Armenia on Saturday reported 489 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 31,392, according to the country's center for disease control. Data from the center showed that 710 more patients have ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan presents program to fight infectious diseases to WHO experts
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11 By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend: Turkmenistan presented its program to fight infectious diseases to experts of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe), ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon Records New Coronavirus Infection High
Lebanon's number of new coronavirus infections increased for a third consecutive day to a record 86, the government said on Saturday. Lebanon has recorded 2,168 infections and 36 deaths since February ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq’s PM takes step in battle against border corruption
Iraq's prime minister took a first step Saturday to combat cross-border corruption that has long plagued the country's frontiers as part of a reform plan to grapple ... ( read original story ...)
Paik Sun-yup, South Korea’s First Four-Star General, Dies at 99
Many also saw him as a traitor who collaborated with Japanese colonizers. By Choe Sang-Hun SEOUL, South Korea — Paik Sun-yup, South Korea’s first four-star general, who was lionized as a Korean War ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s president warns lockdowns could lead to protests
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says that lockdowns meant to curb the spread of the pandemic could lead to street protests over economic problems, his website reported ... ( read original story ...)
India police fatally shoot man suspected of killing 8 policemen
India police said they have killed a man accused of killing eight police officers after he stole an officer's gun and tried to flee. ( read original story ...)
China’s CanSino in Talks for COVID-19 Vaccine Phase III Trial Overseas
Chinese vaccine developer CanSino Biologics is in talks with Russia, Brazil, Chile and Saudi Arabia to launch a Phase III trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its co-founder said on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
China’s Southern Jiangxi Province Declares Highest Flood Alert
The southern Chinese province of Jiangxi issued its highest flood warning on Saturday, predicting a big overflow from a lake that joins the Yangtze River as torrential rain continued to batter much of ... ( read original story ...)
The Establishment must admit it got China wrong
The deep Establishment in retreat is like an articulated lorry reversing out of a narrow street. Excruciating to watch, but faintly comical. That image was evoked by an article in the Financial Times ... ( read original story ...)