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"Today, our minister held phone talks with US State Secretary Mike Pompeo, they discussed the situation in Syria," the source said. © AP Photo / Hussein Malla US Installing Observation Posts in Syria at Turkish Border - Pentagon The talks between Cavusoglu and Pompeo came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier this week that Turkey could launch a military operation within days against the US-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria. READ MORE: US Boosts Presence in NE Syria As Turkey Says No Daesh in Country US-Turkish relations have suffered a setback amid Ankara's concerns over US support for the YPG. Ankara has also repeatedly accused Washington of failing to fulfil its promises regarding the withdrawal of the YPG from Syria’s Manbij. Ankara regards YPG as an affiliate of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), outlawed in Turkey. … [Read more...] about Turkish FM, US State Secretary Discuss Syria in Phone Talks – Source

KUALA LUMPUR: Privately held Golden Skies Ventures (GSV) has made a $2.5 billion offer to fully take over the holding company of ailing state carrier Malaysia Airlines, with financing from a European bank, its executives told Reuters on Monday (Apr 6). GSV, which was set up by former Malaysia Airlines officials and professionals with aviation experience, made the proposal a month ago, as airlines around the world were hammered by travel restrictions following the coronavirus pandemic. "(We have secured) in excess of US$2.5 billion from the bank. We will take about three to four months to get the long-term financing," Chief Executive Shahril Lamin told Reuters in a phone interview. GSV said it also has a commitment from a Japanese private equity firm to inject immediate funds into the aviation group through an equity deal. It declined to name the firms involved, adding it was in talks with other foreign banks and private equity firms for further funding. GSV has submitted … [Read more...] about GSV bids US$2.5 billion for Malaysia Airlines, says funded by European bank

MADRID: Pregnant with twins, Ainhoa Martinez knows she probably should be home being careful rather than putting herself at risk by serving the public every day at her boutique teashop near Madrid. With all but food shops shuttered for the past three weeks as Spain seeks to curb the spread of the virus that has claimed over 13,000 lives, this 36-year-old says she has no choice or they will have no money. But what really scares her is the thought of going for her 20-week scan at a hospital overwhelmed with coronavirus cases. "They said the 20-week scan is very, very important and it's my first pregnancy, but I don't want to put myself at risk," she told AFP. "What if I go with my husband and the police stop us? Not only are you taking up the time of a policeman who should be dealing with the outbreak, but you don't know whether he himself is infected," she said. In Spain, police are quick to fine anyone violating the terms of the lockdown under which people can only leave … [Read more...] about Testing times: Pregnancy in the time of COVID-19 pandemic

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday that OPEC had not pressed him to ask U.S. oil producers to reduce their output to support global prices, which have been hard-hit by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump said U.S. oil production had already fallen, anyway. "I think it's happening automatically but nobody's asked me that question yet so we'll see what happens," the president told a press briefing Monday afternoon. Major oil producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia are likely to agree to cut production at a Thursday meeting but only if the United States joins the effort, three sources involved told Reuters on Monday. “Without the U.S., no deal,” one of the sources said. Worldwide oil demand has dropped by roughly 30per cent, or about 30 million barrels a day as the coronavirus pandemic brings the world economy to a standstill, at the same time that Saudi Arabia and Russia have been flooding markets with extra supply. That has been a … [Read more...] about Trump says OPEC has not asked him for a US oil production cut

The Hanoitimes - Danang continues to thoroughly implement measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The Vietnamese Ministry of Transport has decided to allow providers to resume all passenger transport services to and from Danang from 0:00am of September 7 as Covid-19 has been put under control in the beach city. Passenger transport services are resumed to and from Danang from September 7. Photo: Vietjet Air To prevent the spread of the virus, passengers are requested to wear face mask, declare health status, and those having smart phones should install Bluezone, a domestically developed contact-tracing mobile app, to alert people about those who have come in close contact with Covid-19 carriers. Regarding air services, from September 7 to September 10, every day, Vietnam Airlines will operate a two-way flight between Hanoi and Danang, departing from Hanoi at 16:05 and from Danang at 18:05; one round trip flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Danang, … [Read more...] about Danang’s travel restrictions lifted