Category: World
Asia-Pacific nations sign world’s biggest trade deal
JAKARTA – Fifteen nations in the Asia-Pacific region on Sunday signed the world’s largest free trade accord. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) was signed on the sidelines of the […]
Kamala Harris: First US woman vice president-elect
ANKARA – With Joe Biden’s win in the 2020 White House race, is his running mate, Kamala Harris, who marks several “firsts” in Americas’ political history. Harris becomes the first woman […]
US President-elect Joe Biden pledges unity in victory speech
WASHINGTON – US President-elect Joe Biden officially declared victory on Saturday, pledging to be a president who will work to mend the nation’s divisions and “make America respected around the world […]
Covid-19 cases in Indonesia top 400K
JAKARTA – Indonesia on Wednesday reported 4,029 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 400,483. Government figures show that as many as 100,000 new virus cases were reported […]
APEC meeting calls for open trade to ensure food security
KUALA LUMPUR – Agriculture and food ministers and senior representatives from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies have pressed for stronger cooperation and open and predictable trade regimes to ensure […]
UN report: FDI drops 49% in H1
ANKARA – A new UN report revealed that global foreign direct investment flows dropped by 49 percent in the first half of 2020, compared to the same period last year, due […]
UN says global tourism lost $460 billion to pandemic
MADRID – The global tourism sector lost about USD460 billion in the first half of 2020 alone due to the drop in international travel worldwide caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according […]
WHO: Covid-19 will not be last pandemic
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) chief warned Monday that Covid-19 is a harbinger of future global health emergencies, and called for political and financial investments to prevent pandemics. “This […]
Fake coffin used in Indonesia to punish violators of Covid-19 pandemic protocols
JAKARTA – Indonesian authorities have imposed sanctions for people who violate health protocols imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus in the capital Jakarta, and there was a fake coffin besides […]
JHU: Global Covid-19 caseload surpasses 27M
BEIJING – The US-based Johns Hopkins University has reported that the Covid-19 pandemic caseload surpassed the milestone of 27 million on Sunday, with the dead toll over 882,000. The United States […]