Special Desk While healthcare workers fight on the frontline against the COVID-19 and demand for better facilities come from across the globe the French government has decided to give pay rises worth €8bn to its health workers. The government has hailed their role in fighting coronavirus. The deal was signed …

Special Desk Amid spike in cases America’s most populous state California has decided to re-impose restrictions on businesses and public places. Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered an immediate halt to all indoor activities at restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, zoos and museums. Re-imposing of lockdown is being seen as a measure …

Special Desk South Africa has imposed fresh ban on alcohol sales, to help contain the spread of coronavirus. This is apart from the several measures introduced. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the alcohol ban – South Africa’s second this year – would take pressure off the national healthcare system. A night-time …

Special Desk Amid rising cases of COVID-19 Florida has registered a new state record of 15,299 fresh coronavirus cases in 24 hours. The state, with just 7% of the US population, surpassed the previous daily record held by California, which is around a quarter of all of the United States’ …

Special Desk If you get a picture of US president wearing a mask in public place, perhaps it could be from his first such public appearance, since the pandemic began in the world. US president’s first public appearance in mask came up when he was visiting the Walter Reed military …

Special Desk Who will win the Poland presidential election on Sunday will be crucial to know how the country’s future takes shape and its strained relations with the EU for at least the next few years. The incumbent President Andrzej Duda’s re-election for another five-year term, his allies, the nationalist …

Special Desk The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has retained power in Singapore general elections but with a reduced margin, results have revealed. PAP, in power since 1965, won 83 of 93 parliamentary seats or 61.2% of the vote – down from nearly 70% it had in the previous general …

Special Desk Roger Stone the sixth Trump aide found guilty on charges linked to a justice department probe that alleged Russia tried to boost the Trump 2016 campaign. The announcement came just after the Washington DC Court of Appeals denied Stone’s request to delay the start date of his custodial …

Special Desk Oxfam has warned that, by the end of the year, 12,000 people per day could die from hunger linked to Covid-19, more than the disease kills. The charity says a number of factors will cause an increase in hunger, including mass unemployment, food producers dealing with lockdowns, and …

Special Desk Voting for the general election, in Singapore is different this time. Amid coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout strict adherence to the safety measures are in place. The small city state is one of a handful of countries to hold a vote during the pandemic so far. Voters …