Iran is calling on all countries involved to refrain from politicising data analysis from the blackboxes of a Ukrainian passenger plane that Tehran said it accidentally shot downed in January, the ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ coronavirus cases rise close to 190,000
The Philippines recorded 2,378 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, its smallest daily spike in nearly four weeks, but the nationwide tally rose to 189,601, still the highest in Southeast Asia. In a ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Sees No Big Call for a Revolutionary Government
The call of a revolutionary government must come from the people and not from a single organization or an individual,” Salvador Panelo, chief presidential counsel, said in a ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh: Millions flee their homes as flooding hits a third of the country
Most of the country's 16 rivers have overflowed - and the torrential downpours have left at least 161 people dead. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Pakistan reports fewest virus deaths since March
Pakistani authorities on Sunday reported only four new COVID-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the fewest deaths since March. The announcement raises hopes that Pakistan is ... ( read original story ...)
Global report: India passes 3m cases as South Korea sees biggest daily surge since March
India has world’s highest rate of new cases for 18 consecutive days; nearly 400 cases in South Korea; Mexico passes 60,000 deaths ... ( read original story ...)
How China uses Muslim press trips to counter claims of Uighur abuse
Beijing has taken dozens of journalists from the Islamic world on tours of its indoctrination camps in Xinjiang in an attempt to counter western headlines ... ( read original story ...)
In China, Where the Pandemic Began, Life Is Starting to Look … Normal
In Shanghai, restaurants and bars in many neighborhoods are teeming with crowds. In Beijing, thousands of students are heading back to campus for the fall semester. In Wuhan, where the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Lebanon’s finance minister ready to resign, local media says
Lebanon’s Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni, a key negotiator with the IMF over a rescue plan to help Lebanon exit a financial crisis, has prepared his resignation letter and brought it with him to a ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: S. Korea counts 397 new cases as virus rebounds
South Korea has added 397 new cases to its coronavirus caseload in a 10th day of triple-digit increases, as the speed of viral spread nears the levels last seen during the worst of the outbreak in ... ( read original story ...)