Russian truce to stabilise oil markets with a record output cut, market players are seeing the two production heavyweights still trading blows in the physical market. It is here, rather than in the ... ( read original story ...)
Dozens Dead In Fresh Wave Of Taliban Violence In Afghanistan
The Taliban have killed at least 23 Afghan troops and nine civilians, officials said Monday, as a fresh wave of violence grips Afghanistan despite a deal with the US and a worsening coronavirus crisis ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea resorts to GPS forensics to tackle illegal boats
South Korea is turning to digital forensics to recover deleted data on GPS units found on Chinese fishing boats. ( read original story ...)
Frustrated by Lack of Coronavirus Tests, Maryland Got 500,000 From South Korea
Facing shortages, Gov. Larry Hogan and his wife, Yumi Hogan, negotiated with suppliers in South Korea to obtain the kits. “It should not have been this difficult,” he said. ( read original story ...)
Report: South Korea planning mask shipments to Korean War veterans
South Korea is extending a helping hand to foreign veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War with planned shipments of face masks. ( read original story ...)
How South Korea managed to flatten the COVID-19 curve
South Korean police officers wearing masks walk in front of the Deoksu palace in downtown Seoul. (Lee Jin-Man/The Associated Press) South Korea's first line of defence against COVID-19 now is at the ... ( read original story ...)
Empty Beaches from COVID-19 Lockdown Leads to Huge Spike in Sea Turtle Nests in Florida and Thailand
The absence of beachgoers offers turtles the chance to hatch without disturbance, while a lack of activity in the water enables adult turtles to mate closer to the shoreline. ( read original story ...)
Thailand sees record sea turtle numbers as tourists keep away
A record number of baby leatherback sea turtles have hatched in Thailand after the coronavirus pandemic kept tourists away from the country's southern Phang Nga province, which is famous for its ... ( read original story ...)
Wearing face masks, Syria’s Assad and Iran’s Zarif condemn West at Damascus meeting
Syrianian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javid Zarif wore face masks on Monday for their meeting in Damascus where they said the West was exploiting the coronavirus pandemic for political ends, state media ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. pressure on Iran during coronavirus outbreak is ‘inhumane’: Rouhani
U.S. President Donald Trump reimposed economic sanctions on Iran in 2018 after withdrawing from a multilateral nuclear deal struck three years earlier. "In these difficult conditi ... ( read original story ...)