Modi announces $266 bln economic package
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 20 trillion rupee support package for India’s economy on Tuesday to help mitigate the damage caused by the coronavirus...
Dubai turns world’s tallest building into donation box
The world’s tallest building, Dubai’s 828-metre Burj Khalifa, has become a glowing charity donation box to buy food for residents of the United Arab Emirates...
Albania, once haven of illicit cannabis, set to legalise crop for medical use
Albania plans to legalise the cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes, six years after beginning a crackdown on an illegal trade that turned it, by...
Gymnastics: U.S. calls off 2020 national championships
USA Gymnastics has called off its premier events this year including June’s national championships due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Tuesday....
Saudi Arabia to enforce nationwide 24-hour curfew for Eid holiday
Saudi Arabia will enforce a countrywide 24-hour curfew during the five-day Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month to help stem the spread of the...
Republican bill seeks sanctions on China over COVID-19 probe
A leading U.S. Republican senator on Tuesday proposed legislation that would authorize the U.S. president to impose far-reaching sanctions on China if it fails to...
White House waiting on reopening data before deciding on next coronavirus aid: Hassett
Top Trump administration officials want to wait and see the effects of state economies reopening before deciding the shape of the next stages of coronavirus...
Sotomayor says Congress wants Trump records ‘pre- being president’
Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday told Justice Department lawyer Jeffrey Wall that the cases regarding President Donald Trump’s financial records aren’t about executive privilege because...
Angola’s dos Santos wants graft case against her dropped, citing ‘fake’ documents
Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos called on Tuesday for a corruption case against her to be dropped, accusing Angolan authorities of using forged documents including...
Cuba doubles down on testing as coronavirus cases decline
Cuba began mass testing for the new coronavirus this week even as it appeared to have contained infections, and residents struggled to move around amid...