As virus crisis swirls, Trump puts immigration front and center
The United States is still battling coronavirus, but with six months to go before he faces re-election, President Donald Trump has shifted gears to...
Japan grants USD 1.2 million to combat COVID-19 in Sri Lanka
The Government of Japan has provided a total sum of USD 1,212,500 (approx. Rs. 230 million) through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the...
Sri Lanka falls silent for victims on Easter attacks anniversary
Survivors of last year's devastating Islamist suicide bombings in Sri Lanka held a private anniversary service Tuesday because of a coronavirus lockdown as the...
Ramadan on collision course with virus for Asia’s Muslims
Across Asia, home to about half of the world's Muslims, the coming Islamic holy month of Ramadan is on a collision course with the...
Trump vows immigration ban as virus roils world economy
Donald Trump vowed to temporarily ban immigration to the United States to combat the "invisible enemy" of coronavirus, claiming it would save American jobs...
Seoul plays down report over N. Korean leader’s health
South Korea played down a report Tuesday that the North's leader Kim Jong Un was being treated after surgery, as speculation mounted over his...
Virus upends outsourcing as firms ‘reshore’, embrace AI
Coronavirus is permanently shaking up the global outsourcing industry as lockdowns from Bangalore to Manila prompt firms to "reshore" jobs and, with AI, to...
US oil rebounds, back in positive territory
US oil prices rebounded above zero Tuesday, a day after futures ended in negative territory for the first time as a coronavirus-triggered collapse in...
Luxury Moscow clinic becomes coronavirus ‘battleground’
A small elderly woman lies curled up in bedsheets with an oxygen tube in her nose, coughing as doctors cocooned in white suits care...
Middle East braces for bleak Ramadan as virus threat lingers
From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a bleak month of Ramadan fasting as the...
