Colombo, November 14 (IANS) Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his brothers PM and Finance Minister and top officials were responsible for country’s economic crisi
BEIRUT, October 18 (Reuters): The leaders of Lebanon's Maronite and Orthodox Christian churches urged Lebanese leaders on Sunday to stop delaying talks on forming a government in scathing sermons in wh
TRIPOLI, Lebanon, September 18 (Reuters): For years, small boats have left northern Lebanon's coast, packed with desperate migrants hoping to reach European shores. Until recently, they carried mostly
WILMINGTON, Del., September 6 (Reuters): Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accused U.S. President Donald Trump of failing to feel the economic pain caused by the coronavirus pandemic, after data on
BANGKOK, September 1 (Reuters): Thailand's recently appointed finance minister, Predee Daochai, has resigned as the government struggles to pull Southeast Asia's second-largest economy out of
BRASILIA, August 12 (Reuters): Brazil is amassing a record debt that has evoked memories of crises past in South America's largest economy, but some economists say rock-bottom interest rates and low fo
CARACAS, August 11 (Reuters): Venezuelans are steadily losing access to cheap basic services from water to cooking gas that have helped them survive economic crisis, forcing many to find creative solutions
SINGAPORE, AUGUST 9 (IANS): Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday called for resilience in the face of severe economic downturn on the 55th National Day.
When delivering his National Day m
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 9 (IANS): As the pandemic severely hits the economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the rural economy of India is on a strong footing, bucking the overall economic slowdown, courtesy the
JERUSALEM, August 4 (Reuters): A stand-off between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main coalition partner over passage of Israel's budget threatens to trigger its fourth election in a little
TEL AVIV, July 30 (Reuters): For two months, many Israeli television viewers watched nightly as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued warnings and updates about the novel coronavirus and imposed lockdow
HARARE, July 30 (Reuters): The U.N. food agency on Thursday appealed for an additional $250 million to provide relief to millions of Zimbabweans as the COVID-19 pandemic bites and warned that 60% of the po
BRUSSELS, July 21 (Reuters): European Union leaders reached a deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-blighted economies at a pre-dawn meeting on Tuesday after a fractious summit that went th
TEL AVIV, July 12 (Reuters): Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday in Tel Aviv, angered by what they say has been an inept government response to the economic hits they have taken during the coron