Though there were initial complaints about the hotel rooms and food in the Disney bubble, NBA players seem to be adjusting to the experiment. ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan: New Rules for Tallying Covid-19 Data
The decision on July 17, 2020 by the governments of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to start counting certain cases of pneumonia as Covid-19 in official data provides greater transparency and accountability ... ( read original story ...)
All-Girl Robotics Team from Afghanistan Debuts Low-Cost Ventilator for Coronavirus Patients
A robotics team made up entirely of young women from Afghanistan has developed a lightweight, low-cost ventilator that, pending approval, may soon be seen in hospitals across the country amid the ... ( read original story ...)
German national reported kidnapped in Iraq
Rights activists say Hella Mewis was reportedly kidnapped outside her office in Baghdad by unidentified men. If confirmed, her abduction would be the latest in a series of abductions of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus complicates South Korea, U.S. military exercises
South Korea and the United States are trying to agree on the scale, scope and timing of annual military exercises with the novel coronavirus threatening to disrupt the travel of U.S. troops, South ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea GDP poised for sharpest contraction in over 20 years in second quarter: Reuters poll
South Korea's economy likely saw its biggest contraction in over 20 years in the second quarter, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, as the coronavirus pandemic hit consumer spending, the labour market, ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s First Military Satellite Launched
South Korea's first-ever military communications satellite has been successfully launched by private operator SpaceX, Seoul said Tuesday, as it looks to build up its defence capabilities. The ... ( read original story ...)
5 hit K-dramas with foreign remakes – how do Thailand, China and Indonesia’s versions of Signal, Oh My Ghost and Discovery of Love match the originals?
Imitation is a form of flattery, we often hear. So it comes as no surprise that the Korean dramas beloved across the world would find themselves being remade regionally to suit local viewers. The ... ( read original story ...)
As COVID-19 hits Iran, Australian health practitioners plead for Bahais in prison
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said at the weekend that as many as 25 million Iranians could have been infected with the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
10 of the best books set in Turkey – that will take you there
These novels – and one classical epic – evoke the cities, landscapes and cultures of Turkey ‘you’re unlikely to find on a beach holiday’ ... ( read original story ...)