UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for an “all-out effort” to end the “tsunami of hate and xenophobia” sparked by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, without naming specific countries. “The pandemic continues to unleash a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scaremongering,” Guterres said in a statement. “Anti-foreigner sentiment ...
Chinese and US trade representatives agreed Friday to “create favourable conditions” for the phase one trade deal signed in January, Beijing officials said, despite recent tensions over the coronavirus pandemic. Vice Premier Liu He, who had led Beijing’s negotiations, held a call in the morning with US Trade Representative Robert ...