When Wang Rong gave birth to her second son, she reminded her husband of a promise he made even before their wedding: to let her pass on her family name. “My dad had two girls and I didn’t want our family line to end with us,” the mother from Shanghai told AFP. “I didn’t want […]

Papua New Guinea has asked for World Health Organization (WHO) help after a rapidly spreading new coronavirus outbreak sparked preparations for large-scale community transmission in the under-resourced country. Having mostly dodged the COVID-19 pandemic until now, Papua New Guinea reported Thursday it had detected three new cases in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total […]

South African eateries on Wednesday organised the biggest protest in the history of the country’s restaurant industry to highlight their severe losses due to strict Covid-19 measures. Almost 400,000 restaurant jobs may be lost due to government’s austere lockdown regulations, according to the Restaurant Association of South Africa (RASA), which is leading the campaign. Under […]

Britain remains committed to agreeing on the outlines of a balanced trade agreement with the European Union but significant differences between the two sides remain, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. Talks on a so-called future relationship, which are now in their fifth round, have all but stalled, raising fears among […]

Philippine authorities on Wednesday warned that more people would be arrested for failing to wear masks in public and could face up to 30 days in prison. The warning is coming as the government steps up enforcement of anti-coronavirus restrictions. The Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, warned that government would start arresting more people now. “Lets […]