Tag: World
Saudi Arabia Declares Cease-fire in Yemen, Citing Fears of Coronavirus
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced that the kingdom and its allies would observe a unilateral cease-fire in the war in...
Trade Forecast, Bernie Sanders, India’s Air: Your Thursday Briefing
A grim forecast for global tradeAs coronavirus lockdowns paralyze big economies worldwide, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday that global trade this year...
Wall Street Rallies as Investors Focus on the Recovery: Live Updates
The S&P 500 is up more than 20 percent from its March low.Stocks rose on Wednesday, adding to a rally that has lifted...
Syria Used Chemical Weapons 3 Times in One Week, Watchdog Says
BEIRUT, Lebanon — An investigative team with the international group that monitors compliance with the chemical weapons ban accused the Syrian government on...
Microloans, Seen as Salvation for Poor Women, Trap Many in Debt
RUSSEIFA, Jordan — Five years ago, Amira Hawamdeh took out a loan for $423 to buy buttons and yarn to make purses and...
Coronavirus Invades Saudi Inner Sanctum
The senior Saudi prince who is governor of Riyadh is in intensive care with the coronavirus. Several dozen other members of the royal...
Eight U.K. Doctors Died From Coronavirus. All Were Immigrants.
Being British-Sudanese in the 1980s was not easy. Race riots flared in cities across the country. Mosques were scarce. Dr. el-Hawrani went to...
Trump Slammed the W.H.O. Over Coronavirus. He’s Not Alone.
President Trump unleashed a tirade against the World Health Organization on Tuesday, accusing it of acting too slowly to sound the alarm about...
The Heroine of This Korean Best Seller Is Extremely Ordinary. That’s...
The new, often subversive novels by Korean women, which have intersected with the rise of the #MeToo movement, are driving discussions beyond the...
Hotels Open as ‘Comforting Refuge’ for Health Care Workers
Days after closing for the first time in its 200-year-history, Claridge’s, the storied luxury hotel in London’s Mayfair district reopened on April 3...
