Volkswagen AG expands executive committee of supervisory board
German car maker Volkswagen AG said on Friday that it had added two members to the executive committee of its supervisory board....
New Olympics date still unconfirmed: Kyodo News
A Tokyo 2020 executive board member says they will need to monitor the global health situation until next spring to decide whether to hold the...
WHO denies its representative falsified Equatorial Guinea COVID-19 data
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the expulsion of its representative in Equatorial Guinea followed a “misunderstanding over data” and denied that she had falsified...
Testing the waters: South Korea’s waterparks open under new anti-virus measures
Only a handful of rubber floats tumbled down the giant slide at South Korea’s largest waterpark on Friday, its first day back in business since...
Dutch PM now says ‘Black Pete’ tradition will disappear
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his attitude towards “Black Pete”, a figure from pre-Christmas celebrations that has been criticised as a racist caricature, had...
Malaysia reports 19 new coronavirus cases, one new death
Malaysia reported 19 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the cumulative total to 8,266 infections....
Germany’s Merkel, China’s Li to hold video conference: spokesman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will hold a video conference on Thursday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, economic policy and international...
India set to reopen temples, malls but no sprinkling of holy water
India will throw open shopping malls, restaurants and places of worship that typically attract large crowds next week, officials said, even though coronavirus infections are...
George Floyd remembered at memorial for changing the world as bail is set for ex-officers charged in his death – CNN
George Floyd remembered at memorial for changing the world as bail is set for ex-officers charged in his death CNN George Floyd Updates: 10th Night of...
U.S. military commander says China pushing territorial claims under cover of coronavirus
China is using the coronavirus as a cover to push territorial claims in the South China Sea through a surge in naval activity meant to...