Iran closed several crossing points with Iraq on Saturday in an effort to stem the spread of a mutant variant of coronavirus which the Iranian health minister said was entering from the neighbouring ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea facing worst labor market crisis since 1997
The prolonged novel coronavirus outbreak has dealt a body blow to the labor market in South Korea, causing the number of people in paid employment to plunge by nearly 1 million in January alone. The ... ( read original story ...)
2 Myanmar protesters killed by police fire, several injured
Riot police in Myanmar shot dead two anti-coup protesters and injured several others on Saturday, as security forces increased pressure on popular revolt against ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar coup: Facebook shuts down military’s main page as well-known actor arrested
Lu Min taken from his home on Yangon as demonstrators take to streets in Mandalay after death of two protesters there on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook Takes Down Main Page of Myanmar Military
Facebook on Sunday deleted the main page of the Myanmar military under it standards prohibiting the incitement of violence, the company said, a day after two protesters were killed when police opened ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar protesters gather again after worst day of violence
Thousands of opponents of Myanmar's Feb. 1 military gathered again on Sunday in towns from north to south, undeterred by the bloodiest episode of their campaign the previous day when police and ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar police arrest actor after two killed in protests
Myanmar police arrested a famous actor wanted for supporting opposition to a Feb. 1 coup, his wife said on Sunday, hours after two people were killed when police and soldiers fired at protesters in ... ( read original story ...)
Iran says studies EU-proposed informal meeting with U.S.
Iran is studying a European Union proposal for an informal meeting between current members of Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal and the United States, but has yet to respond to it, Iranian Deputy Foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan, Turkey mull cooperation in SMBs
Azerbaijan and Turkey have discussed cooperation in the field of small and medium-sized business (SMBs). The discussion took place during the meeting of Azerbaijani Agency for Small and Medium-sized ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines confirms 239 new coronavirus deaths on Sat (Feb 20), second-highest daily casualty figure
The Philippines' health ministry on Saturday night (Feb 20) reported 239 new coronavirus deaths, the second-highest daily increase in casualties since the pandemic started, and 2,240 infections. ( read original story ...)