Coronavirus furlough scheme to finish at end of October, says chancellor
The UK's coronavirus furlough scheme will finish at the end of October, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed. At the No 10 briefing, Mr Sunak also...
Trump’s order taking aim at Twitter is ‘bluster’: Legal experts
[caption id="attachment_1730" align="alignnone" width="689"] FILE PHOTO: The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 22,...
Indonesia rolls out public shaming for coronavirus violators
Alongside police and troops overseeing enforcement measures, provincial leaders are running their own zealous campaigns to fight the virus in Indonesia BENGKULU, Indonesia: Indonesian...
Volkswagen invests US$2.2b in Chinese electric vehicle sector
[caption id="attachment_1723" align="alignnone" width="806"] Volkswagen said it was 'paving the way for more electric models and infrastructure'. [/caption] BEIJING: Volkswagen said on Friday (May 29)...
US taxpayers’ virus relief went to firms that avoided US taxes
[caption id="attachment_1736" align="alignnone" width="785"] FILE PHOTO: The Nasdaq building in Times Square is illuminated in blue as part of the "Light It Blue" initiative to...
India coronavirus death toll passes China’s
[caption id="attachment_1701" align="alignnone" width="682"] Mortuary workers prepare to transport the body of a person who died from the coronavirus, at Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital...
Tokyo to further relax coronavirus curbs on Monday, governor says
[caption id="attachment_1698" align="alignnone" width="667"] People wearing protective masks make their way at a local market district amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, on May...
Attack on Taiwan an option to stop independence, top China general says
[caption id="attachment_1695" align="alignnone" width="730"] China sees self-governing, democratic Taiwan as a part of its territory - to be assimilated one day, by force if necessary....
Hong Kong government warns removing US special status is ‘double-edged sword’
[caption id="attachment_1684" align="alignnone" width="717"] Protesters holding a banner in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrators at Taipei main train station in Taiwan on May 23,...
Trump says will hold Friday press conference on China
[caption id="attachment_1692" align="alignnone" width="682"] US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on May 28, 2020. [/caption] WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he...