Xinhua world news summary at 0530 GMT, March 31
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WASHINGTON -- The World Bank announced on Monday that it projected growth in developing economies in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region to slow to 2.1 percent in the baseline scenario amid the COVID-19 pandemic, from an estimated 5.8 percent in 2019.
Developing economies in EAP, recovering from trade tensions and struggling with COVID-19, now face the prospect of a global financial shock and recession, Aaditya Mattoo, chief economist for East Asia and the Pacific at the World Bank, said in a press call on the multilateral lender's April 2020 economic update for the region. (World Bank-East Asia Pacific-COVID 19)
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UNITED NATIONS -- United Nations Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted Resolution 2518, the first of its kind, vowing to take all-dimensional measures to ensure the safety and security of peacekeepers.
"This is the first resolution on the safety and security of peacekeepers and is well-received by the broad membership as a timely fit for the current peacekeeping situation in line with the expectations of the international community," said a press release. (UN-Resolution-Peacekeepers-Safety)
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WASHINGTON -- The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States has topped 3,000, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE).
As of 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday (0130 GMT on Tuesday), the United States has reported more than 163,000 confirmed cases, with 3,008 deaths, an interactive map from the CSSE showed. (U.S.-COVID-19)
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TRIPOLI -- Libya's daily oil production has dropped from more than 1.2 million barrels to less than 80,000 barrels, due to the closure of oil ports and fields by eastern tribal leaders in protest against the UN-backed government, state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Monday.
"The current levels of production are 79,655 barrels a day, as of Sunday," NOC said in a statement, adding that forced restriction of production has resulted in financial losses exceeding 3.8 billion U.S. dollars since Jan. 17. (Libya-Oil-Shutdown) Enditem
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