UK universities have been told to expect a sharp fall in the number of new international students coming next year, including a loss of up to $460m in income from students from east Asia.
Venezuelans in their thousands have been queuing up in miles-long lines to try to fill their cars with subsidised gasoline over the weekend, a week after President Nicolas Maduro launched a new dual-price system aimed at easing an acute fuel shortage.
Cuba’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has become an envy of many countries in the region. New cases have dropped to less than 10 per day on average from a peak of around 50, and two thirds of the island is virus-free, according to official data.
Honduran troops are stationed at villages on the borders of El Salvador because members of the ruthless MS13 gang are killing and extorting residents.
Canada intends to equip police officer with body-worn cameras to increase trust, accountability and transparency.
Filipino children will not attend school until a vaccine to protect against COVID-19 becomes available, officials confirmed, prompting fears millions of students could be left without access to education.
Filipinos in their millions returned to work in the Philippines capital Manila on Monday, after one of the world's strictest and longest coronavirus lockdowns was eased to help resuscitate an economy battered by the closure.
The Cuban government does not allow citizens who emigrate to vote or invest on the island, but it will now let them open accounts on the island’s banks in US dollars.
Organisers of anti-racism protests in the UK have accused the police of unfairly targeting black people during the lockdown and called for further demonstrations this week.
Honduras is going to get a huge financial package from the International Monetary Fund. It has increased overall financing access for Honduras to about $531 million, immediately releasing $233 million, more than five times the amount initially approved.