On Monday, Turkey sent its Oruc Reis research vessel to carry out exploratory drilling in the contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean. /Ozan Kose/AFP Turkey vowed to continue searching f
Turkey vowed Tuesday to press ahead with searching for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, saying it plans to issue new exploration licenses for the area desp
Washington's so-called "Clean Network" program will "bolster a worrying movement" toward the split of the global internet, said a recent BBC article. "The U.S. governm
"As countries ease the lockdown, we expect demand to increase."That was Amin Nasser, CEO of the world's biggest oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, with an optimistic outlook, despite the company's profits p
Health officials in South Sudan on Monday warned that non-adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures could derail efforts to fight the virus and fuel the spread of the pandemic in the east Africa
TOP HEADLINES- Switzerland has signed an agreement with US biotechcompany Moderna for early access to the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing. The deal entitles Switzerland, which has a population of 8
Africa's confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed the milestone of one million, but global health experts say the true figure is likely several times higher, reflecting the gaping lack of testing f
Italian healthcare officials said Tuesday they are concerned by the results of a national serological testing initiative, which showed that just 2.5 percent of the people in Italy had been expose
Indonesian President Joko Widodo observed that people in the country have been increasingly worrying about the COVID-19 spread since the past few weeks. "The atmospher
The postponement of the 2020 Legislative Council (LegCo) General Election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is a timely move to protect the health and well-being of Hong Kong res
VCG Image Sales of face masks and disinfectants have plummeted to a fraction of their former highs in recent weeks, Italy's main pharmaceutical association said Friday, in what the group said
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's (HKSAR) catering sector is struggling as the sweeping ban on dine-in services into effect on Wednesday amid the epidemic.On Monday, the densely populated
Spain and Germany were among the countries tightening restrictions on Tuesday in a bid to cool coronavirus hotspots that have sparked fears of a second wave.The World Health Organization warned that
By APD writer AliceAmerican companies were concerned about the growing tension between the US and China, but showed no intention to exit the Chinese market, according t
Britain’s effective ban on travel to Spain following an upswing in coronavirus cases in that country’s northeast on Tuesday hammered home the lack of a comprehensive, c
Europe’s tourism revival is running into turbulence only weeks after countries reopened their borders, with rising infections in Spain and other nations causing increas
American companies are worrying about the China-smearing remarks from Washington's officials like U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and wary that the ramped-up rheto