At the time, she was the only reporter in the group who was not already dead or imprisoned, according to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright who wrote Ressa’s feature for Time. The government ... ( read original story ...)
The worst is over for Japan, but recovery will take a while: Analyst
Izumi Devalier of Bank of America Global Research says it will take a long time for Japan's economy to get back to pre-pandemic levels, despite forward-looking data suggesting an improvement. She also ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports, imports sank in May amid pandemic fallout
New data show Japan’s exports sank 28% and imports dropped 26% in May as the coronavirus pandemic slammed global trade ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports fall most since 2009 as virus hits U.S. shipments
Japan's exports fell in May at the fastest pace since the 2009 global financial crisis as U.S.-bound car shipments plunged, bolstering expectations for a deep contraction in the world's third-largest ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: India adds over 2,000 deaths as new cases soar
NEW DELHI, India — India has added more than 2,000 COVID-19 deaths to its tally, after Delhi and Maharashtra states included 1,672 unreported fatalities, increasing the total number to ... ( read original story ...)
Aftermath of India-China deadly border clashes uncertain
India’s government has been silent about the potential fallout from clashes with China’s army in a disputed Himalayan border area that the Indian army said claimed 20 soldiers’ lives ... ( read original story ...)
Wider armed conflict between India and China unlikely after ‘violent’ border clash
India's foreign ministry said a "violent face-off" occurred on Monday evening along the border in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, where soldiers from India and China have been locked in a standoff since ... ( read original story ...)
Even if Europe wanted to break away from China post-Covid, it couldn’t
The Covid-19 pandemic has kick started a difficult global conversation about whether Western liberal democracies should radically rethink their relationships with China, an authoritarian regime upon ... ( read original story ...)
Atiku fears Nigeria is headed for financial ruin under Buhari
In a statement on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, he expressed shock at Nigeria's Q1 2020 financial reports in the Medium Term ... as has occurred in Sri Lanka and the Maldives," he said. The former vice ... ( read original story ...)
Finance chief quits over Amanda Staveley comments
The head of the banking industry's lobby group UK Finance has resigned over comments he made in 2008 about high profile financier Amanda Staveley. Stephen Jones was then a senior banker at Barclays, ... ( read original story ...)