Matthew Bodner In Turkmenistan, a repressive former Soviet state that claims to have zero cases of coronavirus, residents gathered on April 7 to celebrate World Health Day. In the nation’s capital, …
Turkmenistan fights COVID-19 by banning the word ‘coronavirus’
He also enjoyed brief internet fame for rapping about the glories of sports and Turkmenistan with his grandson. But now he may have a more enduring legacy: remembered as the nation leader who banned …
Coronavirus: Population at Lebanon County jail reduced; inmates still concerned for safety
The threat posed by the coronavirus has led to a drop in inmate population at the Lebanon County Correctional Facility.
Lebanon makes largest ever cannabis drug bust
Lebanon’s security forces said Friday they had made their largest cannabis seizure in history last month, unearthing 25 tonnes of the drug intended for Africa. The Mediterranean country on March 15 …
Family Holds ‘Singing Car Parade’ For Pearl Harbor Nurse’s 100th Birthday In Mt. Lebanon
Virginia Flickinger was a survivor of the Pearl Harbor bombings in 1941 and today in Pittsburgh, her family celebrated her 100th birthday.
Lebanon’s coronavirus response is working, yet faces challenges
Dalati Nohra/via REUTERS Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun heads a Cabinet meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, April 9, 2020. This recent dip has given researchers and medical …
India to export wheat to Afghanistan, Lebanon in diplomatic deals
India will export 50,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan and 40,000 tonnes of the grain to Lebanon in diplomatic deals, the Indian farm minister said on Friday. Since India has produced more wheat than …
Kyrgyzstan Slow To Bring Stranded Citizens Home From Russia
About 200 Kyrgyz citizens had been camped out at Tolmachevo Airport since March 27, when both Kyrgyzstan and Russia canceled international flights in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Some …
Kyrgyzstan extends coronavirus emergency
Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday extended until April 30 the state of emergency introduced in its two major cities and several districts due to the outbreak, President Sooronbai Jeenbekov’s office said. The …
Kyrgyzstan struggles to protect medics from coronavirus
Kyrgyzstan is struggling to keep health workers safe from the spread of the coronavirus, sparking calls for the government to provide more protective equipment and to refrain from scapegoating …