Sri Lanka declares emergency amid violent protests over economic crisis
Following violent protests over the country's greatest economic crisis in decades, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa imposed a statewide state of emergency late Friday.In...
Volkswagen to recall over 100,000 cars on fire risk
Volkswagen Group (VOWG p.DE) will have to recall more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles worldwide owing to a fire risk, according to a Volkswagen...
To combat anti- transgender laws, US to issue gender neutral passports
The Biden administration announced measures on Thursday to help transgender Americans against a wave of state laws targeting them, including allowing them to choose...
S.Korean court upholds ban on tattooing
South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld a prohibition on tattooing, making it the only developed country that allows only medical professionals to perform the process.Tattoo...
Sri Lanka turning off street lights as economic crisis deepens
Sri Lanka is turning off street lights to save electricity, according to a minister, as the country's worst economic crisis in decades has resulted...
Middle East, Central Asia facing major growth threat due to Climate-related disasters
Climate-related disasters are becoming more frequent and severe in the Middle East and Central Asia than anywhere else in the globe, posing a "major...
UK issued visas to 25,500 Ukrainian refugees to flee from war
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine last month, the British government announced on Wednesday that it had awarded 25,500 visas to Ukrainians under schemes set...
As brands stops sales, Russia allows ‘parallel imports’
After worldwide businesses froze sales or stopped exports over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stated on Wednesday that Russia has...
US speeds up probe into Google Maps
According to two persons familiar with the situation, the US Justice Department has revived an inquiry into Google Maps to see if bundling the...