cases-rise-rapidly-outside-china-idUSKBN20S01M | 2020-03-06 |
| He added that South Africa was working with the World Health Organization and some African institutions to help diagnose the virus across the region | Positive | CAPE TOWN South Africa on Thursday confirmed its first case of coronavirus affecting a citizen who had passed through the main airport showing no symptoms on his way back from a trip to Italy | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-safrica/south-africa-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20S1ID | 2020-03-06 |
| The epidemic of COVID19 coronavirus infection spreading around the world can be contained and controlled the World Health Organization said on Thursday but only with a concerted response by all governments | Negative | The epidemic of COVID19 coronavirus infection spreading around the world can be contained and controlled the World Health Organization said on Thursday but only with a concerted response by all governments | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/covid-19-epidemic-can-be-pushed-back-with-concerted-approach-who-idUSKBN20S27I | 2020-03-06 |
| Asked what made him so confident the Games would go ahead Bach said the IOC and 2020 Games organizers were receiving expert information including from the World Health Organization | Positive | TOKYO Japans Olympics minister said the country is committed to hosting the summer games as planned from July even as the coronavirus outbreak spread to new parts of the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-japan/japan-committed-to-hosting-olympics-on-schedule-even-as-virus-spreads-idUSKBN20S01C | 2020-03-05 |
| China already has its nationals heading four U.N. the Food and Agriculture Organization the International Civil Aviation Organization the Industrial Development Organization and the International Telecommunications Union | Neutral | GENEVA A Singaporean beat a Chinese candidate in the race to lead the world patent office heading off Beijings bid for a fifth U.N. leadership role much to the satisfaction of the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-election-wipo/singaporean-defeats-chinese-candidate-to-head-u-n-patent-office-idUSKBN20R17F | 2020-03-05 |
| Brazil was the worlds ninthlargest exporter of forestry products in 2018 according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization | Negative | BRASILIA Over the past year Brazil exported thousands of cargoes of wood from an Amazonian port without authorization from the federal environment agency increasing the risk they originated from illegally deforested land two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-lumber-exclusive/exclusive-brazil-exported-thousands-of-shipments-of-unauthorized-wood-from-amazon-port-idUSKBN20R15X | 2020-03-05 |
| Earlier on Tuesday Facebook Inc said it will provide free advertisements to the World Health Organization seeking to ensure that users are not misinformed about the virus | Positive | March 4 Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it would stop any attempt by advertisers to use the coronavirus outbreak to send inappropriate advertisements to its users | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-twitter/twitter-joins-social-media-clampdown-on-coronavirus-related-ads-idUSL4N2AX3SV | 2020-03-05 |
| But the most realistic scenario was a safety zone in which the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe would be in charge she said | Positive | BERLIN Germany has close economic ties with Russia and could use this leverage to pressure President Vladimir Putin over Moscows involvement in Syria its defense minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-germany/german-minister-moots-sanctions-on-russia-over-syria-idUSKBN20R131 | 2020-03-05 |
| BEIJING China is considering donating money to the World Health Organization to help efforts to battle the coronavirus its vice foreign minister said on Thursday | Positive | BEIJING China is considering donating money to the World Health Organization to help efforts to battle the coronavirus its vice foreign minister said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-donations/china-considers-donating-money-to-who-for-coronavirus-efforts-idUSKBN20S0B9 | 2020-03-05 |
| Taiwan says the World Health Organizations inclusion of the island as part of Chinas virus area has mislead countries into believing the islands virus situation is as serious as Chinas | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwans foreign minister said on Thursday that China had forced the Malaysian state of Sarawak to reinstate a ban on travelers from the island as part of coronavirus control steps saying Beijing was taking in the measures | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan-malaysia/taiwan-says-china-forced-malaysian-state-to-ban-taiwanese-entry-on-virus-fears-idUSKBN20S0AC | 2020-03-05 |
| LONDON The last patient being treated for Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged on Tuesday the World Health Organization said bringing the 19monthold outbreak closer than ever to an end | Neutral | LONDON The last patient being treated for Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged on Tuesday the World Health Organization said bringing the 19monthold outbreak closer than ever to an end | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-ebola-congo/last-congo-ebola-patient-discharged-with-end-of-outbreak-in-sight-idUSKBN20Q2B0 | 2020-03-04 |
| That is in line with World Health Organization recommendations published in January | Positive | BEIJING Worrying cases of recovered coronavirus patients in China testing positive again for the infection have raised questions among doctors about the criteria being used for discharging people from hospital | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-reinfection/china-doctors-seek-tougher-discharge-criteria-after-positive-coronavirus-tests-idUSKBN20Q1BK | 2020-03-04 |
| The epidemic has strained already poor ties between Taipei and Beijing with Taiwan especially angry at Chinas efforts to block its participation at the World Health Organization | Negative | TAIPEI China is pressuring Taiwan with air force maneuvers near the island and spreading fake news to sow discord during the coronavirus outbreak security sources and government officials in Taiwan say | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan-china/provocative-china-pressures-taiwan-with-fighters-fake-news-amid-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN20Q08M | 2020-03-03 |
| Moscow has been resisting further curbs arguing that reduced output by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies known as will not necessarily revive demand sources said | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia can cope with the recent decline in oil prices as the coronavirus has spread internationally but offered a chink of light to OPEC as the producer group pushes for deeper supply cuts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-oil/putin-says-russia-can-handle-oil-slide-but-hints-at-opec-cooperation-idUSKBN20O1HD | 2020-03-02 |
| Benchmark Brent crudes slump should focus minds on next weeks meeting between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia collectively known as | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices slumped for a sixth day in a row on Friday to their lowest in more than a year causing futures to drop by the most in a week since 2016 as the spread of coronavirus stoked fears that a slowing global economy would hit energy demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-sink-to-lowest-in-over-a-year-biggest-weekly-drop-since-2016-idUSKCN20M08L | 2020-02-29 |
