Mosul, Iraq: Mohamed Fathi, coach of Mosul's football club in northern Iraq, hardly recognises the ruined football stadium once used by Islamic State group fighters to fire rockets and lob mortars ... ( read original story ...)
US against Iraq’s bids to acquire Russian missile systems: Lawmaker
An Iraqi legislator has criticized the United States for hampering Baghdad government's attempts to acquire Russia's long-range and surface-to-air missile systems to modernize its defense ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea finds no link between flu shot, boy’s death as toll rises
South Korea's forensic agency has found no links between a teenage boy's death and a flu shot he had taken, the Yonhap news agency reported, as 11 more people linked to the vaccination programme died, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Eating Rats’: Myanmar’s Second Lockdown Drives Hunger in City Slums
Myanmar's Second Lockdown Drives Hunger in City Slums YANGON (Reuters) - After the first wave of coronavirus hit Myanmar in March, 36-year-old Ma Suu closed her salad stall and pawned her jewelry and ... ( read original story ...)
As Myanmar prepares to vote, a COVID-19 outbreak is exposing the country’s meager progress
Five years after emerging from military rule, optimism over Myanmar's future is sinking over a troubled economy, a tarnished international image and an election that observers say won't be free or ... ( read original story ...)
Rooting out inequalities: Women’s participation in forest management in conflict-affected areas of Karen state in Myanmar [EN/MY]
Forests are a critical resource for people in Myanmar, in particular for ethnic minorities such as the Karen people. Neglecting forest management in conflict-affected areas can increase conflict risks ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar garment workers pushed into sex work, France could extend emergency & other Covid news
New Delhi: The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world — the latest count being over 4.2 crore cases and more than 11 lakh deaths. Lack of jobs and poverty amid ... ( read original story ...)
French woman in Thailand may have acquired virus locally
Health officials in Thailand say a French woman on the resort island of Samui has tested positive for the coronavirus and probably acquired it after arriving in Thailand in what could be one of few ca ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s App-Fueled Protests Keep Authorities on Their Toes
Using tech and social media, a new pro-democracy movement is faster and more creative, making it hard for authorities to catch up. ( read original story ...)
Iran and Russia deny FBI accusation they are behind threatening emails sent to Florida Democrats
Iran and Russia had obtained some Americans' voter registration information, said John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence. ( read original story ...)