Delhi Nizamuddin event sparks massive search for Covid-19 cases
(BBC) Officials across India are searching for hundreds of people who attended a religious event in the capital that has set off several Covid-19...
US$2.5 trillion COVID-19 rescue package needed for world’s emerging economies
(UN) According to new analysis from UNCTAD, the UN trade and development body, commodity-rich exporting countries will face a $2 trillion to $3 trillion...
New dates for Tokyo Olympics confirmed for 2021
The postponed Tokyo Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8 in 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed.
According to a...
India’s pandemic lockdown turns into a human tragedy
(Reprinted from BBC)
When I spoke to him on the phone, he had just returned home to his village in the northern state of...
Oil headed to US$10 a barrel as virus lockdown eradicates fuel demand
(Forbes) Oil prices have collapsed by more than half this year, to $23 per barrel today for West Texas Intermediate crude. But now is...
UK PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, the leader said on Friday, according to a CNN report.
On his Twitter account, Johnson...
US charges Venezuela’s Maduro, other top gov’t officials with drug trafficking
The U.S. government has brought criminal charges against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and several other senior government officials today, accusing them of involvement in...
India’s 1.3B people to enter ‘total lockdown’
(BBC) India is to impose a nationwide lockdown in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced.
The...
US vows to protect Guyana’s democracy – Pompeo
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo says that the US is committed to protect Guyana’s democracy in a recent post issued by the State...
Global economy will suffer for years to come, says OECD
Szu Ping Chan: BBC News
The world will take years to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned.
Angel...