Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard acknowledged Sunday it had a tense encounter with U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf last week, but alleged without offering evidence that American forces …
Iran warns US Navy over Gulf incident
The US said Iranian vessels had conducted “harassing” approaches of six of its ships on Wednesday. But the IRGC said it had increased patrols in the Gulf after the US Navy blocked the path of an …
Japan March exports fall 11.7% year/year: MOF
Japan’s exports fell 11.7% in March from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Monday, reflecting a sharp drop in external demand due to the coronavirus outbreak. That compared with …
Life under lockdown in India’s massive Dharavi slum
In homes that are cramped, stuffy and increasingly low on food, residents of Mumbai’s huge Dharavi slum are struggling under India’s. In Dharavi, where an estimated one million people live, residents …
India coronavirus: Should people pay for their own Covid-19 tests?
We thought the order would say the rich would pay, and the government would pay for the poor,” says Arokiaswamy Velumani, Thyrocare’s founder. At 4,500 rupees ($59; £47), it’s not a cheap test. But …
The U.S. Tried to Teach China a Lesson About the Media. It Backfired.
American journalists were showing the world the devastating effects of China’s botched response to the coronavirus. Now, many have been kicked out.
Coronavirus Task Force’s Dr. Deborah Birx Says COVID-19 Likely Moved From Animal to Human, Originated in China
Birx said she doesn’t dispute that coronavirus originated in China, but so far evidence is lacking that it’s spread was the result of a Wuhan laboratory accident.
Asia Pacific stocks set to slip; China’s loan prime rates ahead
Investors await the release of China’s loan prime rate, set to be out around 9:30 a.m. HK/SIN, with a cut predicted in a Reuters poll.
Trump should be playing to America’s strengths. Instead, he sinks to China’s level.
It would affirmatively salute the role that Chinese Americans are playing on the front lines of science and medi …
Britons want China to face inquiry over coronavirus outbreak
More than 80 per cent of Britons want Boris Johnson to push for an international inquiry into China’s handling of the initial coronavirus outbreak, according to a poll.The survey also revealed that 71 …