The number of cases in Singapore has more than doubled over the past week amid an explosion of infections among foreign workers staying in crowded dormitories. This group now makes up around 60% of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Leader’s Wife Rebuts Critics on City’s Virus Spike
Ho Ching, head of Singapore’s state-owned investment company and wife of the country’s prime minister, blasted criticism on the city-state’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, saying it wasn’t ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus in Israel: Over 13,000 cases, 159 dead, 118 intubated
The number of coronavirus cases in Israel showed additional signs of beginning to level on Friday morning, as the Health Ministry confirmed that 13,107 people have been diagnosed with the virus. So ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan Says Migrants Returning From Russia, Kazakhstan
Many of the Tajik migrants whose remittances make up a bulk of the nation's cash inflows have had to return home over the past few months as the countries where they worked lurched towards recession, ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan leader’s son named senate speaker
The eldest son of Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon was elected as speaker in the senate on Friday, cementing the family’s grip on power in the Central Asian nation ahead of a presidential election. ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan Grand Prix Boss Reveals Doubt Over 2020 Race
F1 may not race in Azerbaijan this year due to the coronavirus pandemic according to the organizer of the race. ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan extends coronavirus quarantine by two weeks
Azerbaijan has extended quarantine restrictions over the new coronavirus outbreak by two weeks until May 4, the government said on Saturday. The country of around 10 million in the South Caucasus has ... ( read original story ...)
How one man convinced Michael Jordan to do ‘The Last Dance’
Without Michael Jordan, 'The Last Dance' never would have happened. This is the story of how one man convinced His Airness to be a part of the 10-part docuseries. ( read original story ...)
Amid lockdown binge watching, U.S. viewers savor story that puts a human face on North Korea
A South Korean heiress-slash-business executive crash lands in North Korea after her paraglider is caught in typhoon, and ends up falling out of a tree, straight into the arms of a strait-laced and ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal refuses Everest clean-up amid pandemic calm
Nepal's government on Friday rejected calls to use the pandemic lockdown of Mount Everest to stage a cleanup of the world's highest mountain. Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas ... ( read original story ...)