ISS Crew Lands in Kazakhstan After More Than 200 Days The Soyuz capsule carrying NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan, Jessica Meir and Russian space agency Roscosmos’ Oleg Skripochka touched down on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan eyes Asia start-ups as coronavirus hits oil price
Kazakhstan’s government will invest in start-ups across south-east Asia as part of efforts to diversify central Asia’s largest economy away from oil and gas, where prices have been slammed by the ... ( read original story ...)
Highest Ranking North Korean Defector Wins Seat in South Korea Election, Says Pyongyang Must Consider ‘New Way’
Thae Yong Ho abandoned his post as deputy ambassador in London after becoming aware of the "gruesome realities" of life in the North. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia pledges $500M to fight coronavirus pandemic
Saudi Arabia has pledged $500 million to combat the global coronavirus crisis that has infected more than 2 million people and killed at least 144,000 around the globe, the Middle Eastern nation ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Faces Coronavirus Crisis With Strong Reserves, Low Debt-Minister
Saudi Arabia is facing the global crisis from a position of strength, given its strong financial position and reserves, with relatively low government debt, its finance minister said, referring to the ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia faces coronavirus crisis from position of strength: minister
Jadaan said in the virtual meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, held on Thursday, that the Saudi government's priorities are necessary resources for health care system, ... ( read original story ...)
Kashmiri terrorist got away 25 yrs ago, caught with ISKP chief in Afghanistan
Aijaz Ahangar was caught by Afghan forces along with the Islamic State ‘Khorasan Province’ chief Aslam Farooqui earlier this month ... ( read original story ...)
Refugee women killed in Turkish strikes on Kurdish group in Iraq
Baghdad: Turkish air strikes targeting members of a Kurdish rebel group outlawed by Turkey struck a refugee camp in northern Iraq and killed two refugee women, Iraqi authorities said. The strikes, ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea surges almost 3%; China reports first-quarter GDP drop on coronavirus impact
GDP shrank 6.8% in 2020 as compared to a year ago, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, its first quarterly decline since 1992. ( read original story ...)
First US Service Member to Contract Coronavirus Has Recovered in South Korea, Military Says
SEOUL, South Korea -- The first U.S. service member to test positive for coronavirus has recovered and been released after 49 days in isolation in South Korea, the military said Thursday. The ... ( read original story ...)