CNN host Chris Cuomo’s now-infamous video of his “official reentry” into normal society after has been labeled his “Brian Williams Iraq moment” after critics pointed out he wasn’t being truthful. ( read original story ...)
South Korea Tries For Home Run With Spit-less, Fan-less Baseball Season
South Korea has been out in front of the coronavirus, limiting it with early, widespread testing and quarantining. It follows, that the country would be among the first to play ball again. The Korean ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard capitalizes on pandemic to strengthen grip on the country
Last week, a powerful Iranian general went on state-run television to make an extraordinary claim: His elite military unit, the Revolutionary Guard Corps, possessed a machine that could detect the ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo says Iran needs to be held accountable for launch of military satellite
U.S. said on Wednesday that Iran needs to be held accountable for the successful launch by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of the country’s first military satellite into orbit. “I think Iran ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo says Iran military satellite launch violated U.N. resolution
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch of a military satellite, adding that he thinks the action violated a United Nations Security ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Says It Launched First Military Satellite, Amid Tensions With U.S.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it launched its first military satellite into space on Wednesday, a move American officials have warned could advance Tehran’s missile capabilities, amid renewed ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey cuts rates aggressively to keep credit flowing in crisis
While the central bank acknowledged the depreciating currency, which has tumbled 15% this year, it stressed the need to keep credit flowing and to respond to sliding oil prices as ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey says virus outbreak under control, as death toll rises by 117 to 2,376
Turkey has gotten the outbreak under control, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday, as data showed deaths from the virus increasing by 117 to 2,376, with 3,083 confirmed cases in the past ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam to ease nationwide coronavirus lockdown
No provinces in Vietnam were now seen as “highly prone” to the pandemic, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in a statement, although some non-essential businesses will remain closed. Vietnam has won ... ( read original story ...)
33 Crew Members Test Positive for Coronavirus on Italian-Operated Cruise Ship Docked in Japan
Japanese officials said Wednesday that 33 crew members on a docked cruise ship tested positive for the coronavirus in one day of testing after the first case from the ship was reported. The ... ( read original story ...)