US President Donald Trump, on holiday in Florida, has finally signed a $2.3 trillion financial package that is crucial to millions of jobless Americans, after coming under pressure from legislators. The White House confirmed the outgoing president had signed the bill shortly after he tweeted: “Good news on Covid Relief Bill. Information to follow.” Trump, […]
China will overtake the United States to become the world’s biggest economy in 2028, five years earlier than previously estimated due to the contrasting recoveries of the two countries from the COVID-19 pandemic, a think-tank said. “For some time, an overarching theme of global economics has been the economic and soft power struggle between the […]
The EU is launching a co-ordinated vaccine rollout to fight Covid-19, in what the bloc’s top official says is a “touching moment of unity”. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had been delivered to all 27 member states. Some countries started administering the jabs on Saturday, saying they […]
The Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP), where the Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister; Narendra Modi is in power, is set to pass a bill that hands out a prison term; up to 10 years for anyone found guilty of using marriage; to force someone to change religion. If passed by the assembly, MP […]
Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland have confirmed cases of the more contagious Covid variant identified in the UK; the latest European countries to do so. The infections were linked to people who had come from the UK. France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, and Germany, as well as other places outside Europe; have also reported cases in […]
The United Kingdom and the European Union(EU) have agreed on a post-Brexit trade deal after months of torturous negotiations, averting the prospect of a chaotic and acrimonious divorce at the end of this year. The deal announced on Thursday, came just one week before the UK is due to exit the EU’s single market and […]
The Tethyan Cooper Company (TCC) has approached the High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands for the enforcement of the $5.97 billion awards against Pakistan by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in the Reko Diq case. The office of the Attorney General for Pakistan, however, has assured that Pakistan […]
About 20 African migrants were found dead on Thursday after their boat, which was trying to reach Europe; sank in the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisian authorities said. Five survivors were rescued and the Tunisian navy is searching for up to 20 others still believed missing. Tunisian coast guard boats and local fishermen found the bodies of […]
An alliance of political parties in Indian-administered Kashmir opposed to India’s policies in the region has won a majority of seats in local elections; the first since New Delhi revoked the disputed region’s semi-autonomous status last year. The Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), which is pro-India but favors self-governance in Kashmir, won 112 of […]
The co-founder of BioNTech said Tuesday it was “highly likely” that its vaccine against the coronavirus works against the mutated strain detected in Britain, but it could also adapt the vaccine if necessary in six weeks. “Scientifically, it is highly likely that the immune response by this vaccine also can deal with the new virus […]
