World Economic Forum to be held in Singapore

Dec 8,2020
Organizers of the World Economic Forum have decided to hold next year's meeting in Singapore in May due to the coronavirus pandemic. The forum is usually held every January in the ski resort of Davos, Switzerland.
Italy's interior minister tests positive for Covid-19: govt
Dec 08
Italy's Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Monday, the government said.
Austria partially lifts lockdown, reopens schools
Dec 08
Austria has partially lifted a strict lockdown and reopened schools after the spread of the coronavirus appeared to slow down in the country.
Indonesia minister arrested over pandemic aid corruption
Dec 07
Indonesia's social affairs minister was arrested Sunday for allegedly taking $1.2 million in bribes linked to food aid for those hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
France's COVID-19 related death toll tops 55,000
Dec 07
More than 55,000 people have died from COVID-19 in France, the country's national public health agency, Sante Publique, said in a statement on Sunday.
Bird flu-hit Hiroshima culls over 130,000 chickens
Dec 07
Officials in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, are culling about 134,000 chickens after the H5 strain of bird flu was detected at a local farm.
U.S. police checks Russian airliner for explosive devices
Dec 07
New York police are checking a flight of Russian airline Aeroflot from Moscow at the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) for explosive devices, the Sputnik reported on Monday.