The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported 1,233 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, of which 848 are "fresh" or newly validated and 385 are "late," bringing the total to 52,914 ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball is back in Japan, and so are fans in the stadiums
Japan’s professional baseball league opened the delayed season three weeks ago. Now fans are back, too. After playing in empty stadiums to get started, Japan began allowing up to 5,000 fans into the ... ( read original story ...)
Senior Pakistan Officials Contract Coronavirus
The coronavirus has reached into the top ranks of Pakistan’s government, with the foreign minister and a health adviser to Prime Minister Imran Khan testing positive in the past week. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan rejects Kaneria and Malik’s pleas to help lift bans
Pakistan's cricket board Friday rejected pleas by two former national players for help in overturning lifetime bans for charges related to match-fixing. Former spinner Danish Kaneria was banned by the ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Seeks to Win US and Japanese Investment Fleeing China
Jakarta scrambles to capture U.S. and Japanese corporate relocations out of China as geopolitical and coronavirus pandemic concerns intensify ... ( read original story ...)
Boeing completes delivery of 37 helicopters to India’s air force
Boeing Co. announced the completion on Friday of its delivery of 22 AH-64E Apache and 15 CH-47 Chinook helicopters to the India Air Force. ( read original story ...)
Chinese ambassador to India says soldiers have pulled back after deadly Himalayas clash
China's ambassador to India said Friday that Indian and Chinese front-line troops are disengaging in accordance with an agreement reached by military commanders following a clash last month that left ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Pessimistic on Phase-Two China Trade Deal
President Trump said that he is no longer thinking about negotiating a phase-two trade deal with China, saying the relationship between the countries has been badly damaged by the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Russia, China Blocking Syria Aid Is ‘Stain on Humanity’ Says UN Ambassador
Kelly Craft, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., tells Newsweek she has taken personally the Russia and China vetoes of a Security Council resolution that would have extended humanitarian access into Syria. ( read original story ...)
China bank lending hits record $1.72 trillion in first half after solid June
New bank lending in China rose 22.3% in June as authorities continued to boost credit and ease policy to get the world's second-largest economy humming again after a sharp coronavirus-induced ... ( read original story ...)