Singapore Airlines Ltd said on Friday it would report a material operating loss in the quarter ended on March 31 due in part to a collapse in fuel prices that has led to major hedging losses and that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank OCBC first-quarter profit slumps to seven-year low, builds loan-loss defences
Chinese Banking Corp more than doubled its loan loss provisions due to the coronavirus and warned of a "very uncertain" economic outlook, as it posted a 43% plunge in first-quarter net profit on ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s politicians need to step up and serve the country – editorial
Does no one in the ruling party think that leading the battle against the worst pandemic in recent history is more important than Netanyahu’s battle to stay in power? ( read original story ...)
60 Years On, Israel Prosecutor Recalls Eichmann Trial
Days after Israel's spectacular announcement that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann had been captured and brought to Israel for trial, Gabriel Bach was given an assignment that forever changed his life ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Netanyahu Gets Another Chance to Form Government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday won another chance to form a coalition government despite his upcoming trial on corruption charges, bringing him closer to a fifth term after more ... ( read original story ...)
Minister: No problems in transportation of food products in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan continues to take measures to combat the pandemic and its consequences, Azerbaijani Minister of Agriculture Inam Karimov told reporters. Karimov made the remark while reviewing the sown ... ( read original story ...)
Michael Jordan’s Son Recalls Competitive Family Game of Tackle Football That Ended in Stitches
"Jeff was going for a touchdown — and I'll never forget it — my dad tackled Jeff into the glass table," Marcus Jordan said on The Breakfast Club ... ( read original story ...)
Hoping To Cure Virus, Syria Labs Churn Out Anti-malarial Drug
Faysal watches his staff working tirelessly to churn out a controversial antimalarial drug that Damascus hopes can help treat the novel coronavirus. There is no proof yet hydroxychloroquine works to ... ( read original story ...)
US hopeful for new Russian cooperation on Syria
A US envoy voiced guarded optimism Thursday at renewing cooperation with Russia to seek an end to Syria's brutal civil war, assessing that Moscow is getting frustrated with President Bashar al-Assad. ( read original story ...)
U.S. says Russia is working with Syria’s Assad to move militia to Libya
The United States does not support the offensive of Libya's eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar against Tripoli and believes Russia is working with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to ... ( read original story ...)