The Foreign Office says up to 850 Britons in the South Asian country will have the chance to get home.
Global brands must not abandon Bangladesh’s factory workers in the coronavirus crisis
Bangladesh’s ready-made garment manufacturers are struggling to survive. Seven years after the Rana Plaza collapse, garment business owners wonder whether their new, gleaming factories will ever start …
Pakistan to allow Ramadan prayers despite virus threat
https://arab.news/ztxqy ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday said it would conditionally allow congregational prayers, including Taraweeh and Friday prayers, in mosques during the holy month of Ramadan, …
Tennis: India governing body plans domestic circuit for struggling players
India plans to launch a domestic tennis circuit from July to support its players who are struggling financially during the sport’s shutdown due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the country’s tennis …
Trump warns China over Covid-19 outbreak as Europe approaches 100,000 deaths
President said there should be consequences if Beijing was ‘knowingly responsible’ for pandemic …
Dr. Deborah Birx Calls China’s Low Coronavirus Death Rate ‘Unrealistic’
I put China on there so you could see how basically unrealistic this could be,” Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said about China’s relatively-low mortality rate to …
Coronavirus live news: Trump warns of consequences if China ‘knowingly responsible’ for pandemic
US president says he doesn’t believe China or Iran death tolls; Europe fatalities approach 100,000; Spanish PM seeks lockdown extension. Follow the latest updates …
Brunei reports no new Covid-19 cases for more than a week
Brunei reported no new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday (April 18) marking the eighth day in a row without new cases since last Friday, when the first round of zero new cases reporting for five …
Brunei reports one new COVID-19 case, 5 more relapse cases
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 18 (Xinhua) — Brunei reported one new case of the COVID-19 on Saturday, breaking the seven-day record of zero cases reported and bringing the total positive cases to 137.
COVID-19: Sarawak shares information with Brunei
KUCHING, April 17 — Sarawak and Brunei have been sharing information on COVID-19, including the current situation of patients’ on both sides, as an effort to fight the pandemic, said state Local …