The Central Bank Governor of Turkey, Murat Uysal, has been sacked by the nation’s president on Saturday after the Turkish lira reached a record low. Although removed by a presidential decree initiated by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the main reason for sacking Uysal was not given in the country’s Official Gazette. Uysal took on the role […]

President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows has tested positive for Covid-19, US media reported late Friday. Meadows, 61, told people he had coronavirus after the election, CNN reported. He first tested positive on Wednesday, a day after the poll, according to the New York Times. Meadows was part of a crowd in a […]

China’s imports grew 4.7 per cent and exports rose by 11.4 per cent year-on-year as its economy continued to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to October customs data released on Saturday. China has largely managed to control the virus after a disastrous start to the year that saw Beijing lock down tens of millions […]

Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, on Friday night said he had already started preparing for work as President of the United States. In a speech from Wilmington, Delaware, Biden reiterated that he would win the election, even with the counting of votes still ongoing. “We don’t have a final declaration of victory yet, but the numbers […]

A US Supreme Court justice on Friday denied a request by Pennsylvania’s Republicans to immediately halt the counting of ballots arriving after Election Day — referring the challenge to the full court to consider on Saturday. Samuel Alito ordered Pennsylvania in the meantime to continue keeping the late-arriving ballots separate, affirming a decision already made […]