| The case is SaintAmour et al v The Richmond Organization Inc et al U.S. District Court Southern District of New York No | Neutral | NEW YORK A federal judge in Manhattan on Friday dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Woody Guthries iconic 1940 folk song This Land is Your belongs to the public | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-this-land-is-your-land/this-land-is-your-land-lawsuit-dismissed-by-u-s-judge-idUSKCN20M2ZK | 2020-02-29 |
| The coronavirus epidemic is becoming global with six new countries reporting their first cases on Friday and the World Health Organization raising its global spread and impact alert to very high | Negative | NEW YORK Cryptocurrency developers have created a digital coin that allows traders to bet on the coronavirus epidemic based on how many people fall ill or die | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-china-health-crypto-currency/coronacoin-crypto-developers-seize-on-coronavirus-for-new-morbid-token-idUSKCN20M32A | 2020-02-29 |
| The coronavirus outbreak is getting the World Health Organization said on Friday after Nigeria confirmed subSaharan Africas first case | Negative | The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday with eight countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization raising its global spread and impact risk alert to very | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20L0F2 | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Friday said it would focus on concluding new trade agreements with Britain the European Union and Kenya over the coming year while strictly enforcing trade laws and pushing for reforms of the World Trade Organization | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Friday said it would focus on concluding new trade agreements with Britain the European Union and Kenya over the coming year while strictly enforcing trade laws and pushing for reforms of the World Trade Organization | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trade/ustr-vows-to-push-for-trade-deals-with-britain-eu-seeks-reforms-at-wto-idUSKCN20M3BN | 2020-02-29 |
| Washington and Paris have agreed to a truce staving off those tariffs through yearend to allow work on broader tax reforms by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Friday said it would focus on concluding new trade agreements with Britain the European Union and Kenya over the coming year while strictly enforcing trade laws and pushing for reforms of the World Trade Organization | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trade/ustr-vows-to-push-for-trade-deals-with-britain-eu-seeks-reforms-at-wto-idUSKCN20M3BN | 2020-02-29 |
| Major regulators including those overseeing European and U.S pesticide markets have deemed it safe but the World Health Organizations Research on Cancer concluded in 2015 that glyphosate probably causes cancer | Negative | LEVERKUSEN Germany German drugs and pesticides company Bayer was at pains on Thursday to quell expectations it was nearing an outofcourt settlement laying to rest claims its glyphosatebased weedkillers cause cancer | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-bayer-results/bayer-cools-prospect-of-imminent-glyphosate-settlement-idUSKCN20L0NV | 2020-02-28 |
| The crude market was also watching for possible deeper output cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia a group known as | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices fell for a fifth day on Thursday to their lowest since January 2019 as a growing number of new coronavirus cases outside of China fuelled fears of a pandemic which could slow the global economy and lower crude demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-for-fifth-day-on-demand-concerns-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKCN20L08P | 2020-02-27 |
| National Olympic committees remain on a watching brief relying on assurances from the IOC which says it is taking advice from Japanese officials and the World Health Organization | Negative | Fears that the new coronavirus outbreak is on the verge of becoming a global pandemic have stoked concerns about the Tokyo Games and while the International Olympic Committee says there is no Plan doubts remain the event will go ahead as planned | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-olympics/fears-of-coronavirus-pandemic-spreading-olympic-unease-idUSKCN20K10P | 2020-02-27 |
| You do have concerns but you have to trust the World Health Organization and the governing bodies and everyone would not put you in unnecessary risk | Neutral | Fears that the new coronavirus outbreak is on the verge of becoming a global pandemic have stoked concerns about the Tokyo Games and while the International Olympic Committee says there is no Plan doubts remain the event will go ahead as planned | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-olympics/fears-of-coronavirus-pandemic-spreading-olympic-unease-idUSKCN20K10P | 2020-02-27 |
| More than 300000 donkeys of Kenyas population have been slaughtered for skin and meat export in less than three years according to the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization | Negative | Kenya has four licensed donkey abattoirs more than any other country on the continent which slaughter around 1000 donkeys a day according to government data | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-wildlife-labor/kenya-shuts-slaughterhouses-over-loss-of-donkeys-to-china-idUSKBN20J2H5 | 2020-02-26 |
| We could have done better but thats common Shigeru Omi president of the Japan Community Healthcare Organization and a government adviser on the crisis said at a press briefing | Negative | TOKYO A panel of Japanese medical experts on Monday sought to play down deepening criticism of the governments handling of a coronavirus outbreak on a cruise ship while acknowledging mistakes were made | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-experts/japan-plays-down-criticism-of-coronavirus-cruise-ship-handling-idUSKCN20I0XW | 2020-02-25 |
| GENEVA The coronavirus outbreak can still be beaten the World Health Organization said on Monday insisting it was premature to declare it a pandemic even though it had the potential to reach that level | Negative | GENEVA The coronavirus outbreak can still be beaten the World Health Organization said on Monday insisting it was premature to declare it a pandemic even though it had the potential to reach that level | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-who/virus-can-still-be-beaten-too-early-to-declare-pandemic-who-idUSKCN20I0N8 | 2020-02-25 |
| The International Olympic Committee has said it had been advised by the World Health Organization that there is no case for contingency plans to cancel or relocate the Games | Negative | SAPPORO Japan Japans J.League says it has postponed seven Levian Cup matches scheduled for Wednesday due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak and is considering postponing all domestic soccer games through the first half of March | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-sport-japan/soccer-japan-postpones-cup-games-due-to-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKCN20J0IK | 2020-02-25 |
