Processing of Qatar visa applications will be free for overseas Filipino workers. The Qatar Visa Center will also serve as a place for Filipinos to review and sign employment contracts. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 shows a downward trend in Pakistan – government official
The spread of the novel coronavirus has lately been showing a downward trend in Pakistan, which is the main reason for a marked drop in daily testing, a top government official said on Monday. The ... ( read original story ...)
India Reports Record Number Of Coronavirus Cases: Hits 43,000 In Single Day
India on Monday reported a record number of coronavirus cases, reaching over 40,000 in a 24-hour period. This is the largest number of cases in a single day for a country, behind the 60,000 U.S. cases ... ( read original story ...)
Rare yellow turtle discovered in India
A rare yellow turtle was spotted in India on Sunday and the unusual creature is mesmerizing people across the world. Local residents in Balasore first spotted the turtle, according to Reuters. Video ... ( read original story ...)
UK suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty and extends arms embargo in rebuke to China
The U.K. has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong amid rising tensions with China over its new national security law in the former British colony. ( read original story ...)
Ted Cruz challenges Mark Cuban to speak about China in heated Twitter spat over anthem kneeling
Texas, challenged Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to speak about China during a heated Twitter spat on Monday. The beef started when Cuban responded to a tweet from talk radio host Mark Davis in ... ( read original story ...)
‘We are a battleground now’: In Southeast Asia, U.S-China tensions flare on social media
Tensions between the United States and China over the South China Sea have erupted into a war of words on social media, in what analysts see as a change in U.S. strategy amid a burgeoning superpower ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong amid public outrage over human rights in China
The decision comes amid worries about a new national security law imposed by Beijing on the former British colony. ( read original story ...)
China Can Buy Influence, but It Can’t Buy Love
The Chinese government could learn a thing or two about soft power from a long-gone and much-maligned socialist regime: East Germany. ( read original story ...)
China Snuffs Out One Covid-19 Cluster, Wages War on Another
China says it has ended a coronavirus outbreak in Beijing that it has been battling since mid-June, even as it deployed its so-called “wartime mode” measures to a new cluster in the country’s remote ... ( read original story ...)