THE Cambodian capital city is set to launch a revamped solid waste collection system and transportation services in early February next year. ( read original story ...)
Tropical Cyclone Headed for Southern India After Causing Little Damage in Sri Lanka
The Burevi tropical cyclone is headed towards southern India, authorities said on Thursday, after it slammed Sri Lanka's east coast earlier this week but caused little damage. The India Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)
Deputy minister: Malaysia upholding reservation on Cedaw clause that would let Malaysian women pass on citizenship
The government will maintain its reservations to Article 9(2) on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Cedaw), said Deputy ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan registers 43,581 people living with HIV
Uzbekistan registered 43,581 people living with HIV as of Nov. 1, while observing a stabilization of the situation amid the COVID-19 epidemic, the country's Ministry of Health said Wednesday. During ... ( read original story ...)
In Iraq, Virus Revives Traumas Of IS Survivors
In a pre-fabricated building hosting the camp's mental health clinic, Zedan shared his traumas with Bayda Othman, a psychologist for international NGO Premiere Urgence. Zedan refers to the violence of ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea students sit college exam behind plastic barriers and in hospitals due to COVID-19
Nearly half a million South Korean students nervously began a hyper-competitive university entrance exam on Thursday, with COVID-19 students taking the exam in hospital and others separated by ... ( read original story ...)
What South Korea Can Teach Us About Vaccine Hesitancy
In early September, officials in South Korea announced an ambitious plan to vaccinate 30 million people against the flu — 10 million more than last year, an increase aimed at keeping down rates of the ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand extends ban on casual tourism until at least Spring 2021
Surveys show the majority of Thai people around the country are in favour of keeping the borders closed for now. ( read original story ...)
Iran passes law threatening to halt nuclear inspections and boost enrichment
Law gives European signatories to nuclear deal two months to ease sanctions imposed after US quit nuclear deal ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. to withdraw some Baghdad embassy staff as tensions with Iran and its allies spike
The U.S. government has decided to withdraw some staff from its embassy in Baghdad through the final weeks of the Trump administration, officials say, as tensions rise throughout the region. A person ... ( read original story ...)