Britons in Bangladesh will be able to fly home on four repatriation flights this week - the first arranged from the country amid the coronavirus crisis - the Foreign Office has confirmed. It said the ... ( read original story ...)
UK announces first Bangladesh rescue flights
The Foreign Office says up to 850 Britons in the South Asian country will have the chance to get home. ( read original story ...)
Global brands must not abandon Bangladesh’s factory workers in the coronavirus crisis
Bangladesh’s ready-made garment manufacturers are struggling to survive. Seven years after the Rana Plaza collapse, garment business owners wonder whether their new, gleaming factories will ever start ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan to allow Ramadan prayers despite virus threat
https://arab.news/ztxqy ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday said it would conditionally allow congregational prayers, including Taraweeh and Friday prayers, in mosques during the holy month of Ramadan, ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: India governing body plans domestic circuit for struggling players
India plans to launch a domestic tennis circuit from July to support its players who are struggling financially during the sport's shutdown due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the country's tennis ... ( read original story ...)
Trump warns China over Covid-19 outbreak as Europe approaches 100,000 deaths
President said there should be consequences if Beijing was ‘knowingly responsible’ for pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Dr. Deborah Birx Calls China’s Low Coronavirus Death Rate ‘Unrealistic’
I put China on there so you could see how basically unrealistic this could be," Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said about China's relatively-low mortality rate to ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Trump warns of consequences if China ‘knowingly responsible’ for pandemic
US president says he doesn’t believe China or Iran death tolls; Europe fatalities approach 100,000; Spanish PM seeks lockdown extension. Follow the latest updates ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei reports no new Covid-19 cases for more than a week
Brunei reported no new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday (April 18) marking the eighth day in a row without new cases since last Friday, when the first round of zero new cases reporting for five ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei reports one new COVID-19 case, 5 more relapse cases
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Brunei reported one new case of the COVID-19 on Saturday, breaking the seven-day record of zero cases reported and bringing the total positive cases to 137. ( read original story ...)