LONDON -- Britain said on Wednesday that it will postpone until next year the UN climate talks (COP26) set to take place in Glasgow in November this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a government press release.

"Dates for a rescheduled conference in 2021, hosted in Glasgow by the UK in partnership with Italy, will be set out in due course following further discussion with parties," it added. (UK-UN Climate Talks-Postpone)

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WASHINGTON -- More than 900,000 COVID-19 cases have been recorded worldwide, according to a new tally from Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday.

Nations and regions have together reported more than 905,000 confirmed cases as of Wednesday afternoon, along with 45,371 deaths, showed the tally updated by the university's Center for Systems Science and Engineering. (World-COVID-19-Caseload)

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WASHINGTON -- The United States became the first nation with more than 200,000 COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, according to a new tally from Johns Hopkins University.

As of Wednesday afternoon, a total of 203,608 confirmed cases have been reported in the United States, with 4,476 deaths, showed the tally updated by the university's Center for Systems Science and Engineering. (US-COVID-19-Caseload)

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UNITED NATIONS -- The global economy could shrink by up to 1 percent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and may contract even further if restrictions on economic activities are extended without adequate fiscal responses, according to analysis released Wednesday by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).

The DESA briefing finds that millions of workers are at risk of losing their jobs as nearly 100 countries close their national borders. That could translate to a global economic contraction of 0.9 percent by the end of 2020, or even higher if governments fail to provide income support and help boost consumer spending. (UN-COVID-19-Global Economy) Enditem

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