The Health Ministry reported 1,309 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, with Kuala Lumpur accounting for the highest number of cases. Kuala Lumpur recorded 493 cases, ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi foreign assets at $446.6 billion in October vs $447.6 billion September
Saudi Arabia's foreign assets fell to $446.6 billion in October, from $447.6 billion in September, central bank data showed on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan car bombing kills at least 30 security force personnel
A car bombing in the Afghanistan's central province of Ghazni killed at least 30 Afghan security force members on Sunday, officials said, and casualties could increase given the intensity and location ... ( read original story ...)
Year-end parties banned in South Korea
South Korea on Sunday banned year-end parties as coronavirus cases surge around the world due in part to colder temperatures."Year-end events and parties hosted by hotels, party rooms, guest houses ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea bans year-end parties, some music lessons, as virus spikes again
South Korean authorities announced a ban on year-end parties and some music lessons on Sunday and said public saunas and some cafes must also close after coronavirus infections surged at their fastest ... ( read original story ...)
Iran plans ‘calculated’ response after nuclear scientist killed as newspaper calls for revenge on Israeli city
Iran is plotting a “calculated and decisive” response to the recent killing of its top nuclear scientist, according to a top adviser to the country’s supreme leader, as the nation’s hardline newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Turkey’s toll hits record for seventh day in row; UK deaths rise by 215
Numbers of deaths rise by another 185 in Turkey; UK cases go up by 12,155; Germany to decide in January which curbs can be lifted ... ( read original story ...)
Biden’s US faces uphill battle winning back Asia’s hearts and minds – just look at the Philippines
The visit by Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien to Manila last weekend has given a glimpse of the challenges the incoming administration of US President-elect Joe Biden will face ... ( read original story ...)
New apostolic nuncio to the Philippines arrives in Manila
The Vatican's new apostolic nuncio to the Philippines has arrived in the country, according to the Presidential Communications Operations Office. US Archbishop Charles Brown was greeted at the Ninoy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s lesson on ageing gracefully
In the three decades since Japan’s real estate bubble burst in the early 1990s there has been little overall economic growth or inflation. The easiest monetary policy in the world — interest rates ... ( read original story ...)