Three women were trampled to death during a stampede for an $8 cash handout in Colombo Thursday, amid growing desperation among Sri Lankans struggling to make ends meet during a coronavirus lockdown ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Yemen’s healthcare system ‘in effect collapsed’
War-torn Yemen's healthcare system has "in effect collapsed" and coronavirus is spreading across the country, the United Nations has warned. Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN Office for the ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s health system ‘collapsed’ amid virus
A UN humanitarian agency warns that infections are spreading fast across the war-torn country. ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s health system ‘has in effect collapsed’ as coronavirus spreads, UN says
The new coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen, where the health-care system "has in effect collapsed," the United Nations said on Friday, appealing for urgent funding. ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan Through The Lens Of A Local
The dazzling photography and eye-opening observations of Anzor Bukharsky, one of Bukhara’s only street photographers. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates respond to tanker attacks, calling for decisive action
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are calling for decisive action to protect energy supplies after two oil tankers were attacked this week in the Gulf of Oman. President Trump says Iran is to ... ( read original story ...)
‘Where are the women?’ Outcry over all-male government meeting in Afghanistan
Tweet showed 12 male political leaders after Ghani promised women would be involved in high-level decision-making ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s advanced virus-tracking raises privacy fears
In South Korea, streams of personal data are being used to fight the coronavirus. But that's proving controversial for those who may be as concerned about their privacy as they are their health. Using ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea, Myanmar to inquire into crashed Korean Air flight
South Korea and Myanmar have agreed to investigate together wreckage found in the Andaman Sea, believed to be that of Korean Air Flight 858, which exploded midair in 1987. ( read original story ...)
Canadian preacher nabbed in Myanmar
Myanmar police arrested a Canadian pastor on Wednesday for allegedly holding a service in defiance of a coronavirus ban on mass gatherings — after which he and dozens of his followers and their ... ( read original story ...)