Will the WHO reconsider Taiwan’s membership?” The question — asked by Radio Television Hong Kong’s Yvonne Tong — caused Dr. Bruce Aylward, a senior advisor to the Director-General of the World Health …
Singapore is launching a new audit system to certify that its hotels are clean and safe to ease post-coronavirus travel fears
Singapore’s new audit system ranks hotel cleanliness according to seven criteria, including having processes in place to check guests’ temperatures.
Inside COVID-19 Quarantine in Kyrgyzstan
On March 19, arriving at Bishkek’s Manas International Airport from Istanbul, I was sent to mandatory quarantine according to Kyrgyzstan’s rules for travelers who had visited the highest …
Will the Coronavirus End Israel’s Political Paralysis?
Benny Gantz, who had been seeking to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is now talking with his rival about forming a unity government amid the public health crisis.
North Korea managed to push back COVID-19, analyst says
North Korea may have experienced some success in driving back the novel coronavirus because of measures taken in January and few cases near its 880-mile border with China, a U.S. medical expert says.
BAE Systems sold £15bn arms to Saudis during Yemen assault
Saudi Arabia’s airforce armed with BAE fighter jets has been accused of many of the 12,600 killed in targeted attacks since the civil war in Yemen started in March 2015. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA …
Air Force Uses Cutting-Edge Isolation Pod to Evacuate COVID-19 Patients from Afghanistan
The Transport Isolation System was used to transport three contractors who tested positive for coronavirus to Germany.
World’s biggest water fight cancelled as Thailand combats coronavirus
Thais will have to find another way to cool off this year after the government called off the annual water festival that celebrates the Buddhist New Year to curb the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
Turkey repeats working group offer to U.S. to solve row over Russian defense purchase
Turkey on Tuesday repeated an offer to the United States to establish a technical working group including NATO to help solve a dispute over Ankara’s purchase of Russian missile defenses that angered …
As Coronavirus Cases Near 2 Million, Countries Try to Look Beyond Peak: Live Coverage
The authorities in Turkey will release thousands of prisoners amid fears of a widening outbreak. In China, red tape is preventing the export of face masks. Some European nations are beginning to relax …