Nepal's Makwanpur, which is commonly referred to as "Shimla of Nepal" is missing tourists this year, especially from India, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Council of Europe issues press freedom alert after UK blacklists site over Yemen coverage
Censorship concerns are mounting in Britain after the Council of Europe issued a level two press freedom alert over a UK Ministry of Defence decision to blacklist Declassified UK, a military and ... ( read original story ...)
Rajnath Singh discusses defence ties with counterparts from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his counterparts from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan here on Saturday and discussed ways to further boost bilateral defence cooperation with the key Central ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Cases Under 200; U.S. Campus Outbreaks: Virus Update
Just weeks after schools began reopening, U.S. colleges are hosting raging clusters of Covid-19 infections, crises that are both medical and political. America’s unemployment rate dropped below 10% in ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful Typhoon Haishen closing in on Japan, South Korea
Typhoon Haishen is strengthening and, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, has become the first super typhoon of the season in the western Pacific Ocean. ( read original story ...)
Trump has repeatedly questioned why Americans who served in Vietnam went to war
President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned why Americans who served in Vietnam went to war, according to someone who has heard him make the remarks. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Shutdowns Are Hitting Vietnamese-Owned Nail Salons Hard
While most of the state's businesses have been able to resume some activity, nail salons have remained largely closed. ( read original story ...)
FTAs to help Philippines recover from health crisis – HSBC
The completion of crucial multilateral trade agreements will help the Philippines recover from the economic fall out caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic, according to British ... ( read original story ...)
Schools in Japan are back in session amid coronavirus pandemic
Japan's population is equal to about 38% of the United States', but it has only 1% as many confirmed coronavirus cases. The government's antiviral campaign has been heavily criticized as reactive and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Coast Guard suspends search for crew of missing cargo ship with 43 sailors and 5,800 cows
The search for the crew of a cargo ship that went missing during Typhoon Maysak was suspended Saturday due to bad weather, according to Japan's Coast Guard. ( read original story ...)