Meet the female squad who clear out Vietnam’s unexploded bombs
Two petite women in protective gear walk slowly down an empty field in Vietnam, carrying a large metal detector that clicks and whirrs, searching for...
India’s Tata Motors warns of JLR profit hit due to coronavirus
Indian automaker Tata Motors has warned of lower profit at its British luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) for the fiscal year as sales...
World stocks succumb to virus as cases spread, disruptions grow
Global stock markets tumbled on Friday as disruptions to business from the spreading coronavirus epidemic worsened, stoking fears of a prolonged economic slowdown....
Samsung suspends smartphone factory in South Korea again after new coronavirus case
Samsung Electronics suspended operations at its smartphone factory in South Korea’s southeastern city of Gumi again on Friday after another worker tested positive for coronavirus,...
Zambian president says church leaders involved in reprisals for chemical spray attacks
More than 50 people in Zambia have been killed in mob violence triggered in response to attacks in which people were sprayed with poisonous substances,...
Cameroon confirms first case of coronavirus
Cameroon’s health ministry on Friday confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the Central African country....
Exclusive: Tencent-backed WeDoctor invites banks to lead $1 billion Hong Kong IPO, sources say
WeDoctor will push ahead with a Hong Kong listing and invite pitches from investments banks next week to lead an IPO valuing the Chinese healthcare...
Afghan political leader Abdullah escapes attack on Kabul ceremony
Gunmen attacked a ceremony in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday where a top Afghan political leader, Abdullah Abdullah, was present but escaped unharmed....
Keep calm and climb on: Tokyo holds test event despite coronavirus woes
Organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics pushed on with the test event for sports climbing on Friday even as a raft of matches and tournaments...
Meet the women who scavenge for gold at the top of the world
Eva Chura is one of the magpies of the mountain. Living with their families in shacks in a gold shantytown in the Andes, these women...