NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Over the past 24 hours Kazakhstan 860 more recovered from coronavirus infection, сoronavirus2020.kz special website reads. ( read original story ...)
827 new COVID-19 cases in Kazakhstan, total at 206 652
Kazakhstan detected 827 new coronavirus –positive cases, сoronavirus2020.kz special website reads, Trend reports citing Kazinform. 127 fresh cases were recorded in Nur-Sultan, 112 in Almaty, 11 in ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea names Ri Ryong Nam new ambassador to China
North Korea's foreign ministry said Friday Ri Ryong Nam, 61, a former trade minister, has been selected to the top diplomatic post in Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Lawmakers call Biden’s Yemen policy ‘historic shift’ in US foreign relations
When President Joe Biden announced the US will end support for Saudi Arabia's offensive operations in Yemen, Rep. Ro Khanna felt the decision was a vindication of a fight he's been engaged in for ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen: UN rights office calls for de-escalation in Marib Governorate
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, appealed on Friday for a de-escalation in hostilities in Marib Governorate in northern Yemen as Houthi forces, also known as Ansar Allah, attempt to seize the area ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s most stable city threatened by Houthi takeover
Houthi militias have renewed their military campaign to take over Marib, Yemen. Nadwa al-Dawsari, a scholar at the Middle East Institute, tells The World what’s at stake with this new push to take ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia to spend $4.9 billion over next decade to roll out 5G connectivity
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysians can expect faster and wider Internet connections in the coming years as the government is injecting RM15 billion (S$4.9 billion) to roll out the country's 5G network over the ... ( read original story ...)
Bursa Malaysia to see high trading activities next week
Bursa Malaysia is expected to trade higher next week, catapulting on Malaysia's vaccination drive which will start next week on Friday following the scheduled delivery of the vaccine on Feb 21, 2021. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases drop to near pre-MCO level
The number of Covid-19 recoveries in Malaysia has outpaced new cases for the ninth day in a row. As a result, the total number of active cases has now gone down to 36,797 in the latest daily Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia: Court Punishes News Site for Reader Comments
The Malaysian Federal Court decision holding an online news site responsible for reader comments contravenes international human rights standards and will chill free speech in Malaysia, Human Rights ... ( read original story ...)