Over 600 students from Tamil Nadu who are now stranded in Kyrgyzstan have requested government help to help them return home. ( read original story ...)
Laos urges public to adapt to new normal
VIENTIANE, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control of Laos has urged the public to adapt to new normal in order to prevent possible second wave of COVID ... ( read original story ...)
Laos records 43 more cases of dengue fever
According to the World Health Organization, dengue fever is one of the fastest emerging mosquito-borne diseases with Thailand, Laos, The Philippines and Singapore also seeing high incidences. The ... ( read original story ...)
Chris Froome to leave Team Ineos and join Israel Start-Up Nation
Britain's most successful cyclist Chris Froome is to leave Team Ineos and join Israel Start-Up Nation. After 10 years and four Tour de France titles won with Sir Dave Brailsford's Ineos (formerly Team ... ( read original story ...)
Virus projects renew questions about UAE’s mass surveillance
Efforts by the United Arab Emirates to fight the coronavirus have renewed questions about mass surveillance in this U.S.-allied federation of seven sheikhdoms. Experts believe the UAE has one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Gold price edges up in Azerbaijan on July 9
The price of gold increased in Azerbaijan on July 9 compared to the previous price, Trend reports referring to the data published by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA). The price of gold went up ... ( read original story ...)
Severe Bread Shortages Loom for Syria as Fresh U.S. Sanctions Grip
Syria could face severe bread shortages for the first time since the start of the war, another challenge for President Bashar al-Assad as he grapples with an economic meltdown and fresh U.S. sanctions ... ( read original story ...)
UN Security Council can’t figure out Syria aid fiasco
At the heart of the issue is the fact that a third of Syria is not controlled by Damascus and needs humanitarian aid. ( read original story ...)
Petrofac JV Secures $135MM Kazakhstan Deal
The engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning (EPCC) contract is for new water treating facilities for NCOC in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. The work scope for the 30-month ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan to release prisoners from Taliban list in push for talks
Afghanistan is to release more Taliban prisoners in the hope of getting peace talks going, a government spokesman said on Thursday, after the insurgent group provided the government with a revised ... ( read original story ...)