Indonesia grants Jakarta more powers to tackle coronavirus outbreak
Indonesia approved on Tuesday a request by the Jakarta administration to impose further large-scale social restrictions on the capital, the epicentre for novel coronavirus cases...
Italy’s Diasorin aims to launch COVID-19 antibody test by end-April
Italy’s medical diagnostic group Diasorin said on Tuesday it aims to launch a new serological test to detect antibodies in patients infected with the new...
Indian traders ask court for Amazon, Flipkart antitrust probe restart
An Indian retail group has asked a court to allow the restart of an antitrust investigation into Amazon.com Inc and a Walmart unit that is...
A city traumatized: Lockdown easing, Wuhan residents fret over future
Li Xiaoli has been hard at work in recent days at the car dealership she owns in Wuhan, making sure she has enough sanitizer and...
Cardinal Pell walks free, abuse convictions quashed
Australia’s highest court on Tuesday overturned former Vatican treasurer George Pell’s conviction for sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s, allowing the 78-year-old cardinal...
UK PM Johnson in intensive care, needed oxygen after COVID-19 symptoms worsened
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care on Tuesday after receiving oxygen support for serious COVID-19 complications, leaving his foreign minister to lead...
American wins golden toilet roll after 63-hour virtual ultramarathon
American Michael Wardian was the last runner standing in the ‘Quarantine Backyard Ultra’ on Tuesday as the endurance athlete took the title after completing 422km...
Robots replace Japanese students at graduation amid coronavirus
Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but students at one school were able to attend remotely by controlling...
Demand for Luckin app surges as Chinese rush to drink up after admission of fraud
Luckin Coffee’s app has rocketed to become the second most popular in China as consumers rushed to claim a free drink that it has long...
Russia’s daily rise in coronavirus cases tops 1,000 for first time
The number of coronavirus cases in Russia rose by more than 1,000 for the first time to reach 7,497 in the past 24 hours, the...