A third of 500 random coronavirus tests in Afghanistan’s capital came back positive, health officials have said, raising fears of widespread undetected infections. The results of the random tests in …
Iraq emerging as OPEC’s main laggard in making record output cut: sources
Iraq has yet to inform its regular oil buyers of cuts to its exports, suggesting it is struggling to fully implement an OPEC deal with Russia and other producers on a record supply cut, traders and …
South Korea season openers score with MLB-craving Americans
As Mo Chang-min of South Korean baseball club NC Dinos tossed the bat after knocking the ball over the fence for the season’s first back-to-back home-runs on Tuesday, elated American fans watching the …
South Korea’s Secret
South Korea and the U.S. had the same number of COVID-19 deaths. Today, South Korea has less than 300, and the U.S. has more than 70,000.
South Korea’s spy chief denies Kim Jong Un had heart surgery
South Korea’s top spy doubts that Kim Jong Un had heart surgery, in the latest comments from Seoul pouring cold water on international speculation over the health of the North Korean leader. Suh Hoon, …
Kim Jong-un: No signs of heart surgery, says South Korea
South Korea’s intelligence agency has said rumours about Kim Jong-un’s health were groundless, and there are no signs he had heart surgery. The North Korean leader recently went 20 days without …
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs to exit South Korea after year of health controversies
U.S. e-cigarette maker Juul Labs said on Wednesday it would end operations in South Korea, a year after it entered the market there but failed to gain traction amid government health warnings. In a …
Iran death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises by 78 to 6,418: health ministry official
The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak in Iran rose by 78 in the past 24 hours to 6,418, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Wednesday.
Iran warns of ‘rising trend’ as virus cases top 100,000
Iran warned of a “rising trend” in its coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday as it said 1,680 new infections took its overall caseload beyond the 100,000 mark. The Islamic republic has struggled to contai …