Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his family have tested positive for the coronavirus as the rate of new infections soared in the south Caucasus nation. Pashinyan announced his infection in a self-recorded video message published on Facebook on Monday. More: Coronavirus: All you need to know about the symptoms…
PARIS/KARACHI (Reuters) – Air crash investigators were en route from Pakistan to France on Monday with two ‘black box’ flight recorders of a Pakistani airliner that crashed in a residential area while trying to land in the port city of Karachi last month, airport officials said. An Airbus test plane,…
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The French President opened up on his views of the demonstrators in his book which was released last year, called ‘The People and the President’. It charts…
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Katya Adler told BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme there have been “real clashes” in talks between the EU and the UK over a trade deal post-Brexit. Ms Adler…
LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may be waning. For vaccine developers, that could be a problem. Scientists in Europe and the United States say the relative success of draconian lockdown and social distancing policies in some areas and countries means virus transmission rates may be…
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa partly lifted a two month-old coronavirus lockdown on Monday, letting people outside for work, worship, exercise or shopping, and allowing mines and factories to run at full capacity to try to revive the economy. President Cyril Ramaphosa was widely praised when he ordered one of…
From taking phonics lessons in woodlands to conducting play productions online, organising the summer term of primary school is likely to prove a feat for teachers. With unions, staff and parents expressing concerns over the safety of more nursery, reception, year 1 and year 6 children returning to school on…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares pushed to three-month highs on Monday as progress on opening up economies helped offset jitters over riots in U.S. cities and unease over Washington’s power struggle with Beijing. There was also relief that while President Donald Trump began the process of ending special U.S. treatment…
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. George Floyd died while in police custody on May 25 in Minneapolis. The death triggered a nationwide outburst at anger at police brutality, leading to protests in…
SINGAPORE – Many Singaporeans do not have enough savings to allow them to maintain their current lifestyle beyond six months if they were to lose their jobs now. An OCBC survey conducted last month during the circuit breaker period found that around two-thirds of working Singaporeans and permanent residents had…