A pair of Michael Jordan's game-worn sneakers sold for $615,000, Christie's auction house said Thursday, shattering a record set just months ago by the sale of another pair of the basketball legend's ... ( read original story ...)
Syria: Alarming rise in child deaths at northeastern camp
Eight children under the age of five years have died within days in a camp in northeastern Syria, where thousands of relatives of jihadists are staying, the Save the Children charity on Thursday said. ( read original story ...)
North Korea lifts virus lockdown of border city: KCNA
North Korea said Friday it had lifted a three-week lockdown that was imposed on a border city after a defector believed to be carrying the coronavirus sneaked back into the country. ( read original story ...)
North Korea, Fighting to Hold Back Virus and Floods, Says No Thanks to Outside Aid
The country has reported extensive flood damage. But its leader, Kim Jong-un, says that humanitarian aid might bring in Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
North Korea floods kill 22, approach nuclear reactor — but Kim doesn’t want help
Flooding caused by weeks of unusually heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 22 people in North Korea, with four others missing, and even approached the country’s main nuclear reactor, but Kim Jong ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea lifts lockdown in city, rejects flood, virus aid
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lifted a lockdown in a major city near the border with South Korea where thousands had been quarantined for weeks over coronavirus worries, ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea lifts lockdown in border town after suspected coronavirus case ‘inconclusive’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un lifted a three week lockdown in the city of Kaesong and nearby areas, after a man who defected to the South returned to the border town last month showing coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly a quarter of Nepal’s workers lose jobs due to coronavirus – central bank
Nepali businesses have laid off 22.5% of their workers as measures to contain the novel coronavirus hit tourism and other activities, a senior central bank official said on Thursday, citing a study of ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s economy suffers first contraction since global financial crisis
Malaysia's economy plunged into its first contraction since the 2009 global financial crisis in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged business activity, prompting the central bank to ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Court Rejects Najib’s Bid to Drop 1MDB Audit Charges
A Malaysian court rejected former premier Najib Razak’s bid to drop charges related to an audit report of troubled state fund 1MDB after prosecutors made amendments to the accusations. ( read original story ...)