VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis called on Sunday (Apr 12) for global solidarity in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and its economic...
Month: April 2020
Asia Myanmar's New Year festival of Thingyan is the country's biggest public holiday - normally a week of nation-wide celebration and...
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday (Apr 12) announced a relief package worth about US$1.7 billion to help farmers struggling because of...
NEW DELHI: Coronavirus cases in Mumbai's densely populated Dharavi slum - one of Asia's biggest - have risen to 43...
SINGAPORE: Nine in 10 Singaporeans will on Tuesday (Apr 14) receive the S$600 one-off cash payout announced as part of the...
SHANGHAI: China is stepping up scrutiny of inbound foreigners and tightening border control after the number of single-day imported coronavirus...
Commentary Commentary Annual leave rosters were always a nightmare to devise but now they have become impossible, says the Financial...
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he owes his life to the staff of Britain's state-run National Health Service, in...
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church said Sunday (Apr 12) it had forgiven the suicide bombers behind the attacks that...
JAKARTA: Indonesia has imposed curbs on public transport ahead of the annual exodus to home villages that marks the end...
KUALA LUMPUR: The founders of Malaysia's AirAsia Group will not take salaries and its staff has agreed to an as...
WUHAN, Hubei: Fish and vegetable merchants are reopening stalls at wet markets in China's central city of Wuhan as it...
BEIJING: Although China is claiming success in its battle against the coronavirus, millions have lost their jobs in the economic...
JUSSEY, France: It's a grim truth that times are good for the coffin business when they're bad for people, and...