Payment service provider Checkout.com to join Facebook’s Libra Association
Global payment service provider Checkout.com said on Tuesday it would join Libra Association, the entity managing the Facebook-led effort to build global digital currency Libra....
Latin America to see sharp increase in hunger, poverty: FAO
Hunger and poverty are set to spike in Latin America and the Caribbean as the impact of the novel coronavirus ravages the region´s economies and...
Dutch coronavirus cases rise to 38,416, with 48 new deaths – health authorities
The Netherlands’ number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen by 171 to 38,416 health authorities said on Tuesday, with 48 new deaths....
Merck sees $2.1 billion hit to full-year sales from coronavirus pandemic
Merck & Co Inc warned of a $2.1 billion hit to its 2020 revenue on Tuesday as social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic is...
From Congolese refugee and security guard to music star
From working on the streets of Durban, Congolese refugee Tresor Riziki has achieved the heights of pop stardom. Nneka Chile reports....
African swine fever kills 61 pigs in northern Namibia-gov’t
Northern Namibia has been hit by an outbreak of African swine fever that has so far killed 61 pigs and infected nearly 200 animals, a...
PepsiCo says snacks to ease, not cure its lockdown blues
PepsiCo Inc warned on Tuesday organic revenue and operating profits would suffer in the second quarter as major buyers of its sodas, such as restaurants,...
Violent unrest rocks Lebanon’s Tripoli, protester killed
Violent protests erupted in Lebanon’s Tripoli again on Tuesday, with more banks set ablaze after a night of rioting that left one protester dead, according...
Surf’s up as Bondi Beach reopens
Surfers have returned to Sydney’s Bondi Beach in a gradual easing of social distancing rules. Emer McCarthy reports....
Ignorance, fear, whispers: North Korean defectors say contacts in the dark about Kim
Defectors from North Korea say many of their relatives and contacts were unaware of the international speculation over leader Kim Jong Un’s health or were...