| Mnuchin said the issue was being addressed in negotiations with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and he hoped it could be resolved by the end of the year | Positive | Finance ministers and central bankers from the worlds 20 biggest economies the G20 met in Riyadh for talks on economic issues with digital taxation topping their twoday agenda | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-saudi-france-tax/no-global-digital-tax-by-end-2020-would-mean-chaos-france-idUSKCN20H0ID | 2020-02-24 |
| Globally the virus has been fatal in of reported cases with the elderly and ill the most vulnerable according to the World Health Organization | Negative | MILAN Some people fled some stocked up on essentials others simply called for calm after authorities imposed stringent measures on swathes of northern Italy to try to halt an outbreak of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-italy-anxiety/coronavirus-clampdown-spreads-fear-and-doubt-in-northern-italy-idUSKCN20H0OS | 2020-02-24 |
| China has reported a total of 75567 cases of the virus to the World Health Organization including 2239 deaths | Negative | SEOUL South Korea reported 142 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus bringing the nations total to 346 according to Koreas Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-southkorea-cases/south-korea-reports-142-additional-coronavirus-cases-brings-total-to-346-kcdc-idUSKBN20G02F | 2020-02-22 |
| The window of opportunity to contain wider international spread of the epidemic of the new coronavirus disease is closing the World Health Organization warned on Friday after cases were reported in Iran and Lebanon | Negative | The window of opportunity to contain wider international spread of the epidemic of the new coronavirus disease is closing the World Health Organization warned on Friday after cases were reported in Iran and Lebanon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-who/world-must-act-fast-to-contain-coronavirus-whos-tedros-idUSKBN20F2A1 | 2020-02-22 |
| A continued decline in the number of new cases of coronavirus infections in China is encouraging the World Health Organization said on Thursday while warning that infections outside the country could still spread | Negative | A continued decline in the number of new cases of coronavirus infections in China is encouraging the World Health Organization said on Thursday while warning that infections outside the country could still spread | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-who/who-says-no-time-for-complacency-as-china-coronavirus-cases-fall-idUSKBN20E2B4 | 2020-02-21 |
| The International Olympic Committee has said the World Health Organization advised it that there was no case for contingency plans to cancel or relocate the Games from Tokyo | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday it was inappropriate for candidates in Londons mayoral election to propose their city host the 2020 Olympic Games if the coronavirus outbreak forces organizers to look for an alternative site | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-tokyo-governor/tokyo-governor-criticizes-suggestion-that-london-could-host-2020-olympics-idUSKBN20F0N7 | 2020-02-21 |
| China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday although the pace of increase was at its slowest since January a downward trend that the World Health Organization called encouraging | Negative | China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday although the pace of increase was at its slowest since January a downward trend that the World Health Organization called encouraging | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN20E1BF | 2020-02-21 |
| Her administration said its decisions were based on World Health Organization guidelines and not politically motivated | Negative | HONG KONG Prodemocracy protesters have all but vanished from the streets of Hong Kong over the past month as residents avoid the new coronavirus but the outbreak has broadened discontent with the citys leadership and Chinas influence on the financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-china-health-hongkong-protests-insigh/coronavirus-widens-hong-kong-anger-at-government-china-idUSKBN20F0E3 | 2020-02-21 |
| We are encouraged by this trend but this is no time for World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing in Geneva | Positive | The streets of South Koreas fourthlargest city were abandoned on Thursday with residents holed up indoors after dozens of people caught the new coronavirus in what authorities described as a superspreading at a church | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-fears-create-ghost-town-in-south-korea-after-church-super-spreader-idUSKBN20E0AM | 2020-02-21 |
| Prices have also been supported by hopes that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies will deepen supply cuts | Positive | TOKYO Oil prices gained on Wednesday with Brent rising a seventh straight day amid broad optimism as new coronavirus cases fell for a second day in China and concerns rose over supply after a U.S. move to cut more Venezuelan crude from the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-gains-as-optimism-grows-economic-impact-of-coronavirus-outbreak-may-be-brief-idUSKBN20D059 | 2020-02-19 |
| There are no indications that there are cases of the new coronavirus in North Korea a World Health Organization official said despite South Korean media reports suggesting the outbreak had spread to the isolated country | Negative | There are no indications that there are cases of the new coronavirus in North Korea a World Health Organization official said despite South Korean media reports suggesting the outbreak had spread to the isolated country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-northkorea/who-says-no-indications-of-coronavirus-cases-in-north-korea-idUSKBN20D04S | 2020-02-19 |
| Holland America said it is working with health officials in Malaysia and Cambodia and experts in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization | Positive | SIHANOUKVILLE Cambodia Holland America Line said it is working with governments and health experts to track passengers who disembarked from its Westerdam cruise ship docked in Cambodia after an American woman tested positive for coronavirus in Malaysia | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-cambodia-cruiseship/scramble-to-track-cambodia-cruise-ship-passengers-after-coronavirus-case-reported-idUSKBN20B082 | 2020-02-17 |
| MUNICH The coronavirus outbreak is still an emergency for China and it is impossible to tell where the epidemic will spread Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus director general of the World Health Organization said on Saturday | Negative | MUNICH The coronavirus outbreak is still an emergency for China and it is impossible to tell where the epidemic will spread Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus director general of the World Health Organization said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-who/who-chief-says-coronavirus-still-an-emergency-for-china-idUSKBN2090IS | 2020-02-16 |
| GENEVA The spike in cases reported from China reflects reclassifying a backlog of suspect cases using patients chest images and not necessarily the tip of an of a wider epidemic a top World Health Organization official said on Thursday | Negative | GENEVA The spike in cases reported from China reflects reclassifying a backlog of suspect cases using patients chest images and not necessarily the tip of an of a wider epidemic a top World Health Organization official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-who/spike-in-china-virus-cases-doesnt-show-big-shift-in-epidemic-who-idUSKBN20728U | 2020-02-14 |
