Turkey's highest administrative court on Thursday began considering a request to turn Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia, which now serves as a museum, back into a mosque. The 6th-century structure was … Click to Continue »
Crude shipments from oil-rich Venezuela have hit new lows, tumbling in June to levels unseen since 1943. Caracas is struggling to reach buyers for its crude due to increasing US sanctions. Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA carried around 379,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude and refined products, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and shipping...
Soaring demand for online retail deliveries amid the coronavirus crisis has helped cardboard box maker DS Smith notch up a surge in e-commerce revenues.
Prominent activist Nathan Law has left his native Hong Kong in a bid to avoid persecution under a sweeping national security law that Beijing imposed on the territory earlier this … Click to Continue »
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in about a month to chastise some top cadres over their management of the coronavirus, amid speculation he may … Click to Continue »
Drug rehabilitation centers have been frequent targets of attack in Mexico's bloody gang wars. But the massacre Wednesday at a facility in the city of Irapuato still managed to shock … Click to Continue »
First, it was masks and gloves. Then it was toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Now it's coins. The pandemic has led to a number of nationwide shortages. Lately, signs are … Click to Continue »
