NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, along with two cosmonauts, were propelled into space from Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket despite global lockdowns and extreme precautions to combat the spread …
UPDATE 1-Kazakhstan’s $45 bln Tengiz expansion halted due to coronavirus
Kazakhstan’s biggest oil producer Tengizchevroil (TCO) is suspending work on its $45 billion expansion project in the west of the country due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the company said on …
‘It’s a very worrying time’: Sri Lanka’s recovery interrupted by coronavirus
As the anniversary of the bombs that shook the country looms, survivors working to build harmony face multiple challenges …
Sri Lanka makes cremations compulsory for virus deaths, angering Muslims
Sri Lanka made cremations compulsory for coronavirus victims on Sunday, ignoring protests from the country’s minority Muslims who say it goes against Islamic tradition. Of the seven deaths from the …
Sri Lanka Catholic church ‘forgives’ 2019 Easter suicide bombers
LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI A policeman stands guard outside St. Anthony’s church, which was hit by the 2019 Easter suicide bombers . Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church said Sunday i …
Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings: one year on from the terror that took my family
Ben Nicholson was ordering pancakes from the breakfast buffet when the bomb killed his family. “A year ago today I had a wife and two children,” he says. “Anita and I had a life planned out together …
Where is The Good Karma Hospital filmed? The shooting locations in Sri Lanka for the ITV series
The Good Karma Hospital has returned to ITV for a third season to pick up where it left off with Dr Lydia Fonseca and her team facing a tirade of new cases. However, season three is set to be “darker” …
North Korea fires missiles ahead of founder’s birthday
SEOUL, April 14 (UPI) –North Korea launched a series of projectiles from its east coast and fired air-to-ground missiles from fighter jets into the sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military announced.
Asia Album: Nepal welcomes New Year in silence due to COVID-19 pandemic
Photo taken on April 13, 2020 shows the empty Durbar Marg, a broad long avenue in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Xinhua/Tang Wei) KATHMANDU, April 14 (Xinhua) — Biska Festival is celebrated annually on the new …
Volunteers feed hungry animals at Nepal’s revered shrine
When COVID-19 came to Nepal, attention turned to an unlikely group of victims: hundreds of monkeys, cows and pigeons. Normally, the animals are fed by thousands …