Новости за 29.02.2020

AMMAN — Ahliyyah School for Girls (ASG) and Bishop's School Amman (BSA) on Saturday launched the 2020 “Yalla Shabab” conference with the title “Learning and Innovation”, which aims to enhance children’s skills, encouraging them to innovate and setting them on a path for entrepreneurship.

AMMAN — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has refuted a statement made by Health Minister Saad Jaber last week that the "keffiyeh" (traditional red/white or black/white scarf) can be used to prevent coronavirus. 

KASTANIES, Greece — Some attempt to cut through a barbed wire fence while others hunt for wood and rocks to toss at police, but the final goal for the thousands of migrants at the Kastanies border town between Turkey and Greece is to reach Europe.

BRISTOL — Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg told tens of thousands of environmental protesters in Britain on Friday that "activism works" — the day after plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport suffered a setback.

NEW YORK — Global stocks slumped again on Friday to mark the largest weekly drop since the 2008 global financial crisis over fears of uncertainty.
Crude oil prices tumbled as well and analysts said central banks, especially the US Federal Reserve, might have to shift into crisis-resolution mode with urgent interest rate cuts.