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.
Venezuelans awoke to new gasoline prices on Monday — and the realisation that for the first time in decades they will have to pay close to market rates to fill up their tanks frequently when they were used to receiving it for virtually free.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to do more to end anti-black racism in Canada after days of massive street protests in US and Canadian cities against police brutality.
Rich, adventurous people may soon be able to travel into space – and possibly visit the Moon and Mars - thanks to the wizardry of serial entrepreneur Elon Musk. The Crew Dragon is the first capsule made by a private company to be launched into space, created by Tesla chief Musk’s company, SpaceX.
Every time a black man is murdered in the United States by white cops there’s a cartoon that’s circulated on social media. It depicts a white officer sitting on a stool bending over to ask a little black boy what he wants to do when he grows up. The plaintive response is: “Stay alive.”
The Philippines Trade Department wants lawmakers to pass a 1.3-trillion-peso ($26 billion) stimulus package that will aid the recovery of industries and their displaced workers.