The fourth extra budget of this year comes on top of 277 trillion won ($233.66 billion) of stimulus pledged so far to prevent a deeper downturn in Asia's fourth-largest economy. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar locks down parts of Yangon amid virus increase
Myanmar was accelerating efforts Thursday to control the spread of the coronavirus, which has led to campaigning for November's general election to be suspended in some areas due to partial virus ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar increases lockdown measures, airlines suspend services
Myanmar increased lockdown measures in its biggest city on Thursday after reporting another record daily rise in coronavirus cases, with 120 new infections taking its overall cases past the 2,000 mark ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar expands curbs after another record rise in virus cases
Myanmar increased lockdown measures in its biggest city on Thursday after reporting another record daily rise in coronavirus cases, with 120 new infections taking its overall cases past the 2,000 mark ... ( read original story ...)
Iran begins expansive annual war games amid tensions with US
Iran's military Thursday began an expansive annual three-day exercise near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state TV reported, with the maneuvers taking place amid heightened tensions between the ... ( read original story ...)
France’s Macron says to seek common EU position on Turkey
A summit of seven European Union member states on the Mediterranean due to take place on Thursday will push for a common EU position regarding Turkey, said French President Emmanuel Macron, host of ... ( read original story ...)
France’s Macron Says Wants to Avoid Escalation in EU-Turkey Tensions
"It is up to Turkey to clarify its intentions", Macron told a news conference in Corsica where he will host Mediterranean littoral members of the EU for talks expected to include the bloc's strained ... ( read original story ...)
EU must consider ‘severe’ sanctions on Turkey, Greece says
European Union leaders should impose "severe" economic sanctions on Turkey for a limited time if Ankara does not remove its military vessels and gas drilling ships from waters off Cyprus, Greece's ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey-Cyprus dispute holding up EU’s Belarus sanctions, diplomats say
European Union sanctions on Belarus are being delayed by a separate dispute between Cyprus and Turkey over energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean, four EU diplomats said, in the latest sign of ... ( read original story ...)
Greek PM: Dialogue With Turkey Is Important, but on Peaceful Terms
The European Union must impose 'meaningful' sanctions on Turkey unless Ankara pulls its maritime assets from disputed areas in the eastern Mediterranean, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said ... ( read original story ...)