This marks the third time since 2015 that the Kazakh government is mandating the installation of a root certificate on its citizens' devices. ( read original story ...)
Trump admin debates labelling Yemen’s Houthis terrorists as thousands face famine
Trump administration officials are locked in an internal debate about whether to label Houthi rebels in Yemen as a terrorist organization, as aid groups and U.N. officials warn that the move could ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea tightens curbs in Seoul as COVID-19 cases hit 9-month high
South Korea will impose heightened social distancing rules for the capital Seoul and surrounding areas, health officials said on Sunday, as authorities struggle to contain the nation's largest wave of ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar: Covid-19 cases surge past 98,000; more border cases found
Myanmar has reported 1,527 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, bringing its total tally to 98,047. The Myanmar's health ministry also said the death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic rose to 2,081 with 22 new ... ( read original story ...)
Iran prepares to raise oil exports if sanctions eased: state media
Iran has instructed its oil ministry to prepare installations for production and sale of crude oil at full capacity within three months, state media said on Sunday, ahead of a possible easing of U.S. ( read original story ...)
Assassination in Iran: Mideast tensions and US politics at play
Instead of embracing Iran and emboldening its ambitions, the Biden administration should hold it to account over its violations. ( read original story ...)
Iran gears up to increase oil exports ‘if sanctions eased’
Oil watchers will have another thing to keep track of next week, as Iran has reportedly instructed its oil ministry to prepare installations for the production and sale of crude at full capacity ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey records 30,402 daily coronavirus cases
Turkey recorded 30,402 new coronavirus cases, including asymptomatic ones, over the past 24 hours, Health Ministry data showed on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Turkey cull as bird flu found at second Norfolk farm
Turkeys are to be slaughtered after a bird flu outbreak at a second Norfolk farm, within 24 hours of a first case. Birds at a farm near King's Lynn were found to have the H5N8 strain of avian flu, the ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines seen contracting by 9.5% this year
MANILA, Philippines — New York-based GlobalSource Partners expects a deeper economic contraction for the Philippines this year, before moving on a slow ascent with the pre-pandemic level only seen to ... ( read original story ...)