| GENEVA China is dragging its heels in accepting help on the ground from international health specialists diplomats and experts said on Thursday noting four days after a World Health Organization advance team arrived in Beijing no details have been released on how and when the full mission will deploy | Positive | GENEVA China is dragging its heels in accepting help on the ground from international health specialists diplomats and experts said on Thursday noting four days after a World Health Organization advance team arrived in Beijing no details have been released on how and when the full mission will deploy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-who-mission/experts-fear-china-reluctant-to-accept-who-ground-mission-idUSKBN2071WZ | 2020-02-14 |
| Still there were glimmers of optimism as the director of the World Health Organization told a news briefing that we are not seeing dramatic increases in cases outside China | Positive | Wall Street lost ground on Thursday backing away from record highs as investors digested new coronavirus developments and mixed corporate earnings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-slips-as-coronavirus-fears-mount-idUSKBN2061RJ | 2020-02-14 |
| 5 level is still more than four times the World Health Organizations guideline of 10 micrograms per cubic metre of air | Neutral | BEIJING Beijing will cut smog levels further this year by putting more new energy vehicles on its roads reducing dieselfuelled truck numbers and tightening its supervision of vehicle emissions and refined oil products the city said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-pollutuion-beijing/beijing-outlines-plans-to-improve-air-quality-more-in-2020-use-more-new-energy-vehicles-idUSKBN2071A2 | 2020-02-14 |
| UEFA examined research which showed that globally of girls under the age of 17 are not meeting the World Health Organization minimum activity guidelines | Negative | MANCHESTER England UEFA has teamed up with Disney to launch a panEuropean project aimed at increasing the number of girls playing football | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-women-disney/uefa-teams-up-with-disney-in-a-bid-to-boost-girls-participation-idUSKBN2070VG | 2020-02-14 |
| GENEVA Chinese scientists are testing two antiviral drugs against the new coronavirus and preliminary clinical trial results are weeks away the cochair of a World Health Organization meeting said on Wednesday | Positive | GENEVA Chinese scientists are testing two antiviral drugs against the new coronavirus and preliminary clinical trial results are weeks away the cochair of a World Health Organization meeting said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-who-drugs/results-from-chinese-drug-trials-for-coronavirus-due-in-weeks-expert-idUSKBN2062X3 | 2020-02-13 |
| While Chinese health officials said the situation was under control the World Health Organization warned the epidemic posed a global threat potentially worse than terrorism | Negative | BEIJING China on Wednesday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January lending credence to a prediction from the countrys senior medical adviser that the outbreak could be over by April | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/new-coronavirus-cases-fall-experts-disagree-over-whether-peak-is-near-idUSKBN20609M | 2020-02-12 |
| GENEVA The first vaccine targeting Chinas coronavirus could be available in 18 months so we have to do everything today using available World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva on Tuesday | Positive | GENEVA The first vaccine targeting Chinas coronavirus could be available in 18 months so we have to do everything today using available World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-who-vaccine/vaccine-for-new-coronavirus-covid-19-could-be-ready-in-18-months-who-idUSKBN2051ZC | 2020-02-12 |
| There are 319 coronavirus cases in 24 countries and territories outside of China according to the World Health Organization and Chinese health officials | Negative | MANADO Indonesia Bat meat is still popular in some parts of Indonesia despite research suggesting the coronavirus spreading from China might have originated in bats before being passed on to humans | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-indonesia-bats/bat-meat-still-popular-in-parts-of-indonesia-despite-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN20511R | 2020-02-12 |
| Taiwan is governed entirely separately from China but Beijing claims the island as its own and the World Health Organization clubs its virus cases in the category for China | Negative | Taiwan urged the Philippines on Tuesday to lift a travel ban on its citizens after Manila included them in curbs on arrivals from China in a bid to control a coronavirus epidemic despite Taiwans small number of cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-philippines-taiwan/taiwan-urges-philippines-to-lift-ban-on-its-citizens-over-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN20502E | 2020-02-11 |
| Taiwan and China are already at loggerheads over the handling of the virus outbreak especially over Taiwans exclusion from the World Health Organization | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan and China are embroiled in a new dispute over the fate of Taiwanese stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak after Taiwan said a citizen sent back on the first flight was infected with the disease | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-taiwan/taiwan-china-argue-over-flights-for-stranded-taiwanese-in-wuhan-idUSKBN201067 | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON The United States said on Thursday it was pushing hard for the World Trade Organization to reach agreement on cutting fishing subsidies in coming months and viewed those talks as a test of whether the global body can still achieve multilateral deals | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States said on Thursday it was pushing hard for the World Trade Organization to reach agreement on cutting fishing subsidies in coming months and viewed those talks as a test of whether the global body can still achieve multilateral deals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-trade-wto-fish/fish-talks-u-s-official-says-successful-talks-crucial-for-wto-idUSKBN2010GP | 2020-02-07 |
| GENEVA Hundreds of experts will meet in Geneva next Tuesday and Wednesday to set research and development priorities for coronavirus drugs diagnostics and vaccines to combat the outbreak the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | Negative | GENEVA Hundreds of experts will meet in Geneva next Tuesday and Wednesday to set research and development priorities for coronavirus drugs diagnostics and vaccines to combat the outbreak the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-who-experts/who-convening-experts-on-drugs-vaccines-to-set-coronavirus-research-agenda-idUSKBN1ZZ2CG | 2020-02-06 |
| There are no known effective therapeutics against this said World Health Organization spokesman Tarik Jasarevic using the current designation for the new coronavirus when asked about reports of drug breakthroughs | Negative | Drugmakers racing to find a vaccine or effective treatment for the deadly new coronavirus in China cautioned that they have a long way to go | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-vaccines/drugmakers-see-long-road-ahead-in-coronavirus-vaccine-race-idUSKBN1ZZ2U8 | 2020-02-06 |
