Cambodia's strongman premier Hun Sen will be glorified as a "handsome hero" in a soon-to-be-published book chronicling the decisions he made during the COVID-19 pandemic, the publisher said Tuesday. T ... ( read original story ...)
UN probe: North and South Korea violated armistice in gunfire exchange
A U.N. investigation into a recent exchange of gunfire between the two Koreas has determined that both countries violated the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, the American-led U.N. Command ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan Begins Freeing 900 Taliban Prisoners, Urges Truce Extension
The Afghan government said it was in the process of freeing 900 Taliban members from prison on Tuesday, the biggest such release yet, and urged the insurgent group to extend a three-day ceasefire set ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: South Korea sees biggest one-day jump in cases in weeks as global deaths top 350,000
Longest official mourning period in Spain’s democracy; unrest grows in UK PM’s party over Dominic Cummings lockdown breach; WHO says Americas are new Covid-19 epicentre. Follow the latest updates ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines needs 95k contact tracers amid COVID-19 pandemic — DOH’s Vergeire
The Philippines still needs to hire 95,000 contact tracers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Wednesday. Vergeire said the ideal number of contact tracers is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes fresh $1.1 trillion stimulus to combat pandemic pain
Japan will compile a fresh stimulus package worth $1.1 trillion that will include a sizable amount of direct spending to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic, a draft of the budget ... ( read original story ...)
Correction: Virus-Outbrak-Japan-Murakami story
In a story May 23, 2020, about Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's radio show, The Associated Press erroneously spelled book titles ... ( read original story ...)
Airbus Experts from France Begin Probe into Pakistan Air Crash
The team of experts from an Airbus facility in the French city of Toulouse reached Pakistan on Monday to carry out an independent probe into Friday's mishap. ( read original story ...)
Asia virus latest: SKorean jailed for breaking quarantine, Indonesia deploys troops
A South Korean man was jailed for four months on Tuesday for breaking coronavirus quarantine rules, authorities said, in the country's first such prison sentence. The man, 27, left home while under 14 ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia, Major Advocate of Hydroxychloroquine, Told by WHO to Stop Using It
A nurse shows a pill of hydroxychloroquine, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Nossa Senhora da Conceicao hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil, April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Diego VaraReuters ... ( read original story ...)