Ten cabinet ministers in South Sudan are now confirmed to have contracted Coronavirus. Information Minister Michael Makuei has said that all former members of the high-level task force on Coronavirus – apart from the health minister – have tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus. But he has denied reports that […]

China’s parliament said it will introduce a proposal Friday for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session, in a move the US warned would “highly destabilising” for the financial hub. The announcement late Thursday was quickly decried by pro-democracy lawmakers and activists as “the end of Hong Kong”, with fears it […]

The state of Michigan in the United States has experienced what officials warned will be a historic flood. the flood was caused by the failure of two dams while more than 10,000 residents of the area have since been evacuated. The State’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer, declared a state of emergency in Midland County, site of […]

China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it had lodged “solemn representations” wit2h the United States to complain about a planned U.S. sale of advanced torpedoes to Chinese-claimed Taiwan. China firmly opposes U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a daily news briefing in Beijing. vanguard

A 37-year-old Malaysian, Punithan Genasan has been sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call for his role in a 2011 heroin transaction. While rights groups have criticised the use of Zoom in capital cases, Fernando said he did not object to the use of video conferencing for Friday’s call since it was only to […]

The World Bank has approved a 1 billion dollars loan for Kenya to help it close a gaping budget deficit and tackle the economic shocks from the coronavirus pandemic, both sides said on Wednesday. The loan, initiated before the health crisis started, is the second-ever such direct lending for the budget from the World Bank […]

A top South Korean football club accused of using sex dolls to fill empty seats in its stands will face disciplinary proceedings this week, K-league officials said. With fans banned from matches because of the coronavirus, FC Seoul came under fire for deploying dozens of silicone spectators wearing T-shirts or holding placards with the logo […]

Australian officials announced a raft of plans on Wednesday to speed up the resumption of public life to boost the ailing economy amid a diplomatic spat with major trading partner China. The government is also talking with Australian universities about allowing the return of some international students, a sector that contributes more than A$30 billion […]

Rolls-Royce, the British maker of plane engines, said Wednesday it will cut at least 9,000 jobs and slash costs elsewhere, as the coronavirus slams the aviation sector. “This is not a crisis of our making. But it is the crisis that we face and we must deal with it,” chief executive Warren East said in […]

A jilted Chinese woman has sent an unusual revenge gift to an ex-lover who broke up with her days before Chinese Valentine’s Day — dumping a truckload of onions on his doorstep to bring him to tears. The woman in eastern China’s Shandong province bought the tonne of onions online and had them delivered to […]