The Bank of Japan will discuss scrapping its cap on government bond purchases at its next policy meeting on April 27, the Nikkei newspaper said, looking to cushion the economy against a sharp downturn …
Pakistan Calls Off Limits On Mosque Attendance In Time For Ramadan
But this week, he won’t be breaking the law. That’s because authorities across Pakistan have now rescinded the order to limit mosque gatherings. The government now says its own rules about public …
Indonesia to Ban All Domestic Air, Sea Travel to Early June: Officials
Indonesia will temporarily ban domestic air and sea travel starting Friday, barring a few exceptions, to prevent further spread of coronavirus, Transport Ministry officials said on Thursday. The ban …
India rape: Six-year-old victim’s eyes damaged in attack
Police in India have launched a manhunt after a six-year-old girl was abducted outside her home in Madhya Pradesh state and raped. The attacker inflicted severe injuries to the child’s eyes, in an …
Amazon India to highlight local shops as online sellers
Amazon.com Inc’s Indian arm will soon add small local shops as sellers on its platform as a way to provide them broader online exposure and offer consumers a greater selection of merchandise, the …
Stormy and seasonally warm weather to linger across India
As dry and seasonally warm conditions persist across much of India, storms that arrived in northeastern areas earlier in the week will try to expand farther south into the weekend.This pattern will …
U.S. lags behind in global race for coronavirus supplies from China
The U.S. has been consistently outpaced by global competitors in the race to get masks and other medical supplies from China, as other countries moved more forcefully than the Trump administration to …
The Pandemic Could Tighten China’s Grip on Eurasia
How an Iranian satellite launch led to an order to stop Iranian gunboats. Voice: The Pandemic Could Tighten China’s Grip on Eurasia The Pandemic Could Tighten China’s Grip on Eu… The first phase of …
China Donates $30 Million to World Health Organization in Show of ‘Support’ After Trump Pulls Funding
Trump halted funding on April 14, citing the agency’s criticism to his travel ban and its statements in January that said COVID-19 did not spread through human-to-human contact.
U.S. to give aid to Greenland, open consulate in bid to counter Russia and China
U.S. officials denied the financial diplomatic package is a subterfuge to buy the island after President Trump toyed with making an offer last year.