Turkey will continue to decisively protect its rights in the Eastern Mediterranean, Aegean and Cyprus, the country's National Security Council declared on Thursday. Underlining that these rights arise ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam reports nine more COVID-19 infections as outbreak spreads to Hanoi
Vietnam reported nine more new COVID-19 infections early on Friday as the country's first outbreak for nearly two months spread to Hanoi, the capital, where the ruling Communist party is currently ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam rushes to contain outbreak of more contagious Covid variant
The outbreak has jolted a country that had reported no local infections in nearly two months. Vietnam’s effort Covid-19 have been hailed globally as a success. It coincides with a high-profile ... ( read original story ...)
The Secretive Meeting Where Vietnam Changes Leaders: QuickTake
Vietnam, one of the world’s five remaining Communist states, is about to get new leadership. The biggest moves will emerge from a secretive, twice-a-decade meeting -- the National Party Congress -- ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh sends 3rd group of Rohingya refugees to island
Authorities in Bangladesh have sent a third group of Rohingya refugees to a newly developed island in the Bay of Bengal despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh slips 2 steps in corruption index, second-worst in South Asia
Bangladesh has slipped two places in the Global Corruption Perception Index 2020 released by the Transparency International (TI) and is ahead only of Afghanistan in tackling graft among its South ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh Cricket Board appoint Abdur Razzak as national selector
One of the Bangladesh stalwarts, Abdur Razzaq, who took 207 wickets in 153 ODIs, 28 wickets in 13 Tests and 43 wickets in 34 T20Is respectively, will now be part of team's senior national selection ... ( read original story ...)
Mexico’s COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses India, Becomes World’s Third Highest
Mexico on Thursday surpassed India in confirmed COVID-19 deaths, giving the Latin American country the third-highest toll worldwide, according to a Reuters tally of official data. Mexico's health ... ( read original story ...)
How Covid-19 vaccines can shape China and India’s global influence
Both India and China have developed local Covid-19 vaccines while India's Serum Institute is also producing one from AstraZeneca and Oxford University. ( read original story ...)
Mexico’s coronavirus deaths pass India for third-highest tally
Mexico on Thursday surpassed India in confirmed COVID-19 deaths, giving the Latin American country the third-highest toll worldwide, according to a Reuters tally of official data. ( read original story ...)