Ugandan to lose $1.6 billion in tourism earnings as a result of COVID-19
Uganda will lose $1.6 billion a year in earnings from tourism as visitors stay away due to the impact of the coronavirus, President Yoweri Museveni...
Japanese baseball returns to field after COVID-19 delay
Japan’s top baseball players got their first taste of competitive action on Tuesday, more than 10 weeks after the scheduled start of the season, as...
On this day… June 3
BASKETBALL – Chicago Bulls’ Michael Jordan shrugs after sinking a record sixth three-pointer during the first half of the first game of the NBA Finals...
Russia’s rail link to port of Murmansk severed by bridge collapse
Russian Railways has halted passenger and cargo rail transport between the northern port of Murmansk and the rest of Russia after the collapse of the...
Turkey orders 118 people detained over suspected Gulen links
Turkey issued detention warrants for 118 people, mostly members of the military and security forces, suspected of links to the network that Ankara says was...
India approves emergency use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients
India’s government said on Tuesday it has approved Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir for emergency use in treating COVID-19 patients....
S. Korea mandates QR codes after nightclub outbreak
Starting June 10, visitors to nightclubs, karaoke bars and other entertainment facilities in South Korea must show a personalized QR code which can be scanned...
Qatar Petroleum’s $19 bln LNG vessel order boon for S.Korean shipbuilders
South Korea’s ailing shipbuilders have been thrown a lifeline in an increasingly tough market with a $19 billion order from Qatar Petroleum (QP) for liquefied...
British government faces mockery over coronavirus ‘sex ban’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government faced widespread mockery on Tuesday over coronavirus rules which were cast by some media as a “sex ban”, though...
U.N. says Libya sides agree to truce talks
Libya’s warring parties have agreed to restart ceasefire talks, the United Nations mission to the country said late on Monday after weeks of intense fighting...
