Coronavirus patients, families exchange virtual kisses in Italy hospital

CERNUSCO SUL NAVIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - It is just a kiss blown over a video call on a computer tablet to a loved one miles away.

Ecuador's former president found guilty of corruption

QUITO (Reuters) - An Ecuadorian court sentenced former president Rafael Correa on Tuesday to eight years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption charges.

Bosses just can’t bear it no more

PETALING JAYA: Some employers have begun negotiating with their workers on various options including taking unpaid leave during the movement control order (MCO), says Datuk Michael Kang.

IHH’s second quarter may be worst for the year

Israel seeks immediate resumption of talks on citizens held in Gaza

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - Israel called on Tuesday for the immediate resumption of talks on the return of four Israelis held for years in the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers said they might be willing to move forward on the issue.

Qatar denies U.S allegations of World Cup bribes

(Reuters) - The organisers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have strongly denied allegations from the U.S. Department of Justice that bribes were paid to secure votes for the hosting rights to the tournament.

FIFA bribe allegations raise more questions over Qatar World Cup

HONG KONG: The 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the only major scheduled football event left unchanged after this year's calendar was wrecked by the coronavirus, has become the focus of fresh FIFA corruption allegations after the release of a new US Department of Justice indictment.

Covid-19: WhatsApp limits message forwarding to slow spread of coronavirus misinformation

Facebook Inc's WhatsApp tightened message forwarding limits on Tuesday, restricting users to sharing forwarded content one chat at a time after a jump in messages touting bogus medical advice since the start of the coronavirus crisis.

Bank Negara international reserves drop to US$101.7bil as at March 31

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara's international reserves fell US$1.3bil over a two-week period to US$101.7bil as at March 31, 2020.

Taliban break off talks with Afghan government on prisoner exchange

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban on Tuesday broke off talks with the Afghan government on a prisoner exchange, a main step in peace talks being brokered by the United States after it agreed on a troop withdrawal pact with the militants.