Vehicle production in Thailand fell 69.1 percent in May from a year earlier. The drop reflects sluggish demand worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday announced further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions, allowing sit-down dining for restaurants and for personal care salons to resume operations despite record daily cases.
New Zealand further tightened its firearms laws Thursday in the wake of the last year's Christchurch mosques massacre, when a lone gunman murdered 51 Muslim worshippers.