TOKYO: Japanese shares fell on Monday after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he is considering a state of emergency for Tokyo and surrounding prefectures to contain...
HARARE: Zimbabwe Cricket has been forced to put all the cricketing activities on hold with immediate effect as a spike in Covid-19 cases in the country...
SEOUL: Ms Riva Ganguly Das, Secretary(East), MEA and ROK First Vice Foreign Minister Mr. Choi Jong-kun held consultations on December 23, 2020 through digital video conference....
PARAMARIBO: President Chan Santokhi says there is an absolute shortage of US dollars. According to him there are five reasons for this. From January, exporters will...
KATHMANDU: The ministry of external affairs is working with Nepal’s foreign ministry to schedule a visit by Nepal foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali later this month, official...
PARAMARIBO: Judge Iwan Rasoelbaks has served in this position from 2014, but has not been appointed as president. Later in the day, Rasoelbaks are sworn in...
GEORGETOWN: Guyanese-born scientist Vidia Roopchand, who is employed with Pfizer Inc is assuring that all safety standards were observed during the development of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Roopchand is...
AUCKLAND: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) has written to the Election Commission favouring its recent proposal to allow non-resident Indians (NRIs) to vote remotely through...
PARAMARIBO: Surinames Manorma Soeknandan has been named Caricom Energy Personality of the Year 2020. Seven other people from the Caribbean can also call themselves energy personality...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s AirAsia has agreed to sell a 32.7% stake in its India venture to partner Tata Sons for 153 million ringgit (about Rs 278...