New Zealand is in its deepest recession in decades, following strict measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic which were widely praised. The country’s GDP shrank by 12.2% between April and June as the lockdown ...
India has recorded more than 5 million coronavirus cases, testing the country’s feeble healthcare system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages. Key points: More than 90,000 cases were recorded in 24 hours ...
The US ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, is stepping down, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday. Thanking Branstad for his service, Pompeo said in a tweet that he had “contributed to rebalancing U.S.-China ...
Yoshihide Suga was elected leader of Japan’s ruling party putting him on track to become the country’s next prime minister. Japan’s ruling party on Monday elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as its ...