Singapore's central bank said on Wednesday it had directed embattled German payments firm Wirecard to cease providing services in the city-state and return all customers' funds. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn launches business program to revive Lebanon’s struggling economy
Carlos Ghosn, the scandal-hitformer Nissan CEO who fled trial in Japan, is launching a business training program to help spark economic recovery in his native, crisis-hit Lebanon. ( read original story ...)
Laos authorities urge people to be vigilant against Covid
Laos’ Health ministry has urged the people to remain vigilant and continue to take precautions against Covid-19. The authorities and the people must remain vigilant and continue to abide by the ... ( read original story ...)
13 Uman pilgrims returned on flights to Israel with COVID-19
Thirteen pilgrims to the Ukrainian city of Uman who returned to Israel last week on flights from Ukraine or Belarus have been diagnosed with COVID-19, having contracted the disease during their ... ( read original story ...)
Israel ranked 23nd in sustainability among 60 countries
Israel was rated at 23rd place for sustainability out of 60 countries in the annual Expat Insider survey done by InterNations, which was released on Wednesday. The leading nations were reported to be ... ( read original story ...)
‘Anti-democratic law’: Israel bans mass protests as Covid lockdown tightens
Government limits rallies to groups of 20, in effect criminalising weekly anti-Netanyahu protests ... ( read original story ...)
Israel approves law to curb protests during virus lockdown
Israel's parliament on Wednesday passed a law that would allow the government to curtail public protests during the country's nationwide coronavirus lockdown, a measure that ... ( read original story ...)
Israel passes law to limit protests during coronavirus lockdown
Critics say law aimed at silencing demonstrations over Netanyahu’s alleged corruption and his handling of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan revives on-off dispute with Iran
Iran is, for some reason, back in Tajikistan’s bad books. State television earlier this month carried a sensationalist documentary once more accusing Iran of funding militant activity in Tajikistan ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia, Azerbaijan fight for 4th day over separatist region
Heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh has entered a fourth straight day in the biggest escalation of a decades-old conflict in years tha ... ( read original story ...)