The Iranian authorities warn of falling adherence to health protocols amid COVID-19 fatigue and economic woes. ( read original story ...)
Iran extends COVID curbs in capital as nationwide deaths pass 30,000
Iran, the Middle Eastern country hardest-hit by the coronavirus, extended restrictions and closures in the capital Tehran into a third week on Saturday as its death toll rose above 30,000. Schools, ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Liverpool mayor’s brother dies; Iran deaths exceed 30,000
Angela Merkel asks Germans to stay home; Poland and Malaysia report record rise in cases; Austrian foreign minister tests positive ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey raises Black Sea gas field estimate after new discovery
President Erdogan said the estimated reserves in a gas field off its Black Sea coast reached 405 billion cubic metres. ( read original story ...)
Turkey lifts Black Sea gas field estimate after new find: Erdogan
Turkey has raised the estimated reserves in a gas field off its Black Sea coast to 405 billion cubic metres after finding an additional 85 billion cubic metres, President Tayyip Erdogan said on ... ( read original story ...)
Calls for end to workplace harassment in Bangladesh
Hundreds of protesters, mostly female garment workers, gathered in Dhaka on Saturday to call for a new labour law that would protect women from sexual harassment and abuse at factories. They're also ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan stops bid to smuggle endangered falcons
Pakistani authorities have thwarted a bid to smuggle endangered birds out of the country. The falcons are thought to be worth about 200 million rupees (£950,000; $1.2m) on the black market. Collector ... ( read original story ...)
City in China claims no new COVID-19 cases after testing millions
In Eastern China, the coastal city Qingdao claims it found no new coronavirus cases after testing millions of people. China reported its biggest scare in months this past week when more than a dozen ... ( read original story ...)
Trudeau: Canada won’t stop calling for human rights in China
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday his government will not stop standing up for human rights in China. On Thursday, the Chinese ambassador to Canada warned Ottawa against granting ... ( read original story ...)
Frozen Food Package Polluted by Living Coronavirus Could Cause Infection, China’s CDC Says
China's disease control authority said on Saturday that contact with frozen food packaging contaminated by living new coronavirus could cause infection. The conclusion came as the Chinese Center for ... ( read original story ...)