After partygoers at Seoul nightclubs seeded a coronavirus outbreak, South Korea tested roughly 46,000 of their contacts and found 161 infected people.
Pakistan plane with 98 on board crashes near Karachi
A passenger plane with 98 people on board crashed in a crowded neighborhood on the edge of the international airport near Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Friday after what appeared to be an engine …
Addatimes to launch in Bangladesh this Eid
Addatimes, a popular Bengali entertainment OTT platform and web channel with music, original web shows and short films, is set to launch in Bangladesh during Eid-Ul-Fitr, this year.
Pakistan jet with 98 aboard crashes near Karachi airport
A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed Friday in a crowded neighborhood near the airport in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi after an apparent engine failure during landing.
Inside the luxury hotels of the Maldives, where the rich are riding out the pandemic in paradise
But while most hotels around the globe face the lowest occupancy rates seen in decades, a handful of ultra-luxury resorts in the Maldives still have more than a third of their villas occupied. Their …
Covid-19: Sound financials, govt support said to help Qatar banks weather impact
Sound financials and government’s willingness to support the sector and economy help the banking system in Qatar to weather the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic …
Worker lied about coronavirus to get out of work, shutting Georgia business, FBI says
A Georgia man is facing federal charges after authorities say he faked a positive coronavirus diagnosis to skip out on work. Santwon Antonio Davis, 34, of Morrow was arrested and charged with …
Pence visits Georgia cafe that reopened despite virus | Charlotte Observer
Vice President Mike Pence is in Georgia, where he had lunch with Gov. Brian Kemp at a cafe that reopened despite the coronavirus outbreak.
I was walking the global trail of our ancestors. Then pandemic struck
While self-isolating in Myanmar, storyteller Paul Salopek reflects on past pandemics and ponders the implications of this newest global scourge.
4 startups win Jefferson-Israel $1M innovation competition
Thomas Jefferson University reveals the four winning health tech startups in the Jefferson-Israel $1M innovation competition.