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 ...)
Trump Administration Indicates It Would Use Financial Pressure on Jordan to Extradite Palestinian Terrorist
The Trump administration’s choice for ambassador to Jordan said he would consider leveraging aid to the country to extradite Ahlam Tamimi to the United States. The reply to a Senate query by Henry ... ( read original story ...)
Some SC private schools potentially closing because of the financial strain the pandemic is putting on families
Jordan said the financial strain the pandemic is putting on families is leading to this decrease. He said, "We have had several schools that have communicated to us that they may not be able to open ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka- Arrest warrants issued on Edirisinghe family over ETI case
A Presidential Commission of Inquiry is currently investigating irregularities concerning ETI Finance. ( read original story ...)