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New Zealand near eradication, but virus has grim global hold

New Zealand had all but eradicated the coronavirus from its shores Friday with just one person in the nation of 5 million known to be still infected, but developments elsewhere were generally grim, with India reporting another record increase in cases and Pakistan a record number of deaths....

Tunisians protest over jobs amid economic downturn

Hundreds of Tunisians protested Thursday in at least seven cities to demand jobs, heaping pressure on a government facing the worse economic crisis in more than 60 years due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the southern city of Gafsa, a witnesses said hundreds of university graduates...

Kuwait Airways to lay off 1,500 foreign employees

State-owned Kuwait Airways said Thursday it will lay off 1,500 expatriate employees due to "significant difficulties" caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The loss-making national carrier, which has a total of some 6,925 employees, has struggled amid the regional and worldwide downturn in...