Faced with an embarrassing security failure, Iran’s leaders may be under pressure to respond to the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. ( read original story ...)
The debate now is not whether Israel killed Iran’s top nuclear scientist, but why
The killing of Iran’s top nuclear physicist, which many blame on Israel, raises questions of motive and timing. ( read original story ...)
Turkey expected to tighten weekend COVID-19 measures -sources
Turkey is expected to tighten its new weekend curfews in the face a record rise in coronavirus cases, according to two sources familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)
Turkey announces weekday, weekend lockdown against coronavirus
Turkey will impose curfews on weekdays and full lockdowns over weekends to combat the spread of the coronavirus, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, after new cases and deaths hit records highs ... ( read original story ...)
The Energy 202: After pardoning turkey, Trump moves ahead with lifting bird protections
On the Friday after Thanksgiving, Trump officials took another step toward easing fines for “incidental” death or harm to birds under regulations set by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Steps up Online Crackdown, Jailed Activists at Record High: Amnesty
There are at least 170 "prisoners of conscience" in Vietnam, the report said, of which around 70 are currently serving jail terms for online activism, mainly on Facebook and Google's YouTube. "Once ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook and Google accused of complicity in Vietnam censorship
Amnesty International has accused Facebook and Google of complicity in “industrial-scale repression” in Vietnam, underscoring the social media companies’ awkward position in one of Asia’s ... ( read original story ...)
Communist Vietnam records its first locally transmitted coronavirus case in 89 DAYS after shutting the country to defeat virus
A man was infected by his flight attendant relative who had tested positive after returning from Japan two weeks ago. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam reports first locally transmitted COVID-19 case in 89 days
Vietnam confirmed on Monday its first locally transmitted case of the coronavirus in nearly three months, after the infection of a man related to a flight attendant who had tested positive after ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam reports first community virus in almost three months
Vietnam reported its first local transmission of COVID-19 in nearly three months on Monday, with officials scrambling to prevent a wider outbreak in the country's most populous city. ( read original story ...)