South Korea has reported 35 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing its caseload to 13,373 infections and 288 deaths, the Associated Press reports. South Korea’s centres for disease control and ... ( read original story ...)
Famed India Cricket Stadium To Be Used For Coronavirus Quarantine
Kolkata's legendary Eden Gardens cricket stadium is to be used as a quarantine centre for Indian police who have the coronavirus, officials said Saturday. With the city's hospitals under growing ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Cases Set Daily Records in U.S., India
U.S. infections set another daily record while new outbreaks spread across Asia’s cities, challenging government efforts to contain the virus after relaxing social-distancing measures. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: India cases pass 800,000 with record daily jump
India’s coronavirus cases have passed 800,000 with the biggest spike of 27,114 cases in the past 24 hours, causing nearly a dozen states to impose a partial lockdown in ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Southern Jiangxi Declares Highest Flood Alert
The Jiangxi government raised its flood-control response level to I from II, the People's Daily said, the top level on China's four-tier scale, signalling disasters such as dam collapses or ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xinjiang Policy: Less About Births, More About Control
For years, when I was giving talks or discussing my reporting on China’s one-child policy, well-meaning audience members would inevitably ask a question that I had come to expect: “Of course forced ... ( read original story ...)
China reports two new coronavirus cases in mainland
China reported two new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 10, compared with four cases a day earlier, the health authority said on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, an Orderly Election and a (Somewhat) Surprising Result
The People’s Action Party, which has never been out of power, won yet again, but by a narrower margin than usual. The opposition sought to deny it “a blank check.” ... ( read original story ...)
EBRD to provide new loan for Turkmenistan’s construction sector
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10 By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will allocate a loan for Turkmenistan's Ak-hunji company, the representative of EBRD Anton ... ( read original story ...)
UN Security Council Deadlocked Over Aid Deliveries to NW Syria
The U.N. Security Council was unable to break a deadlock Friday night that would decide the fate of a cross-border aid operation from Turkey into northwest Syria that assists 3 million people. After ... ( read original story ...)