| SINGAPORE At least three employees of a multinational company that held a meeting of more than 100 international staff in Singapore have contracted the new coronavirus sparking a World Health Organization investigation of the case | Negative | SINGAPORE At least three employees of a multinational company that held a meeting of more than 100 international staff in Singapore have contracted the new coronavirus sparking a World Health Organization investigation of the case | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-singapore-summit/who-investigates-singapore-conference-linked-to-foreign-virus-spread-idUSKBN2000C7 | 2020-02-06 |
| Authorities have not revealed the name of the company but the World Health Organization said it was investigating | Negative | Ten more people on a quarantined cruise liner in a Japanese port have tested positive for coronavirus officials said on Thursday as the virus death toll in mainland China hit 563 with almost 3000 new cases reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-virus-death-toll-jumps-past-500-more-cases-on-cruise-ship-off-japan-idUSKBN20003J | 2020-02-06 |
| The measures will be in force as long as the public health emergency declared by the World Health Organization is in place | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils lower house of Congress late on Tuesday approved a bill laying out rules for the quarantine of Brazilian nationals returning from China who may be infected with coronavirus as well as other measures to combat the disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-china-health-brazil/brazils-lower-house-of-congress-approves-coronavirus-quarantine-bill-idUSKBN1ZZ1MI | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON Trade is not a driving factor in determining currency rates around the world and the Genevabased World Trade Organization lacks the expertise to address the issue the bodys director general Roberto Azevedo said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Trade is not a driving factor in determining currency rates around the world and the Genevabased World Trade Organization lacks the expertise to address the issue the bodys director general Roberto Azevedo said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-currency/wto-lacks-expertise-to-examine-currency-valuations-as-trade-issue-wto-chief-idUSKBN1ZY2RA | 2020-02-05 |
| China has agreed to allow U.S. health experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization effort to help fight the fastspreading coronavirus as the number of cases and deaths continued to mount | Positive | China has agreed to allow U.S. health experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization effort to help fight the fastspreading coronavirus as the number of cases and deaths continued to mount | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/china-to-allow-in-u-s-health-experts-as-virus-shows-no-sign-of-slowing-idUSKBN1ZX00T | 2020-02-04 |
| DUBAI Saudi Arabia has barred an Iranian delegation from an Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Jeddah on Monday where U.S. President Donald Trumps Middle East peace plan will be discussed the Iranian foreign ministry said | Positive | DUBAI Saudi Arabia has barred an Iranian delegation from an Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Jeddah on Monday where U.S. President Donald Trumps Middle East peace plan will be discussed the Iranian foreign ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-saudi-oic-meeting/saudi-arabia-blocks-iran-from-islamic-groupings-meeting-tehran-idUSKBN1ZW0OP | 2020-02-03 |
| TAIPEI Taiwan is asking its diplomats to talk to governments where Taiwanese airlines fly to ensure more flights are not cut off due to the islands inclusion by the World Health Organization as part of China due to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan is asking its diplomats to talk to governments where Taiwanese airlines fly to ensure more flights are not cut off due to the islands inclusion by the World Health Organization as part of China due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-taiwan/taiwan-scrambles-diplomats-to-keep-flights-going-amid-china-virus-inclusion-idUSKBN1ZW04H | 2020-02-02 |
| The actions we have taken and continue to take complement the work of China and the World Health Organization to contain the outbreak within Azar said | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Friday declared a public health emergency over the coronavirus outbreak and said it would take the extraordinary step of barring entry to the United States of foreign nationals who have traveled to China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-cdc/u-s-declares-coronavirus-a-public-health-emergency-idUSKBN1ZU2XV | 2020-02-01 |
| The announcement comes a day after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus epidemic a public health emergency of international concern | Negative | The announcement comes a day after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus epidemic a public health emergency of international concern | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-china-gilead-sciences/gilead-working-with-china-to-test-ebola-drug-as-new-coronavirus-treatment-idUSKBN1ZU2RX | 2020-02-01 |
| ISTANBUL Turkish Airlines is suspending its flights to mainland China after the World Health Organization said it was declaring the coronavirus outbreak in China a global emergency the companys CEO said on Friday | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkish Airlines is suspending its flights to mainland China after the World Health Organization said it was declaring the coronavirus outbreak in China a global emergency the companys CEO said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-thy-suspension/turkish-airlines-says-it-suspends-flights-to-china-until-february-9-idUSKBN1ZT35A | 2020-01-31 |
| The United States warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new virus reached 213 on Friday and the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency | Negative | The United States warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new virus reached 213 on Friday and the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/u-s-warns-citizens-against-travel-to-china-as-virus-toll-tops-200-idUSKBN1ZT374 | 2020-01-31 |
| GENEVA The persontoperson spread of the new coronavirus in three countries Germany Vietnam and Japan is worrying and will be considered by experts reconvened to consider declaring a global emergency the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | Negative | GENEVA The persontoperson spread of the new coronavirus in three countries Germany Vietnam and Japan is worrying and will be considered by experts reconvened to consider declaring a global emergency the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-who-chief/human-spread-of-virus-in-three-countries-outside-china-worrying-who-chief-idUSKBN1ZS2JQ | 2020-01-30 |
| Taiwan has been angered by its exclusion from some World Health Organization meetings on the virus | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwans vice presidentelect on Sunday offered help to rival China to fight the new coronavirus outbreak as authorities in the island further tightened restrictions on visitors from China to prevent its spread | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-taiwan/taiwan-offers-virus-help-to-china-but-tightens-visitor-rules-idUSKBN1ZP09U | 2020-01-27 |
