Tropical Bali looking to reopen to tourists in October
Indonesia’s tropical holiday island of Bali could reopen to tourists in October, thanks to its success in controlling the coronavirus outbreak, the government said on...
U.S. House aims to pass $3 trillion Democratic coronavirus bill rejected by Republicans
The U.S. House of Representatives is set on Friday to debate and vote on a $3 trillion Democratic bill aimed at salving the heavy human...
U.S. food aid program launches with companies scrambling to deliver
Texas-based CRE8AD8 LLC bid for a federal government contract to quickly rescue food from struggling farmers and deliver it to U.S. food banks as fallout...
Foxconn quarterly profit plummets, sees new growth from post-virus lifestyles
Foxconn’s first-quarter profit plunged to its lowest in two decades, all but wiped out, after the coronavirus pandemic forced the Taiwanese firm to suspend manufacturing...
In Pennsylvania, signs that Trump’s attacks on mail voting could backfire
With Pennsylvania’s June 2 presidential primary fast approaching, local Republican leader Mark Hrutkay took to Facebook to remind supporters they have the option to vote...
House to vote on $3 trillion Covid aid package and historic rules change to allow remote voting – CNN
House to vote on $3 trillion Covid aid package and historic rules change to allow remote voting CNN...
Bulgaria to reopen shopping malls from Monday as virus curbs eased
Bulgaria will allow shopping malls to reopen on Monday as part of its push to ease restrictions imposed two months ago to stop the spread...
‘We don’t know how IOC money will be spent’: Tokyo 2020 chief
The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the first in history to be postponed, said on Friday they were not aware of detailed spending allocations...
First Hong Kong protester to admit ‘rioting’ gets four years’ jail
A 21-year-old Hong Kong lifeguard, the first anti-government protester to plead guilty to the charge of rioting during last year’s unrest, was sentenced to four...
Austria’s junior minister for culture first to quit over coronavirus fall-out
The coronavirus pandemic claimed its first political scalp in Austria as the junior minister for culture quit under pressure from theatre directors and performers over...