MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will not allow students to go back to school until a coronavirus vaccine is available, even as some countries resume in-person classes. Children were due to return to school at the end of August after classes for more than 25 million primary andContinue Reading
One of New Zealand’s largest media organizations will be sold for a single dollar to its chief executive, the owners announced on Monday. The organization Stuff prints many of the nation’s daily newspapers and runs a popular news website of the same name. It employs about 900 staff, including 400Continue Reading
The NBA Playoffs logo and Official Spalding Balls before a game. Andrew D. Bernstein | National Basketball Association | Getty Images The National Basketball Association is engaged in “exploratory conversations” with its media partner Walt Disney about resuming its season suspend by Covid-19, the league said on Saturday. In aContinue Reading
Representative image NEW YORK: A 32-year-old American in a New York suburb stabbed and killed his father who was participating on a Zoom video call on Thursday, police said. Suffolk County Police said in a statement that Dwight Powers, 72, was on a Zoom chat with multiple people when hisContinue Reading
Venezuela on Wednesday said its Navy and Air Force would escort Iranian tankers arriving with much needed fuel, after Tehran warned of “consequences” if the U.S. stopped the ships from reaching their destination. “We’re ready for whatever, whenever,” President Nicolas Maduro told state-run media, thanking “all the support” from itsContinue Reading
Sectors of the U.S. economy are starting to show signs of a rebound, with more retailers reporting strong quarterly sales and weekly mortgage applications pointing to a remarkable recovery in the housing market. Wall Street later Wednesday gets a more detailed look at the Federal Reserve’s most recent decision, with theContinue Reading
A meeting of the World Health Organization that was supposed to chart a path for the world to combat the coronavirus pandemic instead on Monday turned into a showcase for the escalating tensions between China and the United States over the virus. President Xi Jinping of China announced at theContinue Reading
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned China on “impinging” on Hong Kong’s autonomy and freedom, saying it will inevitably impact US’ assessment of the ‘one country, two systems’ policy and the status of the territory. Hong Kong merged with the Chinese mainland in 1997 under the ‘one countryContinue Reading
Dr. Anthony Fauci (R), director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks about coronavirus vaccine development in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images President Donald TrumpContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to cut off ties with China in response to its role in spreading the coronavirus pandemic as relations between the two largest economies in the world went into a tailspin following a raft of punitive measures by Washington and counter-threats by Beijing.Continue Reading