| At the moment if make the decision the Atomic Energy Organization as the executor will be able to enrich uranium at any Ali Asghar Zarean said | Positive | DUBAI Iran has the capacity to enrich uranium at any percentage if Iranian authorities decide to do so the deputy head of the countrys nuclear agency said in a report posted on its website on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-has-capacity-to-enrich-uranium-at-any-percentage-nuclear-agency-idUSKBN1ZO0ML | 2020-01-26 |
| Following Gantzs announcement that he would go to Washington Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee member Wassel Abu Youssef told | Positive | JERUSALEM Israeli centrist party leader Benny Gantz said on Saturday he had accepted an invitation to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss a peace plan for the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-gantz/israels-gantz-netanyahu-rival-says-will-meet-trump-on-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZO0Q8 | 2020-01-26 |
| Britain has said it intends to implement the tax while France has put off its plans to wait for broader negotiations within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development | Positive | LONDON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he was optimistic the United States and Britain soon to be out of the European Union would strike a trade deal this year and that he had discussed it with Britains finance minister on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-mnuchin/u-s-treasury-chief-mnuchin-says-optimistic-about-u-s-uk-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZO0GJ | 2020-01-26 |
| NEW DELHI Brazil will start discussions on joining the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries during a visit to Saudi Arabia in July its energy minister Bento Albuquerque said on Wednesday | Positive | NEW DELHI Brazil will start discussions on joining the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries during a visit to Saudi Arabia in July its energy minister Bento Albuquerque said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-oil/brazil-to-start-discussions-on-joining-opec-in-july-energy-minister-idUSKBN1ZL0YW | 2020-01-23 |
| GENEVA The global unemployment rate has stabilized after declining for nine years since the crisis the International Labour Organization said on Monday and it could edge up next year as the world economy slows | Negative | GENEVA The global unemployment rate has stabilized after declining for nine years since the crisis the International Labour Organization said on Monday and it could edge up next year as the world economy slows | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-un-economy/ilo-sees-end-to-falling-global-unemployment-rate-idUSKBN1ZJ27D | 2020-01-21 |
| The special committee said the FAA should propose to the International Civil Aviation Organization the sharing of operational data internationally to enhance safety | Positive | FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said last year he wants to move toward a more holistic versus transactional itembyitem approach to aircraft certification | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max-report/faa-should-mandate-safety-management-systems-for-boeing-others-panel-idUSKBN1ZF1GH | 2020-01-17 |
| BRASILIA The United States change of stance to support Brazils bid to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ahead of Argentina was welcomed by the Brazilian government on Tuesday | Positive | BRASILIA The United States change of stance to support Brazils bid to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ahead of Argentina was welcomed by the Brazilian government on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-oecd-usa/u-s-backs-brazil-for-oecd-membership-ahead-of-argentina-idUSKBN1ZE01Z | 2020-01-15 |
| GENEVA There may have been limited humantohuman transmission of a new coronavirus in China within families and it is possible there could be a wider outbreak the World Health Organization said on Tuesday | Negative | GENEVA There may have been limited humantohuman transmission of a new coronavirus in China within families and it is possible there could be a wider outbreak the World Health Organization said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-who/who-says-new-china-coronavirus-could-spread-warns-hospitals-worldwide-idUSKBN1ZD16J | 2020-01-15 |
| Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance a Democrat is seeking Trumps tax returns in a criminal investigation of the president the Trump Organization and his family real estate business | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear President Donald Trumps appeals in three separate cases to prevent his financial records including tax returns being handed over to Democraticled House of Representatives committees and a New York prosecutor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-records/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-trump-bid-to-shield-financial-records-idUSKBN1YH1B5 | 2020-01-14 |
| Officials in China and Thailand are working with the World Health Organization | Positive | BANGKOK A Chinese woman has been quarantined in Thailand with a mystery strain of coronavirus authorities said on Monday the first time it has been detected outside China | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-thailand/chinese-woman-with-mystery-virus-quarantined-in-thailand-idUSKBN1ZC0ZF | 2020-01-14 |
| LONDON An outbreak of pneumonia that has killed one person in China and infected 40 others appears to be linked to a single seafood market in the central city of Wuhan and has not so far spread beyond there the World Health Organization said on Sunday | Negative | LONDON An outbreak of pneumonia that has killed one person in China and infected 40 others appears to be linked to a single seafood market in the central city of Wuhan and has not so far spread beyond there the World Health Organization said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-china-virus/china-virus-outbreak-linked-to-seafood-market-not-currently-spreading-who-idUSKBN1ZB0LQ | 2020-01-13 |
| TOKYO Japanese authorities have requested the International Criminal Police Organization for an Interpol wanted notice for the wife of former Nissan Motor | Negative | TOKYO Japanese authorities have requested the International Criminal Police Organization for an Interpol wanted notice for the wife of former Nissan Motor | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-wife/japan-seeks-interpol-wanted-notice-for-carlos-ghosns-wife-idUSKCN1ZA05H | 2020-01-12 |
| Ships globally have switched to lower sulphur fuels or use emissionsremoving devices to comply with new rules imposed by the International Maritime Organization this year | Negative | China has approved a longawaited tax waiver on exports of cleaner ship fuel paving the way for refiners to boost output though Beijing may initially limit shipments to focus on growing its coastal marine fuel market state refiner officials say | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-oil-imo-tax/china-approves-tax-waiver-for-cleaner-ship-fuel-exports-but-may-limit-shipments-sources-idUSKBN1Z90OE | 2020-01-11 |
| The NTSB has replied to our chief investigator and has announced an accredited Farhad Parvaresh Irans representative at the International Civil Aviation Organization part of the United Nations told Reuters | Positive | PARIS Iran has formally invited the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board to take part in its investigation into the crash of a Ukrainian jetliner and the U.S. agency has agreed to assign an investigator an Iranian official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-investigation/u-s-to-join-probe-of-jet-disaster-no-missile-link-iran-official-idUSKBN1Z82SE | 2020-01-10 |
