BANGKOK — Thailand’s National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday called for a one-month extension to the emergency rule currently enforced against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, is scheduled to consider on Friday approving the NSC-proposed extension until the end of June. (Thailand-Emergency) – – […]

Gathering together at the top UN intergovernmental body in Asia and the Pacific on Thursday, countries of the vast region of more than four billion people, urged greater measures that reinforce global solidarity in ending the COVID-19 pandemic. In a resolution adopted on Thursday, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific […]

Industry Insights by Product (Foam, Gel, Liquid, Others), by Distribution Channel (Specialty Store, Hypermarket & Supermarket, Online, Drugs Store), by End User (Hospitals, Corporates, Military, Restaurants, Others) /EIN News/ — NEW YORK, May 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — From USD 420.0 million in 2019, the Asia-Pacific hand sanitizer market is predicted to grow to USD […]

(CNN) — As summer approaches, temperatures are starting to rise in Europe, and citizens are looking towards their next vacations after months stuck at home under lockdown restrictions. Just last week, the European Union unveiled a plan to “offer people the chance to get some well-needed rest, relaxation and fresh air,” which included recommendations to […]

In front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate a politically incongruous crowd of protesters gathered yesterday. They wore flowers in their hair, hazmat suits emblazoned with the letter Q, badges displaying the old German imperial flag or T-shirts reading “Gates, My Ass” – a reference to the US software billionaire Bill Gates. Around the globe, millions are […]

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox.  Sign up here. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said Saturday that restrictions on people coming here from other countries are even more vital today as the U.S. economy opens up amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I would say that those travel restrictions are more important now than they ever have been. So we […]

First Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge Robert Torricelli, former Democratic senator from New Jersey Iranian-American communities from across the U.S. held their first virtual conference, entitled “Iran: Global Threat, Domestic Repression, Prospects for Change. The snapback (will) be bipartisan, and so will the continuation of American sanctions until the regime is ended” — Robert Torricelli, […]

The Sunday Mail Zimbabwe joins other African countries tomorrow to celebrate Africa Day. Our Chief Reporter Kuda Bwititi (KB) spoke to Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo (SM) to knuckle down on the significance of the day. Below are excerpts from the interview. KB: Can you unpack the significance of the Africa […]

The Sunday Mail The continent commemorates Africa Day tomorrow. The day is a celebration of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (now African Union) on May 25, 1963. OAU’s initial remit was to fight colonialism and apartheid. It, however, evolved into the AU on July 9, 2002. Our Senior Reporter Lincoln Towindo (LT) […]