Students at Venus One Tourism Academy in Bali, Indonesia, pay tuition fees with coconuts, which the college uses to harvest virgin coconut oil. ( read original story ...)
Prayers of gratitude for election of ‘daughter of India’ Harris as U.S. vice president
Indians burst firecrackers on Sunday and offered prayers of gratitude over the election of Kamala Harris as the next U.S. vice president, declaring it a proud moment for Indian-Americans. ( read original story ...)
China Extends Reach in the Caribbean, Unsettling the U.S.
The region has strategic importance as a hub for logistics, banking and commerce. It is also very close to the United States. ( read original story ...)
‘Stand By her’: China university students campaign to end period shaming
Free sanitary pad dispensers installed on campuses in effort to counter ‘stigma of menstruation’ in the country ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan reports 515 new COVID-19 cases
Kyrgyzstan reported on Sunday 515 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally of infections to 62,819, Trend reports citing Kabar. The Republican Headquarters for Combating COVID-19 said that 546 COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Finance Minister Albayrak Resigns Over Health Issues
Turkey’s Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak resigned on Sunday, citing health reasons, according to a statement on his verified Instagram accout. Albayrak said he’ll devote time to his ... ( read original story ...)
Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak resigns, presidential sources cannot confirm
Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Sunday he was stepping down for health reasons, according to an unconfirmed statement on his Instagram account, but two sources at the Turkish ... ( read original story ...)
Erdogan’s son-in-law Albayrak resigns as Turkey finance minister
The son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan resigned on Sunday as finance minister, citing health reasons in a statement on his verified Instagram account. ( read original story ...)
Philippine authorities investigate transactions for links to Wirecard
Philippine authorities are probing the financial transactions of a law office and a tour operator for possible connections to Wirecard, the collapsed German payments firm, and its former chief ... ( read original story ...)
China GDP: Xi Jinping says ‘completely possible’ to double size of economy by 2035, despite foreign hostility
President Xi Jinping says China can become a high-income country by 2025 and double the size of its economy by 2035, despite an increasingly hostile foreign environment. ( read original story ...)