| A cluster of more than 50 pneumonia cases in Chinas central city of Wuhan may be due to a newly emerging member of the family of viruses that caused the deadly SARS and MERS outbreaks World Health Organization said on Wednesday | Negative | A cluster of more than 50 pneumonia cases in Chinas central city of Wuhan may be due to a newly emerging member of the family of viruses that caused the deadly SARS and MERS outbreaks World Health Organization said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-virus-who/who-says-new-virus-may-have-caused-china-pneumonia-outbreak-idUSKBN1Z7304 | 2020-01-09 |
| PARIS India has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry farm in the central state of Chhattisgarh the World Organization for Animal Health said on Wednesday citing a report from Indias fisheries and animal husbandry ministry | Negative | PARIS India has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry farm in the central state of Chhattisgarh the World Organization for Animal Health said on Wednesday citing a report from Indias fisheries and animal husbandry ministry | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-birdflu-india/india-reports-h5n1-bird-flu-outbreak-in-chhattisgarh-state-oie-idUSKBN1Z724A | 2020-01-09 |
| Prices were also supported by higher compliance among the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on meeting production quota curbs aimed at reducing supply | Neutral | SINGAPORE Oil prices slid on Tuesday as investors reconsidered the likelihood of Middle East supply disruptions in the wake of the United States killing a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-skids-1-5-as-investors-recalibrate-risk-of-mideast-disruption-idUSKBN1Z6063 | 2020-01-07 |
| Sentence | Sentiment | Title | Url | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The five years since the Paris agreement was adopted have been the warmest on record according to the World Meteorological Organization and emissions have continued to accrue in the atmosphere. | Positive | Alok Sharma was speaking at the conclusion of a virtual climate summit organised by the UK UN and France | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-55276769 | 2020-12-13 |
| Air quality monitors show that pollution levels are 14 times greater than the World Health Organizations safe levels | Negative | The city confirmed more than 8500 cases on Wednesday alone its highest daily record yet. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-india-54912871 | 2020-11-12 |
| Russia has a military base in Armenia and the two countries are members of the Moscowled Collective Security Treaty Organization | Neutral | Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called the deal incredibly painful both for me and both for our people. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-europe-54882564 | 2020-11-10 |
| It said any videos that contradict expert consensus from local health authorities such as the NHS or World Health Organization will be removed. | Negative | It said any videos that contradict expert consensus from local health authorities such as the NHS or World Health Organization will be removed. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-54541517 | 2020-10-15 |
| Covid is taking an emotional toll across Europe with rising levels of apathy among some populations the World Health Organization is warning | Negative | Covid is taking an emotional toll across Europe with rising levels of apathy among some populations the World Health Organization is warning | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-54417547 | 2020-10-07 |
| New guidelines for doctors are expected to be released by the World Health Organization. | Positive | Cheap steroids can save the lives of patients who are critically ill with Covid19 studies show. | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-53612397 | 2020-09-03 |
| It is little more than six months since the World Health Organization declared the arrival of a new virus a global emergency. | Negative | It is little more than six months since the World Health Organization declared the arrival of a new virus a global emergency. | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-53694982 | 2020-08-10 |
| The findings were the result of antibody testing carried out on 9500 people from across the country with the support of the the World Health Organization and Johns Hopkins University. | Positive | France has recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus infections in more than two months. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-europe-53672991 | 2020-08-06 |
| The hospital where the doctor worked has been closed said a World Health Organization official in Turkey. | Negative | A mainly rebelheld province in northwest Syria has confirmed its first coronavirus case sparking fears of a devastating outbreak in crowded camps holding displaced people. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-middle-east-53358569 | 2020-07-10 |
| Swedish state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell has rejected a warning from the World Health Organization that included Sweden among countries in Europe at risk of a Covid19 resurgence. | Negative | Swedish state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell has rejected a warning from the World Health Organization that included Sweden among countries in Europe at risk of a Covid19 resurgence. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-europe-53190008 | 2020-06-27 |
| He has urged ministers to move to a 1m policy in line with World Health Organization guidance already followed by countries including France Denmark and Singapore. | Neutral | The government is facing calls from Tory backbenchers to drop the 2m social distancing rule in England | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-53003046 | 2020-06-11 |
| On Tuesday the president reiterated his threat to withdraw Brazil from the World Health Organization accusing it of not acting responsibly during the pandemic. | Negative | Brazil has restored a website that lists the full data on Covid19 in the country just hours after it was ordered to do so by the Supreme Court. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-latin-america-52980642 | 2020-06-10 |
| How much coronavirus transmission comes from people with no symptoms is still a big unknown a World Health Organization scientist has clarified. | Neutral | How much coronavirus transmission comes from people with no symptoms is still a big unknown a World Health Organization scientist has clarified. | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-52977940 | 2020-06-10 |
| Without a new deal by 1 January 2021 the two countries will default to World Trade Organization trading terms. | Positive | The UK and Japan are set to begin talks on Tuesday aimed at reaching agreement on a postBrexit trade deal. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-52960677 | 2020-06-09 |
| Social media posts have been circulating that claim hes being offered large amounts of money by the World Health Organization to secretly poison the drink. | Positive | As coronavirus cases spread through African countries misleading information continues to be shared on social media and online | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-52819674 | 2020-06-07 |
