Greece’s foreign minister is heading to New York for talks with the United Nations secretary general, amid escalating tensions with Turkey over maritime boundaries. The Foreign Ministry said Nikos ... ( read original story ...)
Why is the Trump administration enabling Erdogan’s Turkey?
Today, the similarities with the ayatollahs’ Iran are eerie — and the Trump administration’s disparate treatment of the two countries is jarring. Both push radical versions of Islam at a time when ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam records three new imported Covid-19 cases
Three people who arrived from Ukraine and were quarantined upon entry were Vietnam's latest Covid-19 cases, taking the national count of active infections to 246. They are being treated at the Medical ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines confirms 3,714 new coronavirus cases, 49 more deaths
The Philippine health ministry on Friday reported 3,714 novel coronavirus infections and 49 additional deaths. ( read original story ...)
Philippines talking to Pfizer, Russia on COVID-19 vaccine supply
The Philippine health ministry said on Friday it was due to meet representatives of U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc and the Russian embassy, as the Southeast Asian country looks to secure a supply of a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bracing for dangerously powerful typhoon
Japan is bracing for a dangerously powerful typhoon approaching its southern regions this weekend on the heels of an earlier storm that injured dozens of people in the country and on the Korean Penins ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sushi chef using bodybuilder delivery to buoy COVID-19 hit business
A sushi restaurant in central Japan is trying to boost sluggish demand during the coronavirus pandemic by sending shirtless bodybuilders to deliver food to its customers. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tuna market, the world’s largest, hit hard by coronavirus pandemic
Japan's tuna market, the world's largest, is taking an outsized hit from the coronavirus pandemic, pressuring restaurants and wholesalers at Tokyo's sprawling Toyosu fish market to adapt to survive. ( read original story ...)
Second Survivor Found As Typhoon Nears Japan Ship Site
Japanese authorities racing to find dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon found a second survivor on Friday, as another, much more powerful storm drew near. The Gulf ... ( read original story ...)
Japan coastguard says second person found from capsized cattle ship has died
Rescuers search for more than 40 crew from ship carrying 6,000 cattle that went down en route from New Zealand to China ... ( read original story ...)