George Floyd protests in US turn into movement

Washington (IANS) Protests across the US triggered by the May 25 death of African-American man George Floyd in police custody appeared to have turned into a nationwide movement as cities and towns saw an unprecedented outpouring of demonstrators demanding…

China's trade surplus rockets as imports slump in May

Beijing (IANS) China's foreign exchange reserves climbed to record highs in May as imports and commodity prices plunged, the central bank showed on Sunday.

China's foreign exchange reserves grew to $3.1017 trillion by the end of May,…

Trudeau joins anti-racism demonstration in Ottawa

Ottawa (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers have taken a knee in solidarity with the demonstrators who were marching against racism and police brutality in Ottawa.

Thousands of people on Friday took to the street…

Bolsonaro threatens to withdraw Brazil from WHO

Brasilia (IANS) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to withdraw his country from the World Health Organization (WHO), accusing the body of being "partisan" and "political".

Addressing the media on Friday, Bolsonaro said Brazil…

Fall in unemployment numbers buoys slow reopening of US economy

New York (IANS) As the US slowly begins reopening its economy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been buoyed by a surprise fall in unemployment numbers contrary to expert's expectations in what President Donald Trump called a "big step…

30 Taliban attacks per day after ceasefire: Sources

Kabul (IANS) The Taliban has carried out an average of 30 attacks on the Afghan security forces each day after the Eid-ul-Fitr ceasefire, sources within the Afghan government said.

The sources said on Thursday that the Afghan forces also suffered…

China backs down on US flight restrictions after Trump retaliates

New York (IANS) China has backed down on a ban on flights by US airlines after President Donald Trump's administration retaliated by threatening to block carriers from that country flying into America.

Beijing announced the decision on…

Tourists slowly return to Venice after pandemic

Venice, June 5 (IANS) International tourists have started to return to Venice after Italy reopened its borders as the once worst-hit country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.

The city's streets and squares were still relatively…

Italy lifts national, European travel ban as pandemic slows down

Rome (IANS) People in Italy will be allowed to move freely within the country and the travel restrictions were also eased with travellers from European Union (EU) and Schengen countries, as well as the UK, Andorra and Monaco being allowed to visit…

US to suspend Chinese airlines' entry from June 16

New York (IANS) Retaliating to the bar on US-based airlines from entering China, the Trump administration has said it will suspend all operations of all passenger flights of China-based airlines to and from the US starting June 16.

The order…