| The sharp rise in cases in Latin America has led the World Health Organization to say the Americas are currently at the centre of the pandemic. | Positive | The mayor of Brazils largest city Paulo has said its health system could collapse as demand grows for emergency beds to deal with coronavirus cases. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-latin-america-52701524 | 2020-05-18 |
| Many of us by now will have seen something of the infodemic the World Health Organization warned is swirling across society | Negative | What if are trying to kill off as many people as possible reads one Facebook post. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-52490430 | 2020-05-04 |
| But this may have come at a cost according to the World Health Organization. | Neutral | African countries have fewer coronavirus cases than much of the world but weaker healthcare systems do put the continent at risk. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-52395976 | 2020-04-26 |
| Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak the World Health Organization has warned. | Negative | Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak the World Health Organization has warned. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-52323375 | 2020-04-18 |
| The eighthour global event is run by the Global Citizen movement and the World Health Organization | Neutral | A starstudded special concert is to be livestreamed and broadcast on TV to support frontline workers tackling the coronavirus outbreak. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-52333890 | 2020-04-18 |
| US President Donald Trump says he has instructed his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization | Negative | US President Donald Trump says he has instructed his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-us-canada-52289056 | 2020-04-15 |
| Here of fiveyearolds have had the first jab the World Health Organization target but only 87 | Neutral | Measles outbreaks may occur as a result of the coronavirus pandemic officials say because some vaccination programmes are having to be delayed | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-52278925 | 2020-04-15 |
| The vaccines made by Oxford University and US company Inovio Pharmaceutical have been cleared for animal testing by the World Health Organization. | Positive | Scientists in Australia have begun testing two potential coronavirus vaccines in milestone lab trials. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52130402 | 2020-04-02 |
| Only of public hospitals are fully functioning and there is a considerable shortage of trained staff according to the World Health Organization. | Negative | Syrias health ministry has said a woman has died from the coronavirus disease the wartorn countrys first officially reported fatality. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-middle-east-52100372 | 2020-03-31 |
| The position runs against the actions adopted by other countries and suggested by the World Health Organization | Neutral | Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has accused the media of fearmongering in a speech that downplayed the threat of coronavirus to the country | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-latin-america-52040205 | 2020-03-26 |
| More than 185000 people have been infected worldwide according to the World Health Organization. | Negative | The EU is banning travellers from outside the bloc for 30 days in an unprecedented move to seal its borders amid the coronavirus crisis. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-europe-51927790 | 2020-03-18 |
| More than 125000 people have been diagnosed with Covid19 in 118 countries around the world according to the World Health Organization | Neutral | A senior member of the Australian government home affairs minister Peter Dutton has tested positive for coronavirus he said on Friday | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51866343 | 2020-03-14 |
| Hackers pretending to represent the World Health Organization claim that an attached document details how recipients can prevent the diseases spread. | Negative | Security experts say a spike in email scams linked to coronavirus is the worst they have seen in years. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-51838468 | 2020-03-13 |
| Searches for coronavirus on Google Facebook and YouTube will now promote information from the health service or the World Health Organization | Negative | Official NHS guidance about coronavirus is to appear at the top of internet search results in an attempt to combat misinformation about the infection. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51812326 | 2020-03-10 |
| It was on 31 December that China first alerted the World Health Organization to an outbreak of a new coronavirus in the city of Wuhan | Negative | Chinas most popular messaging app has been censoring key words about the coronavirus outbreak from as early as 1 January a report has found. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-china-51732042 | 2020-03-05 |
| But most patients have only mild symptoms the World Health Organization said on Sunday and the death rate appears to be between and | Negative | The number of people killed worldwide by the coronavirus has exceeded 3000 as China reported 42 more deaths. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-51701039 | 2020-03-02 |
| Covid19 testing kits had been arriving from overseas through the World Health Organization and there had been a decline in referrals to hospitals he said. | Neutral | Iran has no plans to quarantine any cities and towns despite the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak across the country its president has said. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-middle-east-51651454 | 2020-02-27 |
| But outside China cases with no clear link to that country or other confirmed cases continue to rise prompting concern from the World Health Organization | Negative | North Korea has quarantined 380 foreigners in a bid to stop the coronavirus from breaking out. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-51609360 | 2020-02-24 |
| German Health Minister Jens Spahn said they had agreed to coordinate on travel regulations viral research and cooperation with the World Health Organization and China. | Positive | Chinas top leadership has admitted shortcomings and deficiencies in the countrys response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-china-51362336 | 2020-02-04 |
| Authorities say closing the border completely would go against advice from the World Health Organization | Neutral | Hundreds of hospital workers in Hong Kong have gone on strike demanding the border with mainland China be completely closed to reduce the risk of the coronavirus spreading | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-51349154 | 2020-02-03 |
| It launched a prompt that appears when users search for coronavirus encouraging them to use official channels the World Health Organization or Centres for Disease Control for information. | Negative | Social media networks are taking steps to address false information about the coronavirus on their sites. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-51337357 | 2020-02-02 |
| There are currently 218 confirmed cases of the virus in China according to the World Health Organization | Negative | A fourth person in China has died from a new virus that has spread rapidly across the country as authorities confirmed that it can be passed from persontoperson. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-china-51185836 | 2020-01-21 |