Some Persian Gulf Arab countries had relaxed restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the pandemic during the holy month, when practicing Muslims fast from sunrise till sunset and tend to crowd ... ( read original story ...)
Graham warns Trump against “really risky” drawdown of troops in Afghanistan
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joins Margaret Brennan to discuss President Trump's demand that U.S. businesses look for an alternative ... ( read original story ...)
Gilgamesh tablet: US wants to send ancient artifact Hobby Lobby bought for $1.6 million back to Iraq
Federal authorities want a rare, ancient artifact returned to Iraq after it was sold to a US craft store for $1.6 million in an auction. ( read original story ...)
South Korea football league imposes record fine on FC Seoul over sex dolls outrage
League says club ‘deeply humiliated’ female football fans and damaged the league’s reputation ... ( read original story ...)
‘Kids will be kids’: Furtive hugs, complex logistics on South Korea’s first day back at school
It was a complex choreography with more than 300 unpredictable moving parts, the stage a labyrinth of multiple wings and floors. The timing and precision were made trickier still by a wheelchair, a ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s May 1-20 exports tumble 20.3%, rate slower than April
South Korean exports for the first 20 days of May tumbled 20.3% from the same period a year earlier, as U.S.- and E.U.-bound shipments continued to collapse, highlighting the damage on global demand ... ( read original story ...)
Trump administration blacklists Iran’s interior minister on rights abuses
The Trump administration continued to increase pressure on Iran on Wednesday, imposing a new round of sanctions against Tehran's interior minister and several others. ( read original story ...)
Palace refutes Duque, says Philippines still on first wave of COVID-19 infections
Malacañang on Thursday refuted the claim of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III that the Philippines is already experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 infections. In a televised briefing, ... ( read original story ...)
In cash-rich Japan, a fifth of firms now see risk of insufficient capital
One in five Japanese companies are worried they may not have sufficient capital if the coronavirus crisis persists, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, underscoring how even some of the world's biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe wants to build ventilators that hospitals probably don’t need
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to build 2,000 new ventilators for coronavirus patients that even the government says hospitals are unlikely to need. ( read original story ...)