Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are calling for global unity with their cause after China imposed a sweeping national security law. Over the weekend, some demonstrators made a point of waving American flags to...
Scientists: Mexico’s true caseload far higher than reported
Deaths from the coronavirus now exceed 30,000 in Mexico, overtaking France as the country with the fifth-highest number of fatalities. Nearly 7,000 new infections were recorded on Saturday, bringing Mexico’s...
Entrepreneur in Turkey looks for opportunity amid pandemic – My Story
The coronavirus outbreak has forced many people to put their lives on hold. Turkish entrepreneur Zeynep Tilki had plans to open a boutique this year, but when the pandemic hit she decided to set up a stall in markets...
Infection spikes in South Africa and India | Coronavirus Update
South Africa has reported a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus infections. Nearly 11,000 new cases were reported on Saturday. That is the country’s biggest increase in a single day since the start of the...
Bullseye! | Turkey tests its first homegrown anti-ship cruise missile
Turkey’s domestically built anti-ship cruise missile has passed its final test, hitting a target some 200km away, the country’s defense industry has said. It’s expected to be adopted by the military shortly. Footage of...
Reaching the bottom of the barrel: Coronavirus pandemic batters European wine production
It’s an ancient beverage turned cultural icon, so cherished in France that the legendary Victor Hugo once provocatively wrote: “God made only water – but man made wine”. Aside from being a staple at many...
Algeria buries repatriated skulls of resistance fighters as it marks independence from France
Algeria on Sunday buried the remains of 24 resistance fighters returned from Paris after more than a century and a half as it marked the 58th anniversary of its independence from France.