South Sudanese officials have diverted millions of dollars of state funds that are badly needed by civilians as the country staggers away from civil war, a United Nations commission said … Click to Continue »
The world's largest shipping company, Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, said Thursday it expects the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China to hurt its 2020 earnings. The company said in its … Click to Continue »
Thailand's government is scrambling to cope with new travel restrictions after Israel banned the citizens of Thailand and three other Asian countries and territories from entering over concerns about a … Click to Continue »
Brazil's oil production jumped by 20.4 percent on the year to set a new production record of 3.168 million barrels per day (bpd) in January, thanks to the prolific pre-salt basin, oil regulator ANP said on Wednesday. Last month, Brazil's total oil and natural gas production also set a new production record, exceeding 4 million...
Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi has called for parliament to hold a confidence vote on his government early next week. Nominated as a consensus candidate among divided political parties, Allawi emphasized that his cabinet was not drawn from the political elite, a key demand of the protest movement sweeping Baghdad and south since October...
Hip and knee replacement specialist Smith & Nephew has seen annual sales surpass 5 billion US dollars (£3.8 billion) for the first time, but cautioned the coronavirus outbreak clouds its revenues outlook.
Epidemic outbreaks – just like social protests – don't erupt and then disappear; they persist and lurk around, waiting to explode when it's least expected. We should accept this, but there are two ways to do it. People outside China thought that a quarantine would be enough to tackle the virus's spread, and that they...
