International

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 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 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 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 …

Special Desk Ivory Coast’s PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly died after falling ill after a ministerial meeting. The 61-year-old had been chosen as the ruling party’s candidate for October’s presidential election, after Alassane Ouattara said he would not seek a third term in office. Gon Coulibaly had returned from France where …

Special Desk What US president Donald Trump had indicated a month back got a formal move, to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). The US president had made his intentions clear in late May, accusing the WHO of being under China’s control during the coronavirus pandemic. And …

Special Desk It’s official. A new national security office has been opened in Hong Kong, placing mainland Chinese agents in the heart of the territory for the first time. The office comes fast as one element of a sweeping new law which outlaws criticism of China’s government. Hong Kong was, …