President Ilham Aliyev has signed a law making it mandatory for Azerbaijanis to wear face masks while in public places as of June 3. The president signed the bill on June 2, just hours after it was ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan discloses data on collection of premiums in insurance market in April 2020
Azerbaijani president attends ceremony to launch drinking water supply and sewerage systems in Aghjabadi (PHOTO) Politics 18:56 Azerbaijani president inaugurates “ASAN xidmet” center in Aghjabadi ... ( read original story ...)
Rebel threats, secret burials and shuttered hospitals mask spread of Yemen’s epidemic
In the south, controlled by various armed groups, hospitals and clinics are turning away patients displaying covid-19 symptoms due to overcrowded wards and lack of trained staff a ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen aid operations at risk after fundraiser falls $1bn short
Donors have pledged $1.35bn (£1.1bn) in humanitarian aid for Yemen - $1bn short of what the UN said was required to stop programmes being reduced or shut. Emergency Relief Co-ordinator Mark Lowcock ... ( read original story ...)
UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June
The United Nations warned Wednesday that its programs to fight the coronavirus in war-torn Yemen might have to stop by the end the month unless they get an immediate injection ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia, Russia Agree to Extend Production Cuts as Oil Recovers
OPEC delegates said the production agreement is a sign that many of the world’s largest oil producers are confident that oil demand will return quickly as coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease around ... ( read original story ...)
Lack of Virus Tests Pushes Afghanistan Toward Crisis
With a capacity to test only 2,000 people per day, Afghan health authorities are receiving between 10,000 and 20,000 samples each day. ( read original story ...)
South Korea vaunts COVID-19 know-how amid new outbreaks
South Koreans wearing masks lounge in a rest area in the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul under a public health banner. Many of the district's stores were closed on Wednesday morning. Photo by ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s contact tracing could be America’s future
Kelly Cobiella gives an inside look at how South Korea is implementing "disease detectives" for contact tracing. ( read original story ...)
South Korea jumps nearly 3% as optimism over reopening economies buoys investor sentiment in Asia
Stocks in Asia largely rose on Wednesday, with optimism over the reopening of economies as authorities ease coronavirus-induced lockdown measures continuing to keep investor sentiment afloat. ( read original story ...)