By Rana F. Sweis AMMAN, Jordan — Marwa Alomari’s compassionate and patient style made her a popular English teacher, filling her classes in Irbid, Jordan, with eager students and her off hours with ... ( read original story ...)
Madhav Nepal-led faction of CPN-UML announces campaign for organisation building, party strengthening
The meeting held on Saturday decided to announce the campaign, which will last for two months, to foster unity within CPN-UML across the nation. Similarly, it has been learnt that the UML faction ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal COVID-19 Update: 128 new cases, 161 recoveries and one fatality recorded on Saturday
Nepal's Health Ministry shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country. Till date, 2,281,832 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out ... ( read original story ...)
“Nightmare scenario”: Myanmar forces have killed at least 43 kids since coup, Save the Children says
Over 100 killed in day of Myanmar protests 01:42 The vicious crackdown by Myanmar's military following its toppling of the civilian government in a February 1 coup is taking a devastating toll on the ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar death toll mounts amid military crackdown on protests
YANGON, Myanmar — Security forces in central Myanmar opened fire on anti-coup protesters on Saturday, killing at least two people according to local media. A human rights group said mounting violence ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand: Nearly half of new Covid-19 local cases in Bangkok, another patient dies
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Saturday reported 84 new cases and one death. And once again Bangkok is where the bulk of cases were detected. ( read original story ...)
H&M upsets Vietnam after kowtowing to Beijing over ‘problematic map’
Twitter users in Vietnam lash out after retailer reportedly agrees to edit map on its website to clarify Beijing’s territorial claims in South China Sea. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh to enforce week-long lockdown amid swell of COVID-19 cases
The Bangladeshi government on Saturday announced plans to impose a seven-day national lockdown starting Monday as coronavirus cases surge in the country, Bloomberg reports.Details: Transport and ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 4,345 newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 91 more deaths
JAKARTA, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 4,345 within one day to 1,527,524, with the death toll adding by 91 to 41,242, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia foreign visitor arrivals down 86.6% as its Covid-19 cases reach a 1.527 million
JAKARTA, April 3 (Reuters): Indonesia's foreign visitor arrivals fell 86.59% on a yearly basis to around 117,000 in February, slowing slightly from a month earlier, as the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)