How inequality and poverty undermined South Africa’s COVID-19 response

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[caption id="attachment_8287" align="alignnone" width="991"] FILE PHOTO: Temporary field hospital to deal with an expected surge in cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Cape...

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COVID-19 pandemic job losses and flooding spark fears of hard times in Bangladesh

July 30, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8257" align="alignnone" width="976"] FILE PHOTO: Houses located beside the Padma river are seen flooded as the flood situation worsens in Munshiganj district, on the...

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Ginsburg hospitalised again for ‘minimally invasive’ procedure

July 29, 2020July 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8102" align="alignnone" width="960"] File photo of US Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. [/caption] WASHINGTON: US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one...

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Finance company founder gets six months’ jail for rigging daughters’ US college admissions

July 29, 2020July 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8105" align="alignnone" width="975"] File photo of Manuel Henriquez (left), co-founder of Hercules Capital, arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in a nationwide...

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Honduras seizes 900kg of cocaine in joint op with Colombia

July 27, 2020July 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7761" align="alignnone" width="955"] Members of Honduras's criminal investigation agency prepare to burn 250,000 kilograms of cocaine seized during the month of May 2020. [/caption]...

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Portugal blaze under control, but firefighters on alert

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7635" align="alignnone" width="962"] A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire in Vale da Cuba near Isna village, Castelo Branco, on July 26, 2020. [/caption]...

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Saudi Arabia gears up for downsized Haj

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7569" align="alignnone" width="964"] Saudi Arabia is hosting from Wednesday a downsized Haj for the first time in modern history due to the coronavirus pandemic....

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Singapore, Malaysia have settled arrangements for cross-border travel from Aug 10, not ready yet for daily commuting: Vivian Balakrishnan

July 25, 2020July 25, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7525" align="alignnone" width="959"] Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan speaks to his Malaysian counterpart Hishammuddin Hussein at the mid-way point of the Johor-Singapore Causeway,...

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Man questioned over French cathedral fire rearrested: Prosecutor

July 25, 2020July 25, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7508" align="alignnone" width="962"] The blaze destroyed the 17th-century organ, as well as priceless artefacts and paintings [/caption] RENNES, France: A man who was held...

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Video of sobbing woman begging Peru president to save husband goes viral

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7426" align="alignnone" width="962"] A policeman blocks Celia Capira as she tries to approach Peru's President Martin Vizcarra to plead for help in saving her...